Local registered voters can begin casting ballots in the May primary election today, Wednesday, May 1 during Early Voting at the Morgan County Courthouse. Early voting in the May 14 primary and non-partisan election begins on Wednesday and runs through Saturday, May 11 at the Morgan County Clerk’s office. Ballots[Read More…]

The West Virginia Department of Health (DH) is closely monitoring for transmission of measles following the state’s first documented case since 2009. After confirming the first positive case on Monday, April 22, state health leaders have learned of 152 additional people who were potentially exposed, 128 West Virginia residents from[Read More…]

Nearly two dozen emergency agencies responded to a small brush fire that grew to encompass more than 10 acres on the northern end of Sleepy Creek Mountain last Wednesday, April 24. More than 50 firefighters, many relying on rough-terrain vehicles, made access to the fire from subdivision roads near Spruce[Read More…]

by Lisa Schauer A group of local volunteers organized the third annual American heritage celebration at Berkeley Springs State Park on Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28. Saturday was a wash-out, according to organizers, but perfect weather on Sunday brought more visitors. Several community organizers and politicians gave speeches[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder It was a rainy Arbor Day celebration on Saturday, April 27 in the Town of Bath with about 30 volunteers planting the first Tiny Urban Forest in West Virginia at the Berkeley Springs Depot. The tiny forest was dedicated to the late Gale Foulds, who passed away[Read More…]

A Berkeley Springs man has been charged with felony solicitation of a minor for prohibited sexual activity and use of obscene material to seduce a minor following an investigation by police in Georgia and the West Virginia State Police. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court,[Read More…]

by Kate Evans Longtime Paw Paw Postmaster Lori Davis officially retired last Friday, April 19 after 37 years of service to the United States Post Office. The community held an Open House Retirement Celebration for Davis on Tuesday, April 16 to honor her service to local residents and businesses. Davis[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder The Berkeley Springs State Park Foundation celebrated the park’s facelift on Friday, April 19 with memories, its history and a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new bridge honoring the late park superintendent Chris Hansroth, who died in 2017. The Foundation president, Pete Gordon said when he became[Read More…]