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Annual local count of homeless individuals could use volunteers
by Kate Evans The Telamon Corporation and the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness will conduct their annual 24-hour Point in Time Homeless Count in Morgan County beginning next Wednesday, January 27 at 4:00 p.m. and ending Thursday, January 28 at 3:59 p.m. Telamon staff will coordinate a street count and collect information of individuals and…
Read MoreFour arrested in drug search
A police search tied to a drug investigation last week in ended in several arrests and seizure of a variety of drugs. According to a press release from Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, officers from the Sheriff’s Department, the Town of Bath, West Virginia State Police and the Eastern Panhandle Drug Violent Crime Task Force…
Read MoreMaryland State Police helicopter hoists injured person in local rescue call
A crew of rescue and medical personnel with the Maryland State Police were called into Morgan County on Monday afternoon to assist in getting medical attention for a person who was injured by a falling tree. According to Lt. Nathan Wheelock, Commander of Helicopter Field Operations for Maryland State Police, Helicopter Trooper 5 responded to…
Read MoreMorgan County students return to classrooms in two-day rotations after two months remote learning
by Kate Evans & Kate Shunney Morgan County School officials last Thursday approved a new plan to return local students to classrooms on a rotating two-day schedule starting this week. Students began classes again yesterday, January 19, after being out of classrooms since before Thanksgiving. The plan was approved at a January 14 emergency evening…
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