Area News
Partnership gets $200,000 grant to plan local opioid response
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Partnership was awarded a one-year $200,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program planning grant to help end the opioid crisis. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). West Virginia received a total of $600,000 in HRSA grants –$200,000 for…
Read MoreColumbia Gas sues Maryland for pipeline access under Western Maryland Rail Trail
by Kate Shunney Columbia Gas has sued the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in an effort to get an easement under the Western Maryland Rail Trail west of Hancock in order to build a natural gas pipeline. Maryland’s Board of Public Works denied the easement to the gas company in January, citing ongoing concerns about…
Read MoreRidersville Cycle hit by motorcycle theft ring
by Kate Shunney An early morning break-in at Ridersville Cycle in Berkeley Springs is being tied to a known theft ring that has targeted cycle shops in the region. West Virginia State Police Sgt. H.D. Heil said Friday there have been similar crimes in Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey in recent weeks. According to police,…
Read MoreMcCauley arrested for teen’s murder, police look to autopsy for critical answers
by Kate Shunney Last Thursday’s arrest of a Berkeley Springs man for the murder of teen Riley Crossman shifted police focus from a missing person’s search to a full criminal investigation. West Virginia Department of Natural Resources officers on May 16 recovered decomposed remains in neighboring Berkeley County along a steep embankment along Tuscarora Pike.…
Read More60th annual Paw Paw Memorial Day parade has rich history
by Kate Evans This Saturday’s William H. Norton Memorial Day Parade in Paw Paw will be the 60th time that bands, floats and dignitaries have put on a show to mark the holiday weekend in western Morgan County. Paw Paw residents shared their memories of the annual parade, and how it has changed over six…
Read MorePaw Paw to host 60th Annual William H. Norton Memorial Day Parade & car show this Saturday
The 60th Annual William H. Norton Memorial Day Parade & Car Show will be hosted by the Paw Paw Parade Committee on Saturday, May 25. The parade’s Grand Marshals are past Paw Paw Parade Committee members. These individuals dedicated so much of their time and energy into past parade weekends. Schedule 9 a.m. Car Show…
Read MoreMore than 300 volunteers scour county for signs of missing teen
One week after Berkeley Springs teen Riley Crossman was reporting missing by her family, close to 350 volunteers and dozens more law enforcement personnel spread out across Morgan County in a coordinated search to look for any clues or signs of her whereabouts. By the end of the day Wednesday, 16 teams of searchers had reported…
Read MoreSchool board seeks interim superintendent
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board will not advertise for a new superintendent at this time, but will instead opted to take letters of interest for an interim superintendent position. Their discussion and unanimous vote on the action came at their May 7 meeting. Morgan County Schools Superintendent Dr. Erich May recently resigned…
Read MoreCoordinated search planned for Wednesday for missing teen
Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer has announced his department has planned a large search on Wednesday, May 15, for Berkeley Springs teen Riley Crossman, who was been missing from her family home along Greenway Drive since last Wednesday morning. “We are planning a large coordinated search for Wednesday, 15 May. We are asking for any…
Read MoreSearch for Berkeley Springs teen continues
Local police, first responders and volunteers continue to search for a 15 year old Berkeley Springs teen who has been reported missing by her family. Riley Crossman was last seen at her home in Berkeley Springs on Wednesday, May 8. Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer said Crossman did not show up for school at the…
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