by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools is no longer requiring students and staff to wear face masks for any reason after Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Education lifted all mask mandates. “Staff and students may wear a mask if they choose to do so, but no one is required to wear […]

West Virginia adds a quarterback by Jim Buzzerd RIGHT: Nicco Marchiol with WVU president E. Gordon Gee. Monday was a good day for West Virginia University football recruiting as the Mountaineers secured a verbal commitment from quarterback Nicco Marchiol for the Class of 2022. Marchiol played for Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona this past […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County officials, in response to what they described as persistent and widespread requests from county residents, last week took the step to declare the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary. In a unanimous vote following the reading of a three-page document during the June 16 commission meeting, County Commissioners adopted a Resolution […]

by Geoff Fox A week after the resignation of former councilman Leo Murray during the June 8 town meeting, town officials have already appointed his replacement. During a special town meeting last Wednesday, June 16, town officials unanimously voted to appoint David Kerns as the new town councilman. The meeting agenda specified the council would […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s Farmland Protection program has a lot more money at their disposal to preserve agricultural and woodland space in recent months. The program is funded in part by an Estate Transfer Tax collected by the County Clerk.  Funds used to purchase conservation easements from this source are matched by the Natural […]

At the end of canvassing early last week, the results of the June 8 Town of Bath Election have been made official. Bath Mayor Scott Merki. Mayor Scott Merki won another term in his unopposed big with 62 votes. Town Recorder Susan Webster won another term with 54 votes. The Bath town council saw the […]

by Kate Shunney At some point in the five hours it took Ron Garrison to find help after his plane crashed in a wooded area near Cumberland, he thought he might just lay in the thorny underbrush and not get up again. The 76-year-old Great Cacapon man who has flown planes for more than 30 […]

by Lisa Schauer A Cumberland pair arrested in Paw Paw on Wednesday, June 16 and charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin.  Brady A. Twigg, 28, and Clarissa M. Twigg, 24, of Cumberland, Md. face those charges after being found unconscious in a vehicle at a local gas station. According to a criminal complaint […]

by Kate Evans COVID-19 cases have been declining amid the increasing numbers of people becoming fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  However, COVID-19 cases are rising in places where people are not getting vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccinations are now available for ages 12 and above. Some 54% of Maryland residents are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.  An estimated 47% […]

by Kate Shunney An effort underway in Paw Paw to add a headstone to the grave of Ray William Stotler is more than half way toward the goal of raising money needed for the memorial marker. Ray W. Stotler’s Paw Paw High School graduation picture. Community member and Vietnam veteran Luther “Jock” Shambaugh has organized […]