by Trish Rudder Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports and it will be available to play at the David Henry Memorial Park on Biser Street in Berkeley Springs. Morgan County Parks & Rec appointee Matt Pennington, who represents the Town of Bath, said the Biser Street courts are[Read More…]
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County approves $13.4 million budget for next fiscal year
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners voted last Wednesday, March 27 to approve a $13,395,924 fiscal year budget for 2025 and submit it to state officials. This year’s budget still includes several large line items not usually on hand, including $2.86 million in ARPA funds – federal money distributed to[Read More…]
State trooper suffers head injury in collision Tuesday
by Kate Shunney A West Virginia State Police trooper stationed with the Berkeley Springs detachment suffered a serious head injury that required medical treatment at Winchester Medical Center on Tuesday night following a crash with a dump truck in Great Cacapon. A Morgan County Sheriff’s deputy picked up on signs[Read More…]
County distributes extra state funding for EMS salaries, fire companies
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners voted last Wednesday, March 20 on distribution of two separate state-provided funds to the county’s EMS provider and four fire stations. Morgan County received $143,000 from West Virginia’s EMS Salary Enhancement Fund, created by legislators last year to boost the pay of emergency medical[Read More…]
Bath council votes to move forward with water line extension along U.S. 522 despite reservations
by Trish Rudder Town of Bath officials have put their cautious approval behind a plan to extend public water lines further south along U.S. 522 in conjunction with a sewer line extension project. Bath Councilman Tom Hall, who heads up the town’s water committee, made a motion at the March[Read More…]
Bath trash, street & public safety fees could see first hike in 20 years starting July 1
by Trish Rudder Fees paid by Town of Bath property owners for garbage collection, street care and public safety service inside the town limits are slated to go up July 1 if a second reading of new fee ordinances passes a Bath council vote. A first reading to increase the[Read More…]
County seeks proposals to find second public water source
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Commission will establish a Request for Proposals (RFP) for work to drill an exploratory deep well and identify a secondary water source for the Berkeley Springs Water Works for the county seat’s public water system. Commissioners voted to proceed with that step as several[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Health alerts eligible residents they may receive additional COVID vaccine
The West Virginia Department of Health (DH) is informing all West Virginians ages 65 and older they are eligible for an additional dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent recommendation. “As the data consistently shows, those who are older and immunocompromised[Read More…]
School board approves proposed 2024-2025 levy rates
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the same proposed regular school levy and special levy rates for Fiscal Year 2025 that they approved for the last 10 fiscal years. Their action took place at a March 19 special meeting that followed their regular March 19 school board[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce to hold Career Fair April 25
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce has been asked to partner with Berkeley Springs High School for a Career Fair on Thursday, April 25. After several years of very successful Job Fairs in Morgan County, this will be a new way for businesses and students and job seekers to[Read More…]
