Crews with Berkeley Springs Water Works helped a crane navigate a broken water pump and its components out the roof of the treatment plant building on Wilkes Street last Friday morning, April 19. Removal of the pump and its attached casing was necessary to get the machinery in the hands[Read More…]

The Morgan County Grand Jury indicted 14 individuals when they met for the spring term last Tuesday, April 16. Charges ranged from financial exploitation to felony drug dealing and domestic assault. Those who were indicted will be arraigned in Morgan County Circuit, where they’ll enter a plea of guilt or[Read More…]

West Virginia residents have until Tuesday, April 23 to register to vote in the May 14 primary election, update their address or change their party affiliation. Voter registration and changes can be made with the Morgan County Clerk’s office on the first floor of the county courthouse, or through the[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder The completion of the improvements to Berkeley Springs State Park will be celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 19 at 1 p.m. in the park. Construction of the Berkeley Springs State Park Improvements Project began last fall and entailed upgrades to the Warm Springs Run[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath proposed budget of $838,813 was decreased by $74,918, or 8.2%, for fiscal year 2024-25. The proposed budget for Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 was published in The Morgan Messenger in the last two editions. The proposed budget was to[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder A meeting in Romney was held last Thursday, April 11 to discuss the problem caused in the Berkeley Spring State Park Warm Springs Run last fall when the contractor disrupted the sediment by throwing dirt back in the stream. A fish kill in Warm Springs Run resulted[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder Planting a tiny forest to celebrate Arbor Day will welcome volunteers to plant trees and shrubs on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Berkeley Springs Depot. Town of Bath Councilwoman Rebecca MacLeod said the tiny forest will be dedicated to the late Gale[Read More…]

by Kate Evans Area firefighters fought a number of large mountain fires and smaller brush fires this past weekend and on through Tuesday morning that were fueled by high winds and downed power lines. The initial call for a mountain fire off Pot Belly Way in Great Cacapon came in[Read More…]

The Morgan Messenger and American Legion Post 60 will again co-host a Meet the Candidates forum this Sunday, April 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Legion hall in Berkeley Springs. The Legion is located at 527 North Washington Street. Candidates who filed for local offices, state legislative[Read More…]

by Geoff Fox Midafternoon turned into late evening on Monday as a total eclipse darkened the skies on April 8. The eclipse itself started just after 2:30 p.m. in the area. Around 3:19 p.m., the sun was 92% totally eclipsed. It lasted until after 4 p.m. Schools in the area[Read More…]