by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath hired a new police officer that was sworn in by Mayor Scott Merki on Friday, February 21. Hunter Reiff will begin working a full-time schedule on March 4 for the police department, said Sandra Venuto, Police Administrative Specialist. Reiff is an uncertified officer[Read More…]

by Kate Evans A structure fire Monday night in the Hampshire County area of Largent resulted in  a burn victim being flown out from Great Cacapon for medical care. The 911 call for the structure fire came in at 11:19 p.m. for William Demoss Road in Largent, said Hampshire County[Read More…]

by Kate Evans Morgan County landowners who signed up for the spongy moth (gypsy moth) suppression program won’t likely see any cost share money to help them pay for the aerial spraying of their property this spring.  In the past, that federal cost share covered up to half of the[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney Electric bills going to county residents rose in startling increments in the last two months and some say it’s not all due to this winter’s frigid temperatures. Online forums have attracted hundreds of comments from Morgan County folks who report their electric bills anywhere from doubled to[Read More…]

The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting welcomes waters from more than a dozen countries, and states from California to Florida, this week  in preparation for the Water Tasting judging on Saturday, February 22. Held at The Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, the festival is the largest and longest running water[Read More…]

A Morgan County man has been sentenced to 25-100 years in the state penitentiary for sexual assault of a preteen in 2023. Aidan S. Roderick, 20, of Berkeley Springs appeared before Judge Debra McLaughlin in Morgan County Circuit Court on February 6 to be sentenced for the crimes. Roderick addressed[Read More…]

from the Chesapeake Bay News In the fall of 2024, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) and its partners at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in West Virginia and the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in South Dakota completed Phase 3 of a[Read More…]

On Sunday, February 9 around 8:30 p.m., Deputy B. K. Knotts of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to 25 Union Street — the 7-11 convenience store — for a report of fraud/counterfeit money. Upon arrival, Deputy Knotts made contact with a male who police said identified himself as[Read More…]

An investigation by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal into the cause of a January 26 blaze that destroyed the Treetop House at Coolfont Resort has been completed and the scene has been turned over to the insurance company and the Omps family, owners of the property. Jason Baltic, Chief[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder Applications for the Town of Bath Hotel/Motel tax funding for Fiscal Year 2026 are due by Friday, February 28. The request is for year 2025-26, which begins July 1, 2025 and ends June 30, 2026. The hotel/motel occupancy tax helps fund organizations that promote tourism, beautification, historical[Read More…]