by Trish Rudder, Kate Evans & Kate Shunney About four inches of rain fell in Berkeley Springs last week from Hurricane Ida, but precautions were taken to avoid possible flooding in the Town of Bath. Councilman Rick Weber, who heads up the town’s Public Works Committee, said last Friday that the Public Works crew, led […]

100 year old George Beam (front center), a former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worker from Fort Ashby in Mineral County, was honored for his service in helping to build Cacapon State Park during his time at Camp Morgan in the 1930s. Retired Cacapon State Park Superintendent Tom Ambrose also honored CCC worker P.T. McIntire who […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools students, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks during the week of September 6 since Morgan County community COVID-19 transmission levels are at a high level. This is the third week that students have been in class, and the fourth week that the Health Department mask […]

by Kate Evans A Wednesday afternoon house fire that burned during the heavy rains from Hurricane Ida destroyed an abandoned home in southern Morgan County. Firefighters responded to a rekindle of the fire later Wednesday night. The fire call came into Morgan County 911 Dispatch Center at 3:17 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1 for a […]

by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw High School Lady Pirates Volleyball Team hosted a pair of games last week at the friendly confines of the Paw Paw gym. The Moorefield Yellow Jackets came to town on Monday, August 30 and swept the Lady Pirates by the scores of 25-8, 25-8 and 25-18. Leading for Paw […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Football Team traveled to Mineral County last Friday, September 3 for a game at Keyser High School. The Indians were looking for their first win of the season while the Golden Tornado were playing their season opener due to their previous game being postponed. Keyser jumped […]

Misled by Jim Buzzerd This will probably turn into a rant piece, but I’m going to try and remain even keel in the aftermath of the West Virginia University Football Team’s, 30-24, loss to Maryland last Saturday. It will be hard to stay positive after losing a game that many had penciled in as one […]

Sue Ellen Golden 1951-2021 Sue Ellen Golden, age 69, of Warfordsburg, Pa., wife of Dennis K. Golden for over 51 years, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., from complications caused by the Covid virus. She was born on Friday, September 28, 1951, in the Berkeley Springs, […]

Fred A. Moats 1929-2021 Fred A. Moats, age 92, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, in Johnstown, Pa. Born January 8, 1929, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Walter K. and Nona (Younker) Moats; and widower of Maxine Ruby (Deneen) Moats, whom […]

George Calvin “Buck” Kyne 1945-2021 George Calvin “Buck” Kyne, of Big Pool, Md., passed away in peace with dignity at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He persevered to pass his 76th birthday on the preceding day. Buck was born August 31, 1945 in Baltimore, Md., son of […]