One of the largest and longest-running fall festivals in West Virginia is about to celebrate a milestone half a century in the making. The 50th Annual Apple Butter Festival returns to Berkeley Springs this Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12, promising a weekend packed with the sweet smell of[Read More…]
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Senior Center adds new meal sites in county, extends Paw Paw daily operations
by Kate Shunney Senior Life Services of Morgan County is expanding its number of nutrition sites across the county where older residents can gather to have lunch, socialize and pick up meals. The senior citizens agency has also said they’ve modified their plans to scale back Paw Paw Senior Center[Read More…]
Meeting on PFAS chemicals in drinking water focuses on education
Berkeley Springs public water poses no concerns, say organizers by Lisa Schauer Organizers of a public meeting here on PFAS chemicals in public water made clear last week that community water coming to Berkeley Springs does not contain these “forever chemicals” to any detectable degree. More than one speaker praised[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Apple Scones for Apple Butter Week
Apple Scones for Apple Butter Week My Great-Grandmother, Arizona Henry, cherished the Apple Butter Festival. Each year, we gather for our Annual Apple Butter Thanksgiving dinner, a special meal that draws family in mostly from Edgewater, Maryland. We spend the day at the festival, soaking in the sights, smells, and[Read More…]
New power substation in Great Cacapon complete, serving customers
Electricity supplier Potomac Edison has announced that their new electrical substation in Great Cacapon is now in service, boosting power supplies to nearly 2,000 customers in western Morgan County. Construction on the project started last summer, and the substation began serving customers in September, said company officials. “This new substation[Read More…]
William Eugene Goodman, Jr.
William Eugene Goodman, Jr. 1941-2025 William Eugene Goodman. Jr., 83, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, formerly of Hershey, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 25, 2025. He was born on October 10, 1941 in Harrisburg, Pa., son of the late William E. Goodman Sr., and Marion K. (Kindt) Goodman. Mr. Goodman[Read More…]
Melvin Edward Herberger
Melvin Edward Herberger 1947-2025 Melvin “Mel” Edward Herberger, 78, passed September 21, 2025 at his home in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., after succumbing to a sudden battle with brain cancer. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Mel was surrounded by his ‘girls’ (wife Carol, daughters Katie and Amanda, and loyal canines[Read More…]
Ride the trolley into the festival
A Free Trolley will bring visitors into the Apple Butter Festival from several locations in outer Berkeley Springs on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12. The trolley will run on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Senior Center Route[Read More…]
Governor signs $98K donation agreement with feds to keep National Park sites in WV open
Governor Patrick Morrisey announced on October 3 that West Virginia had signed a donor agreement with the National Park Service to fully reopen the state’s national park facilities amid the federal government shutdown. The governor’s office said West Virginia was the first state in the nation to do so. “We[Read More…]
Ronald B. Ullom
Ronald B. Ullom Ronald Bruce Ullom, 81, of Ooltewah, Tenn. and formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, September 28, 2025 in Ooltewah. Full obituary will be announced in The Hancock News. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.
