Diane M. Bennett 1959-2018 Diane Marie “Rusty” Bennett, 58, of Great Cacapon, died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born December 31, 1959 in Everett, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Homer Carmen and Lois Hagenbuch Bennett. She was of the Catholic faith. She was a 1978 graduate of Bedford […]

Lynne A. Richards 1944-2018 Lynne Ann Richards, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died peacefully in her home on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 19, 1944 in Hyattsville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Chester Shinn Bailey and Viola Hilda Miller Bailey. She […]

Lester G. Yost 1942-2018 Lester Glen Yost, 75, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, August 18, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 20, 1942 in the New Hope section of Morgan County, he was the son of the late Glenn Switzer and Pauline Frances Walls Yost. He […]

John W. Buscher 1941-2018 John Wesley Buscher, 76, of Berkeley Springs, died June 27, 2018. He was born October 22, 1941 in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Della Lee Buscher; four children, John Buscher, Troy Buscher, Erik Buscher and Angel Cisco and three grandchildren, Mikaela Buscher, Autumn Cisco […]

Deborah K. Stotler 1953-2018 Deborah Kay McManus Stotler, 65, of Great Cacapon, died Monday, August 13, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born July 31, 1953 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late William Theodore and Pauline Margaret Fields McManus. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church […]

by Kate Shunney County officials approved a new law on Wednesday that created the Morgan County Building Enforcement Agency and set the rules under which the agency can force the repair or demolition of unsafe structures in the county. In a 2-1 vote, with Commissioner Bob Ford voting no, the Morgan County Commission adopted the […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Tennis Association Chairman Ryan Fincham asked the Morgan County School Board last month to approve a location for four regulation-sized courts. That will allow the group to seek additional funding for court construction. Fincham updated school board members on the effort at the school board’s July 31 meeting with a […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Golf Team hosted the Berkeley Springs Invitational on Thursday, August 9 at the Cacapon State Park Golf Resort.  The Tribe and the six other teams could not ask for any better weather as the sun was shining and the student golfers were looking for  season low […]

by Jim Buzzerd Gary Jennings When Gary Jennings signed with West Virginia University to play football following his senior year at Stafford, Virginia’s Colonial Forge High School in 2014 he was considered a very good signee. And he hasn’t been a disappointment as a wide receiver in his first three seasons as a Mountaineer. As […]

Three members of The Morgan Messenger news staff brought home editorial awards from this year’s West Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The annual press award ceremony was held in Charleston on Saturday, August 11. Articles published in 2017 were eligible for the awards. The Morgan Messenger competed in the largest newspaper category – weekly […]