Paper cutout art by Kennedi Jamison, second grader at Widmyer Elementary. Pencil drawing, Bailey Poniris, fourth grader at Paw Paw Schools. Berkeley Springs High School student Aeris Dodd made a scratch-relief drawing of a cat. Mixed media drawing, Caitlyn Savicki, Berkeley Springs High School. Middle School student sculptures, foreground, are part of the Student Art […]

A bit of a lift? The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team ended its late season skid by winning two games last week. They picked up a rare road win, 77-71, at Iowa State last Tuesday and picked up an impressive, 76-64, win against Baylor in the Coliseum on Saturday to conclude their regular season.  […]

by Jamie Harris The #4 Berkeley Springs High School Indians Varsity Boys Basketball Team ventured to Mineral County to play the #1 Frankfort Falcons last Wednesday, March 4. The Indians were facing a tall task of trying to knock off the Falcons and keep advancing in the playoffs. With the stakes high the Indians employed […]

The Museum of the Berkeley Springs opens for the season on Saturday, March 21. The museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Museum boasts newly painted and repaired walls. “We’re greatly appreciative that our second floor space was included in the renovation work being done by West Virginia Parks on the […]

by Kate Shunney Two Great Cacapon residents were charged late last week with planning to carry out a fake check scheme in the local area. Lindsay A. Wruck, 37, and Joseph A. Watkins, 32, both of Kilgore Lane, were charged on Friday, March 6 with felony conspiracy to commit fraudulent schemes. According to criminal complaints […]

by Trish Rudder At the March 3 Bath Town Council meeting, Brian Farkas, executive director of the West Virginia Conservation Agency, asked the Town of Bath to help fund the maintenance of eight flood control dams for another year. This is the second year the funding contract with municipalities and county commissions is being made. […]

by Kate Evans & Trish Rudder As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 grows in the United States, local and state officials are reviewing their plans for dealing with a possible outbreak of the virus. Dr. Terence Reidy, Health Officer for the Berkeley-Morgan Health Department, said local public health officials are looking […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Mayor Ralph Salvagno has sent a letter to officials with the Washington County 911 Initiative stating no changes have been approved as of March 8. The county has set March 16 as the effective date for the address changes for the new NG911 system. In the letter, Salvagno said the town […]

William E. Broyles, Jr. 1959-2020 William Ernest “Ernie” Broyles, Jr., 60, of Great Cacapon, died Friday, March 6, 2020 at WVUH Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg. Born July 30, 1959 at Quantico, Va., he was the son of the late William Ernest, Sr. and Margaret Lane Broyles. He attended Calvary United Methodist Church in Great Cacapon. He attended Handley High School, Winchester, Va. and worked […]

Scott D. Payne 1955-2020 Scott Dean “Scotty” Payne, 64, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, February 23, 2020 at his home. Born in Berkeley Springs on July 17, 1955, he was the son of the late Edward Glen Joy Payne and Opal Wills. He graduated from Berkeley Springs High School in 1974 and he served in […]