by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board formally adopted the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 regular state school levy and special levy rates that they approved at their March 17 special meeting. The board has adopted the same levy rates for the last six fiscal years. The school board’s action took place at their reconvened […]

Gerald D. Hutchinson 1947-2020 Gerald Dean Hutchinson, age 72, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his residence. Born October 27, 1947 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Elizabeth Irene “Betty” Twigg Hutchinson of Great Cacapon and the late Lester Dean Hutchinson. He was […]

Tonia L. McDonald 1967-2020 Tonia Lynn McDonald, 52, of Hedgesville, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at WVU-East Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg. Born September 26, 1967 in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late William Edward Dawson, Sr. and Evelyn Lucille Sprankle Sellers. She attended Hedgesville public schools. She was a homemaker to her family […]

Rebekah L. Metzler 1949-2020 Rebekah Lee Metzler of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, died Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Hospice of the Panhandle, Kearneysville, West Virginia. She was 70 years old and had resided in Berkeley Springs since 1989. She was born August 21, 1949 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and later moved with her parents and older […]

Herta E. Wattaul Herta Elizabeth Wattaul, age 88, born in Graz, Austria, died on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Berkeley Springs Center, LLC. She is survived by her children, Heide Santos of Berkeley Springs, Walter Wattaul and his wife Barbara of New York, Peter Wattaul and his wife Rosanne of New York and Sandra […]

Dr. William B. Howerton 1927-2020 Dr. William (Bill) Bruce Howerton passed away on April 22, 2020. He had been a resident of Pinehurst for 28 years and a member of Pinehurst Country Club. Bill was born in Clarksville, Virginia to James Eugene and Elmira McGhee Howerton on September 2, 1927. He was one of eight […]

Dolores I. Reed 1933-2020 Dolores Irene (Albanese) Reed, 86, of Clear Spring, Maryland passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 23, 2020 after a brave and long battle with cancer. Born November 19, 1933 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Nicola Albanese and Rose Lee (Keller) […]

The major tannery industry during the 19th and 20th centuries is the topic of the second Bicentennial lecture highlighting Morgan County’s historic economic sectors: Tanning Leather in Berkeley Springs and Paw Paw.  Jeanne Mozier delivers the lecture via live stream on Saturday, April 25, 11 a.m. at the Museum of the Berkeley Springs. Mozier is […]

by Kate Evans West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced in a Tuesday, April 21 press conference and press release that all state pre-k-12 schools will remain closed through the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Justice said that he had hoped schools could reopen so kids could see their […]

Morgan County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday, Morgan County Courthouse April 21 to keep tax rates at their current level for county property owners for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2020.   That tax rate is 14.3 cents per $100 of assessed value. The vote came with no discussion, or questions from […]