Citizens fill county meeting with concerns about RVs at park by Kate Shunney Faced with a standing-room only crowd with a long list of concerns about a proposed RV campground at Cacapon State Park last Wednesday, Morgan County Commissioners took heed and voted early this week to send a letter[Read More…]
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High winds pushed garage fire over Warm Springs Ridge; units from four states contain blaze
by Kate Evans Fire companies from the four-state area worked together to keep a garage fire from endangering the county’s school bus fleet and an elementary school last Friday evening. High winds and cold temperatures made fire response difficult but firefighters were able to keep the fire in check after[Read More…]
Nominations open for West Virginia Agriculture & Forestry Hall of Fame
The West Virginia Division of Forestry today announced that nominations are open for the next round of honorees for West Virginia’s Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame highlights the people, businesses, organizations, institutions and foundations that have significantly contributed to agriculture, forestry, and family life in[Read More…]
Fitness center members ask county to help find solution to closure, lack of services
by Kate Shunney Working out in the Valley Health fitness center was about more than physical wellness, local residents told the Morgan County commissioners last Wednesday. The sudden closure of the Berkeley Springs center by Valley Health, effective February 1, has left more than 200 members without the many benefits[Read More…]
Garage blaze spreads into woods, tops Warm Springs Ridge
A blaze that destroyed a garage along Cold Run Valley Road west of Berkeley Springs has been pushed by high winds into the woods and spread over the top of Warm Springs Ridge. Dozens of fire units from as far away as Fayetteville, Pa. have joined the effort to contain[Read More…]
Next Streetscape phase moves forward with design approval
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath Streetscape project that has been in the works for months has finally moved forward. Streetscape committee co-chair Pete Brown said in an email that he received a “Notice to Proceed” from the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) regarding the Streetscape Phase V[Read More…]
WVDNR launches hellbender, mudpuppy citizen science survey
In an effort to learn more about the distribution of hellbenders and mudpuppies, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen science project to track sightings of these important but declining salamanders around the state. The project, which will take two years to complete, gives anglers, science[Read More…]
State explores campground at Cacapon, says plans won’t interfere with bike trails
by Kate Shunney After a flurry of feedback from the public about a potential clash between mountain bike trails at Cacapon State Park and the possible development of an RV campground at the park, West Virginia State Park officials put out a statement late last week on the issue. The[Read More…]
State Police seize large cache of meth, charge Largent man for drug dealing
West Virginia State Police, accompanied by Morgan County Probation officers, seized a cache of weapons and drugs with a street value over $25,000 from a home in Largent last Friday, January 27 at about 1:30 p.m. According to court documents filed in Morgan County Circuit Court, Sgt. S.R. Smith and[Read More…]
Valley Health cuts fitness services, will keep physical therapy here
Health system officials with Valley Health have said they’re dropping fitness services from their Berkeley Springs physical therapy facility, and two other facilities in their system, in an effort to save money. Physical therapy and rehabilitation services will still be offered at Berkeley Springs in the Valley Road facility, said[Read More…]
