Steven L. Souders Steven Lyle Souders, 60, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in Martinsburg, W.Va. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, WV.
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More upgrades in Berkeley Springs State Park planned to begin soon
by Trish Rudder Through donations to the Berkeley Springs Park Foundation, additional upgrades in the historic Town of Bath’s Berkeley Springs State Park are beginning to take shape. At the March 5 Town Council meeting, Foundation president Pete Gordon said the Foundation was appreciative of the Town of Bath’s sponsorship[Read More…]
Hazel Akers Clevenger
Hazel Akers Clevenger 1924-2025 Hazel Akers Clevenger, 100, of Needmore, Pa., passed away peacefully on March 15, 2025 at Transitions Shook Home in Chambersburg, Pa. Born on May 6, 1924, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late F.E. Palmer and Mary (DeShong) Palmer. Hazel was the widow[Read More…]
Morgan County Schools gets good audit, high school vaping addressed
by Kate Evans Michael Misiti, CPA, CFE and partner from the Fyffe Jones Group, AC, gave a presentation on their company’s Fiscal Year 2024 audit report of the Morgan County Board of Education at the March 4 Morgan County School Board meeting. Misiti said the timeline of their audit was[Read More…]
Dr. Paul Battaglia
Dr. Paul Battaglia 1946-2025 Dr. Paul Battaglia, LTC (Ret) U.S. Army, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of family, friends, and his loving companion of recent years Pam Hoffman, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born on June 15, 1946, in Buffalo, N.Y., Paul dedicated[Read More…]
Free class on Reducing Stress offered March 27
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Ridge Community & Technical College are pleased to offer a free class, Reducing Stress, on Wednesday, March 27, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This engaging seminar is part of an ongoing series of informative sessions and will be held at Blue[Read More…]
County buys facility for public wellness center
by Kate Shunney Closing out two years of negotiations, planning and financial preparations, the Morgan County Building Commission on Monday officially purchased the former Ranking Fitness Center in Berkeley Springs to create a county-owned fitness and wellness center. In the Morgan County Commission meeting room on March 17, attorneys, county[Read More…]
Roy “Keith” Morris
Roy “Keith” Morris 1977-2025 Roy “Keith” Morris, 47, of Hancock, Md., passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home. Born Wednesday, July 20, 1977, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Debra (Bishop) Kerns of Hagerstown, Md. and the late Roy “Tim” Morris of North Carolina. Keith was[Read More…]
Scott Carson Whitacre
Scott Carson Whitacre 1960-2025 Scott Carson Whitacre “The Barefoot Farmer,” 64, of Slanesville, W.Va., passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at his home. Scott Carson Whitacre was born on December 24, 1960, in Winchester, Va., the son of the late JC Whitacre and Frances “Eloise” Whitacre of Whitacre, Va.[Read More…]
Bernadine Unger
Bernadine Unger 1940-2025 Bernadine Unger, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at her home. Born April 3, 1940 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Alva Cleveland and Myrtle Ollie Burton Mason. She was a homemaker. She is survived[Read More…]
