Siglinde Ullrich Bullett 1936-2021 Siglinde Ullrich Bullett, 85, of Paw Paw, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at her home. She was born March 17, 1936 at Kassel, Germany and was the daughter of the late Heinrich Ullrich and Else Riese Ullrich. Siglinde had worked at Raygold and retired from National Fruit after 30 […]

Leona Ellen Sipes 1952-2021 Leona Ellen Sipes, age 69, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at her home. Born February 20, 1952, in Artemas, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Stewart J. Clingerman and Ethel M. (Jerome) Clingerman; and the widow of Bernard Henry “Buck” Sipes, whom she married on October 8, […]

Cacapon State Park will be host to the Cacapon Enduro mountain bike race on Sunday, May 23. The event, with registered mountain bike competitors, is a fundraiser for the park’s mountain biking trail system. Organizer Mark Hoyle has said most of Cacapon’s trails will be closed from Friday, May 21 through race day for race […]

by Trish Rudder Lotus Recovery Centers, a subsidiary of Lotus Healthcare Group, has officially purchased the old schoolhouse on Green Street in Berkeley Springs to provide treatment for opioid addiction. At a price of $200,000, and an estimated cost of $3 million for renovations, the building is to be converted into a residential drug treatment […]

by Kate Shunney Columbia Gas of Maryland has filed a request with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to raise their gas rates for residential and commercial customers, with the rate hike to go into effect in December of this year. Company officials said revenue from the higher rates – an estimated annual increase to […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County School Superintendent Kristen Tuttle said Monday that the school face mask requirements would remain the same for the rest of the school year for students, staff and visitors indoors and outdoors. The last day of school for students is next Friday, May 28. School officials had earlier revised  the rules, […]

by Kate Evans The Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle has closed on their deal to buy part of Berkmore Place, a commercial business complex across from Widmyer Elementary, as a new location for their Morgan County club.  The club’s new address will be 261 Berkmore Place. The building   houses Reed’s Pharmacy, Tri-State […]

by Kate Shunney West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced last Friday, May 14 that he was dropping the state’s mask mandate for vaccinated residents under new CDC guidance. The Centers for Disease Control late last week said masks were optional given vaccination rates and new COVID case data. Gov. Justice said that anyone who is […]

by Kate Shunney As of last Saturday, Marylanders were told they no longer were required to wear a mask or face covering in public spaces indoors. Governor Larry Hogan announced the end of the statewide mask mandate on May 14, aligning Maryland with new CDC guidelines about mask use. The order lifting mask mandates also […]

A vehicle rolled off the western edge of U.S. 522 south of Berkeley Springs on Sunday, landing on its top and catching fire. Multiple emergency unit responded to the incident across from Sheetz. According to Morgan County 911, a passerby called in the single vehicle accident at 4:40 p.m. reporting a vehicle off the roadway […]