by Trish Rudder The Bath Town Council passed a first reading on October 22 to charge rental fees on town-owned dumpsters of four and six cubic yards to commercial service users. A second reading is scheduled for the next town meeting and, if passed, the ordinance will go into effect[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s independent backup emergency communications network has been busy making the most of their radio experience and the gift of two radio towers from the county to build out a secondary layer of connectivity in case of major disaster locally. The incorporated group — Morgan County[Read More…]

by Kate Evans With flu season upon us and COVID on the move, it’s time to think about getting your updated  COVID-19 and seasonal influenza shots for 2024-2025. Health officials remain concerned about the triple threat of COVID, seasonal influenza and (respiratory syncytial virus) RSV and other respiratory viruses during[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney Early voting in Morgan County attracted lines of voters to the front steps of the courthouse last Wednesday, October 23 as local residents were eager to cast their ballots in the 2024 General Election. Registered voters in the county can vote early at the Morgan County Clerk’s[Read More…]

Berkeley Springs resident Cindy Largent-Hill was honored last Wednesday by the Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital as one of the group’s 2024 Women of Distinction. She joins a group of over 50 women who have been received the honor since the program began 20 years ago. For 20 years, Girl Scouts[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder Berkeley Springs Water Works (BSWW), the town- owned water department, is reminding its customers that the water rate increase will appear on the next bill. In the October 8 Bath Town Council meeting, Councilman Dave O’Connell, who chairs the water department committee, said the water tariff will[Read More…]

Registered West Virginia voters wanting to participate in the November General Election can vote early and in person starting today, Wednesday, October 23. West Virginia offers 10 days of early voting, including two Saturdays – October 26 and November 2. Early voting takes place in the Morgan County Courthouse in[Read More…]

by Kate Evans Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) — an acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease that attacks white-tailed deer  — is getting the attention of DNR officers and hunters as fall sets in. The disease is characterized by extensive hemorrhages and oral lesions and has been found in white-tailed deer[Read More…]

Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Mike Graney as acting secretary of West Virginia’s Department of Economic Development. Former Secretary Mitch Carmichael, who has served in the position since its creation in 2021, is stepping away to move into the private sector, the governor’s office said. “When we reshaped our thinking[Read More…]