Mary Ruth Barnhart 1952-2025 Mary Ruth Barnhart, age 72, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025 at her home. Born July 3, 1952 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Leonard Brent and Ada Ruth Smith Bishop. Mary was a graduate of Hancock[Read More…]
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Dorothy Lee Ziler
Dorothy Lee Ziler 1940-2025 Dorothy Lee Ziler, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born May 14, 1940 in Oldtown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Willard J. and Amy Carolyn Hutchinson Robertson. She was a Christian.[Read More…]
Andrew L. Bohan, Sr.
Andrew L. Bohan, Sr. 1936-2025 Andrew L. Bohan, Sr., age 88, of Hancock, Md. passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Va. Born on October 15, 1936, he was the son of the late Andrew Bohan and Virginia Bohan. He grew up on[Read More…]
Julie Yvonne Mills
In Loving Memory of Julie Yvonne Mills February 14, 1969 – April 23, 2025 It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce the passing of Julie Yvonne Mills, who passed away unexpectedly in her home in Ruskin, Fla., on April 23, 2025, at the age of 56.[Read More…]
Wilbur Clifton Adams
Wilbur Clifton Adams 1940-2025 Wilbur Clifton Adams, age 84, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 25, 1940 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Eugene William and Sarah[Read More…]
Barbara Anne Bailey
Barbara Anne Bailey 1934-2025 Barbara Anne Bailey, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Meadow Lakes in East Windsor with her loving family at her side. Barbara was born in Clifton Forge, Va. in 1934, daughter of Charles and Ruth Sink. She graduated from Clifton Forge High[Read More…]
Send us your best shot! Entries invited for the 2025 Morgan County Photo Contest
Photographs are now being accepted for the 2025 Morgan County Photo Contest, sponsored by The Morgan Messenger. The deadline for entries is Friday, May 16. Anyone may submit up to THREE digital photos of Morgan County scenes and people, landscapes or local events taken within the last year. Print photos[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs High School takes third at state academic showdown
After qualifying at regionals, the Berkeley Springs High School Quiz Bowl team traveled to Charleston on Wednesday, April 30 to compete in the West Virginia Academic Showdown State Championship. The tournament features the top two academic teams of 47 teams in each of the state’s eight regions. In their first[Read More…]
Protests here part of national May Day action
Roughly 100 people participated in a May Day demonstration in downtown Berkeley Springs on Thursday, May 1 – the traditional May Day also known historically as International Workers’ Day. Part of a nationwide peaceful protest coordinated with the 50501 movement, the local action lasted roughly two hours and drew the[Read More…]
Energy Express will go forward this summer despite AmeriCorps cuts, other agencies lose volunteers
by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s summer reading program Energy Express, set to return to the county this year after several years of being suspended, will go ahead despite nationwide cuts to AmeriCorps, said state officials. AmeriCorps is the federal agency that provides funding and placement for many community volunteers to[Read More…]
