by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners spent ample time last Wednesday, July 15 reviewing requests from various county community groups for funding from the county’s half of Hotel/Motel Tax revenue. Each year, county officials look over the requests and award contributions to non-profits and government projects that are within the[Read More…]

Smoke and particles hung in the air over the Panorama Overlook on Thursday, July 16 as smoke from  Canadian wildfires moved into the region. The air quality remained in the dangerous zone until Sunday, when a cold front pushed the air mass through. photo by Elliot Jurick

by Lisa Schauer After a one-hour rain delay, Paw Paw held its first fishing derby on Saturday, July 18 at Paw Paw Volunteer Fire Department. Twenty-eight children and youth aged 0-14 were registered for the Paw Paw Fishing Derby. They were eligible to win awards and raffle prizes, get a[Read More…]

The West Virginia Department of Health’s Bureau for Public Health (BPH) is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate a multi-state outbreak of a foodborne stomach parasite known as cyclosporiasis. As of Friday, July 17, West Virginia has identified[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney With the very high prevalence of ticks and tick-borne disease like Lyme Disease in our area, careful protection against ticks and prevention of serious disease are high priorities for many residents and health officials. The Berkeley-Morgan Health Department has recently started offering a new service aimed at[Read More…]

by Geoff Fox In 1990, members of the Hancock United Methodist Church recognized a need for helping hands for local residents, and met that need by beginning a ministry called Camp Joy. For these last 36 years, youth groups from all over Maryland have been serving in the Appalachian region[Read More…]

At the request of the Delectable Mountain Quilt Guild, the Morgan County Commission has declared August 2026 as Quilt Month in Berkeley Springs. The proclamation, passed on July 15, coincides with the group’s annual display of yard-square quilts around town and charity auction of the fabric artworks. Delectable Mountain Quilt[Read More…]

A passenger in a vehicle fleeing police on the U.S. 522 bypass is in jail, while the driver remains at large. On Saturday, July 11 at about 10:30 p.m. a black SUV with Pennsylvania tags was caught on radar going 51 mph in a 40-mph zone on westbound Martinsburg Road[Read More…]

by Lisa Schauer Businesses and residents in Town of Bath are throwing away more garbage than ever, it was revealed in a public meeting at town hall on Tuesday, July 7. The amount of solid waste the town is collecting has increased by about 20-25% over last year, Mayor Greg[Read More…]