A confirm case of rabies in a raccoon near Harrison Avenue has led the Berkeley-Morgan Health Department to issue a public alert for that area. The Morgan County Health Department said last Thursday they were notified by the West Virginia Office of Laboratory Services of a positive test result for[Read More…]
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Italy, Bosnia & Taiwan take top bottled water awards at 2023 Water Tasting
Judges for the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting awarded top honors to waters from around the world on Saturday, February 25 during an award ceremony at The Country Inn. The ceremony closed the 33rd annual festival, which was a two-day event in Berkeley Springs. Five continents had waters among the[Read More…]
Landmarks Commission focuses on educating public to show historic value
by Trish Rudder Bath’s Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) president, John Mason, told the Bath Town Council that commission member Zack Salman has prepared a draft pamphlet design of the “Historic Architecture of Berkeley Springs” that will be printed to make it available to the public. The tri-fold pamphlet will show[Read More…]
Dusting over area primarily pollen, says enviro agency
A pale dust that filled the air in some parts of the Eastern Panhandle and settled onto cars and other surfaces on Thursday, February 23, was primarily pollen mixed with “trace mineral matter,” said the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday. The regional emergency response social media[Read More…]
Student and family strive to raise awareness about rare genetic disease
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School senior Rachel Nuckles has struggled with the challenges of living with what doctors thought was cerebral palsy since she was around age one. When two neurologists weren’t sure that was her correct diagnosis, Nuckles had genetic testing done in 2021 that indicated she[Read More…]
Bath to hold town election June 13; candidates can file to run in April
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath will elect its representatives on June 13 to serve a new two-year term as mayor, town recorder and five council members. Every two years, an election is held for the municipality, and townspeople are selected to serve as election officials that oversee the[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs to host 33rd annual International Water Tasting, with public seminars & awards
The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting will include waters from fourteen countries, and states from California to Florida on Saturday, February 25. Held at The Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, it is the largest and longest running water tasting in the world. Tasting of municipal waters, followed by purified drinking[Read More…]
Bypass work closes Keystone Lane
A new access route to Keystone Lane, in Morgan County, began on Tuesday, February 15 in conjunction with the U.S. 522 Bypass project. Keystone Lane no longer has access from Martinsburg Road. Extensive excavation, culvert work and fill operations have been going on at that location for several weeks. West[Read More…]
Saturday campfire explosion causes multiple injuries
An explosion at a Saturday campfire in Berkeley Springs injured several people and sent five to the hospital in EMS care with various burn-related conditions. Two individuals were flown to the hospital with serious injuries, according to fire officials. Other sources indicate at least one of those injured was a[Read More…]
West Virginia man faces COVID fraud charges after claiming lost earnings while incarcerated
A West Virginia man has been indicted on wire fraud charges after obtaining COVID relief money by claiming he was operating a food truck when he was actually in federal prison. Anton Matthews, 39, of Wheeling, has been charged with wire fraud after obtaining nearly $50,000 in CARES Act loans[Read More…]
