Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area seeks applications for its new Appalachian Forest Grants Program that will distribute $200,000 to area organizations. Grant requests can be from $1,000 to $20,000 for projects that support preservation, interpretation, tourism development, and partnership development. Applications are due July 31, 2023. Grant applicants must be[Read More…]
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Summertime calls for tick awareness, and vigilance over tick-borne diseases
by Kate Evans Plentiful spring rains encouraged an environment in which ticks are thriving this year. Health officials are advising people to be on the lookout for ticks when outdoors. Keep checking for ticks on yourself, your children and pets and watching for symptoms of tick bites, Lyme disease and[Read More…]
Registration open for free MC After 3 Summer Camp
Registration is now open for the 10th year of MC After 3 Summer Camp. The camp runs for two weeks at Cacapon State Park. Students who will be going into sixth grade to 12th grade can register for one or both weeks of the camp. It begins on July 24[Read More…]
What’s going on for the 4th of July?
Fireworks in Berkeley Springs Free public fireworks will be on display this Sunday, July 2 at Widmyer Elementary in Berkeley Springs starting at 9 p.m. Travel Berkeley Springs, with funding from the Morgan County Commission, presents the annual fireworks event. A note for those who will attend: parking at the[Read More…]
Great Cacapon Vol. Fire Dept. to receive $51,000 federal training, gear grant
Funds from several federal agencies will help three West Virginia fire companies get equipment and train their members. Great Cacapon’s fire department is one of those companies. They will receive a $51,428 grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Fire company members said the grant will primarily be[Read More…]
Town of Bath discovers leafy assets worth $2,659,090
by Kate Lehman, Bath Tree Board On June 22, Derek Furry of Bartlett Tree Experts delivered the 2023 Tree Inventory and Management Plan to the Town of Bath Tree Board. Buried on page 44 of the 172-page document is the calculated value of the 543 trees on town property. Trees[Read More…]
County first responders put public safety on display
by Lisa Schauer Morgan County Emergency Communications (911) hosted a “Meet the Faces of Public Safety” event on Saturday, June 24 behind the Morgan County Courthouse. Representatives from the volunteer fire companies of Berkeley Springs, Great Cacapon, South Morgan and Paw Paw, as well as Morgan County Rescue (EMS), Morgan County[Read More…]
Swim safely: Water safety is a family affair
by Kate Evans It’s that time of year when everyone enjoys cooling off in the water. Whether it’s in a public swimming pool, local lake, river or stream, home swimming pool or by the ocean, water is a favorite source of relief from the heat. A few tips can help[Read More…]
EPA officials tour county soccer complex, announce federal grant to state for cleanup projects
by Lisa Schauer The Alex Rickli Memorial Soccer Complex on Valley Road in Berkeley Springs was the setting on Thursday, June 15 for a tour and announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that West Virginia was recently awarded a $1 million Supplemental Revolving Loan Fund Grant from the EPA.[Read More…]
Reed sentenced to 16 years in Va. child abuse case
A Berkeley Springs man convicted by a Virginia jury of child cruelty and abuse has been sentenced for several of the crimes he committed in 2021. A Frederick County, Va. jury found Joshua Reed guilty in March of misdemeanor assault and battery, child cruelty/abuse and child abuse with injury by[Read More…]
