The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) will hold an informational virtual public meeting on Thursday, March 4 for the WV 9 Planning and Environmental Linkages Study. The study seeks to improve the east-west transportation link between Martinsburg and Berkeley Springs, will identify transportation needs in the corridor, and will conduct a preliminary assessment of […]
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Everyday Outdoors: The Old Man
by WADE SHAMBAUGH A few years ago, I was exploring some new territory on public land near the Virginia/West Virginia border. I had looked at maps, and it appeared that both sides of the mountain were big and steep, with no roads crossing for several miles. I parked on top of the mountain and left […]
Bath town officials put call out for groups that can use hotel/motel funds
by Trish Rudder The deadline to request hotel/motel tax funds from the Town of Bath is February 28. Community groups must submit an application to seek the funds which come from the local hotel tax. Town of Bath municipal building The request is for fiscal year 2021-22, which begins July 1, 2021 and ends June […]
HearingLife office opens in Berkmore Place, adding local hearing services
Patient Care Coordinator Morgan Buzzerd-Wills, left, and Tara Crane, Audiologist. by Kate Shunney People with hearing difficulties have a new local resource to diagnose issues and restore hearing functions with the help of hearing aids or other tools. HearingLife opened officially in Berkmore Place in Berkeley Springs last week under the direction of certified audiologist […]
Student families in WV to get second round of food benefits
There will be a second round of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) sent to families of eligible children who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will continue to be administered through the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and the West Virginia Department of Health and […]
Hancock residents have until next Thursday to file as candidate for council, mayor
by Geoff Fox The Town of Hancock is now accepting applications from town residents interested in running for office during this year’s municipal election, to be held on April 19. Seats up for election this year are the position of mayor, currently held by Ralph Salvagno and two council seats, currently held by Tim Boyer […]
Escape from Fruit Hill Farm
Two brothers made their way from Bath to freedom via the Underground Railroad by Kate Shunney An unlikely journey by two brothers from enslavement to freedom began here in Morgan County during early February of 1837. The two men — named by their enslavers as “Patrick” and “Abraham” – are said to have escaped from […]
Warfordsburg man, woman await hearings in January shooting
by Geoff Fox A man and woman from Warfordsburg were arrested for their part in a January 7 shooting at a Needmore residence on Barnhart Road. According to Pennsylvania State Police, just after 10 a.m., police from the McConnellsburg barrack were dispatched to a residence on Barnhart Road in Belfast Township for the report of […]
Raymond P. Truax, Sr.
Raymond P. Truax, Sr. 1951-2021 Raymond Paul Truax, Sr., age 69, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey Pa. Born August 2, 1951, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Harold H. and Julia P. (Mills) Truax; and the husband of Kathy […]
Floyd L. Weller
Floyd L. Weller 1941-2021 Floyd Luther “Tojo” Weller, age 79, of Big Pool, Md., passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born August 27, 1941, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Luther A. “Gus” and Mary E. (Mills) Weller; and the husband, for […]
