by Trish Rudder A second reading of an ordinance that will increase vehicle parking fines for the Town of Bath passed unanimously by the council members at the town meeting on February 21. Councilwoman Elizabeth Skinner was absent from the meeting. Councilman Greg Schene, the chair of the Ordinance Committee[Read More…]
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Five Valley Health hospitals earn top 100 awards from The Chartis Center for Rural Health
Five Valley Health hospitals have been recognized as 2024 Top 100 Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. The Chartis Center for Rural Health completes an annual assessment of rural hospital performance nationwide using publicly reported data on 36 measures of quality, outcomes, patient satisfaction and cost that comprise[Read More…]
Winning Waters: Top waters from four continents picked at International Water Tasting
The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting presented awards to waters from four continents. Judges tasted 100 waters entered from five continents. Municipal water The municipal water category saw a U.S. sweep. All three medalists have formerly been awarded gold at the festival. Santa Ana, Calif. took home their third Gold[Read More…]
Water main break causes boil water notice south of town
by Trish Rudder The Berkeley Springs Water Works, the town-owned public water department, issued a boil water notice on Monday, February 26 for select water customers located more than two miles south of town along U.S. 522 due to a water main break. They said the break was caused by[Read More…]
Waking up to a snowy Saturday
Brenda Mason’s photo of Saturday morning’s landscape captured the freshly-fallen snow in Morgan County, with delicate colors of the distant sunrise. Predictions of a major snowfall fell short, bringing just two to four inches of precipitation to most areas of the county. Sunshine cleared roads by mid-day on Saturday.
Tax benefits can help seniors, older people raising children
by Deb Miller, JD West Virginia Senior Legal Aid “The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” – Will Rogers, American humorist It was time for Jean to work on her 2023 taxes because she wanted to file her federal and West[Read More…]
Crash claims life of local woman
A single-vehicle crash along Duckwall Road in central Morgan County took the life of a Berkeley Springs woman this past weekend. West Virginia State Police responded to a 911 call reporting a single vehicle off the roadway on Sunday, February 18. Trooper B.A. Meyers determined that a silver Chevrolet Tracker,[Read More…]
International waters vie for awards here this weekend
The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting, set for this Saturday, February 24, has attracted waters from more than a dozen countries, and states from California to Florida. Held at The Country Inn, the event – now in its 34th year — is the largest and longest-running water tasting in the[Read More…]
Morgan County has wide discretion to use opioid settlement money, says attorney
by Kate Shunney Jefferson County attorney Stephen Skinner advised the Morgan County Commission last Wednesday that they can take some of the funds from a statewide opioid lawsuit settlement to reimburse itself for related expenses in prior years or fund future projects. Skinner has worked with county officials since 2018,[Read More…]
Indians third at Class A/AA Region I Wrestling Championships
10 wrestlers punch ticket to state tournament Daniel Clark earns 100th career win by Jamie Harris The 2024 Class A/AA Region I Wrestling Championships were held at St. Mary’s High School this past weekend. With the incoming weather looking to be an issue the Berkeley Springs Indians headed out Friday[Read More…]
