Glenda Leona Kyne Weller 1953-2021 Glenda Leona Kyne Weller, age 68, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Monday, September 6, 2021 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born February 13, 1953 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Edward Glenjoy and Opal Leona Wills Payne. She […]
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Marian Ethel Sellner Garber
Marian Ethel Sellner Garber 1927-2021 Marian Ethel Sellner Garber, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born February 14, 1927 in Clinton, Md., she was the daughter of the late George Clagget and Lottie Mae Taylor Sellner. She was […]
Doris Catherine Stahle
Doris Catherine Stahle 1936-2021 Doris Catherine Stahle, age 85, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born February 7, 1936 in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jobe Leroy and Ruby Fern Crist Peck. She attended Amaranth Church of the Brethren in […]
Charles Floyd “Charlie” Whisner
Charles Floyd “Charlie” Whisner 1944-2021 Charles Floyd “Charlie” Whisner, age 77, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Monday, August 2, 2021 at his home. Born March 29, 1944 at home in Great Cacapon, he was the son of the late Charles Singer and Muriel Treva Offord Whisner. He attended Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in […]
Stuart Eric Swanson
Stuart Eric Swanson 1951-2021 Stuart Eric Swanson, age 70, of Hancock, Md., formerly of Pasadena, Md., died on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born May 15, 1951 in Queens, N.Y., he was the son of the late Eric Casper and Alice Grace Wendelin Swanson. He was a Christian. […]
Depot trailhead and green infrastructure events in Bath set for Sept. 10
by Trish Rudder A public celebration will be held on Friday, September 10 at the Berkeley Springs Train Depot to recognize the railyard remediation at the trailhead of the North Berkeley Rails & Trails project and the Streetscapes green infrastructure projects in the Town of Bath. Forsythia planting event Beginning at 10 a.m., a forsythia […]
Face masks required in county schools for 4th week
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 in effect for the third week that students have been in class, and the fourth week that the […]
Chip Shots – Game week
Game week by Jim Buzzerd West Virginia University will open its football season this Saturday against Maryland in College Park. But first, there is some basketball news to report from last Friday. West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons said a contract extension for coach Bob Huggins will allow the Mountaineer men’s basketball head […]
Search leads to arrest of suspected fentanyl dealer, seizure of cash and drugs
A multi-agency search warrant operation last Thursday, August 26 in the eastern part of Morgan County led to the seizure of fentanyl, crack cocaine, synthetic drugs, prohibited firearms and cash, and the arrest of one individual. At press time, police had said the wouldn’t release the name of the person arrested. In a press release […]
County cases of COVID spike up; health officials urge residents to take action
by Geoff Fox The Washington County Health Department has announced the cases of COVID has continued to worsen over the past few weeks and leading to spikes in the COVID-19 indicators within the county. The positivity rate in Washington County sits at 8.11% and the seven-day average of new cases has risen to 32.91%. For […]
