Valley Health is excited to announce the opening of the 2025 application period for our Community Partnership Grant program. From January 15 to February 25, local non-profit organizations are invited to apply for one of eleven one-year grants totaling $200,000. These grants are designed to address critical health needs within[Read More…]
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Valley Health asks public to help focus resources through Community Health Needs Survey
Every three years, Valley Health joins with community partners including local health departments, education systems and social service agencies to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The information obtained from this assessment provides a better understanding of the health needs of our community, any gaps in the availability of[Read More…]
Clark to lead 2025 County Commission
Morgan County Commissioner Bill Clark will serve as the commission president for 2025, following a vote at the first organizational meeting of the year. This is the first time Clark will serve as president of the county board during his term. Commissioner Sean Forney has been president for two years.[Read More…]
What’s happening with the rail trail?
Editor’s note: This story was updated on January 22 to reflect a change in the meeting date at the end of the story. A January 22 rail trail meeting was cancelled after press time. by Trish Rudder The North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT) project is still waiting for construction of[Read More…]
Grand Jury indicts former Magistrate Clerk for embezzlement
A Morgan County grand jury indicted 14 individuals after meeting for their January term on Tuesday, January 14. Of those indictments, two were for misdemeanor offenses and 12 individuals were indicted on felony charges. Arraignments in the cases will be held on February 6, when the accused will enter pleas[Read More…]
An arctic delivery…
A thick blanket of snow started the week, making Monday a dig-out day for many in the region. On Sunday, January 19, snow started falling in the morning and picked up speed throughout the day, laying down from four to eight inches of snow across the county. The storm took[Read More…]
House fires displace multiple county residents
by Kate Shunney Morgan County emergency responders were pulled in multiple directions last week as they worked to extinguish four house fires amidst frigid temperatures and treacherous roadways that posed a transportation challenge. At least three individuals were displaced by the structure fires. On Wednesday, January 15, fire units were[Read More…]
County man charged in infant injury case
A Morgan County man has been charged with felony child abuse causing injury following an investigation by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department into possible abuse of a five-month-old child. According to a statement issued by Sheriff Johnnie Walter, Aiden L. Holle was charged on Monday, January 13 with the abuse[Read More…]
Twilight’s Holistic Healing offers therapy tied to nature in southern Morgan County
by Lisa Schauer Nestled in the woods of a 300-acre farm on the Virginia state line, Twilight’s Holistic Healing has opened on U.S. 522 south of Berkeley Springs. Owner Erin Harris-Smith, a licensed professional counselor and yoga instructor, practices trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and youth ages five to[Read More…]
Commission approves higher sign-ons for Sheriff’s deputies in effort to recruit & retain officers
by Kate Shunney In the latest move to attract candidates to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department and retain officers already on staff, the Morgan County Commission in December approved doubling a sign-on bonus from $5,000 to $10,000. The bonus would be spread out over three years, so incoming deputies would[Read More…]
