Ryan C. Ogden 1975-2020 Ryan Christopher Ogden, 44, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, February 16, 2020 in Berkeley Springs. Born February 18, 1975 in Springfield, Ill., he was the son of Diana Rhodes Ogden Augustine of Berkeley Springs and the late John Ogden. He was a member of Berkeley Baptist Church. He served in the United […]
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William Schwartz
William Schwartz William Schwartz, 73, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed peacefully on February 14, 2020, after a battle with lung & brain cancer. Served in the Navy in Vietnam Nam. Retired electrician with IBEW. Past Comm. of VFW #4019. He was always a proud veteran. He is predeceased by his son, Willie, his parents and brother Larry. He […]
Friday fire destroys Duckwall Road home
A Friday fire has leveled a one-story, single-family home in the 1200 block of Duckwall Road in eastern Morgan County. According to Morgan County 911 spokesperson Sarah Hogbin, the first emergency call for the blaze came in at 12:55 p.m. on Friday, February 28, with the caller reporting they saw flames and suspected a house […]
Indians grind out win over scrappy Pirates, 75-51
by Jamie Harris Paw Paw High School was the place to be as the Berkeley Springs High School Indians went to Paw Paw to play the Pirates last Tuesday, February 18. Before a packed gymnasium Paw Paw recognized their senior athletes before the tip-off. Paw Paw jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead behind a […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd Rudderless? Maybe it was me who jinxed the West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team several weeks ago when I dismissed the notion that the Mountaineers would be a 10-loss team. Yeah, before the season began I would have been happy to sign off on a 20 win regular season. Especially considering […]
Bath hires town police officer
by Trish Rudder On February 18, Johnny McGuire, the new police officer for the Berkeley Springs Poli Newly hired Berkeley Springs Police Department officer, Johnny McGuire (left) joined the department last week. He is pictured here with Police Chief T.J. Johnson. ce Department, was sworn in and began working for the town. McGuire was introduced […]
Healthy Hancock ideas highlighted in State of the Town
by Geoff Fox Mayor Ralph Salvagno delivered the State of the Town during the February town meeting. He addressed making a healthy Hancock, starting a monthly coffee session with the mayor, and other positives from the previous year. Mayor Ralph Salvagno gave his State of the Town address during the February town meeting noting some […]
Waugh sentenced to home confinement for role in fatal crash
by Trish Rudder The Berkeley Springs driver who caused a fatal crash in early May 2019 was sentenced to home confinement for one year in Morgan County Circuit Court last Thursday. Bryce G. Waugh, 18, had pled no contest to one count of negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, in Morgan County Circuit Court in January. He […]
Bath opposes bill to push developments in small towns
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath Council held an emergency meeting on Monday, February 24 to discuss what the town could do to thwart the impact of /West Virginia Senate Bill 657 that authorizes the Department of Commerce to assist tourism development in the 12 Class 4 municipalities in West Virginia that has a […]
Mellott is the new Boys & Girls Club director
by Kate Evans Sandy Mellott was recently named Morgan County Unit Director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle. Sandy Mellott is the new Morgan County Unit Director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle. Mellott began working for the Morgan County club 20 years ago. She was first […]





