by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath is making a move to reassemble their defunct Historic Landmarks Commission after being put on notice that group is not meeting state guidelines for its operation, and might not be able to get grants. Mayor Scott Merki said earlier this month that a citizen wrote a letter saying […]

CommuniCare Health Services buys Stonerise nursing homes by Kate Shunney Stonerise Berkeley Springs, Morgan County largest nursing home and rehab center, has been purchased by an Ohio-based company called CommuniCare Health Services. In a press release dated July 6, officials with Stonerise announced that CommuniCare has bought the West Virginia company’s 17 health care centers, […]

by Kate Shunney One of Morgan County’s historic graveyards is now part of the Town of Bath, following a multi-step annexation process. Last Wednesday, July 6, the Morgan County Commissioners held a public hearing and voted to approve the request to move the Old English Cemetery into the Bath town limits. Attorney Richard Gay and […]

Long-term fix is expensive by Kate Evans The air conditioning at the Senior Life Services of Morgan County building — the former U.S. Silica in Berkeley Springs — hasn’t been working right for over six weeks. The entire facility was affected at first, but repair work was done that fixed the air conditioning in half […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is still searching for a local woman and man in connection with a larceny incident in Great Cacapon on Tuesday, June 28. Residents in the area of Milo School Road and Youngblood Road reported seeing and hearing law enforcement officers in vehicles and in helicopters searching the area for hours. […]

by Kate Shunney A Mt. Nebo, W.Va. man was sentenced last month for reckless fleeing from police during a May 2021 incident in Berkeley Springs. Bradley R. Backus, 42, was convicted by a local jury in March of fleeing from law enforcement in reckless disregard and destruction of property. In June, Circuit Court Judge Debra […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a local woman and man in connection with a larceny incident in Great Cacapon on Tuesday, June 28. Residents in the area of Milo School Road and Youngblood Road reported yesterday seeing and hearing law enforcement officers in vehicles and in helicopters searching the area for hours. […]

by Kate Evans The Walgreens in Berkeley Springs cut back their weekend and evening pharmacy hours in mid-May but the reduced pharmacy hours are temporary until the store can hire a second pharmacist.  They’re down to just one pharmacist right now. State law limits pharmacists to working a certain number of hours a week.   There […]

by Trish Rudder The North Berkeley Community Park will be protected with new security cameras and lighting with help from the Morgan County Partnership. The Partnership applied for and received grant funding to purchase wireless and solar security cameras and lights to fight vandalism at the North Berkeley Community Park on Williams Street in Berkeley […]