by Lisa Schauer About a dozen community volunteers interested in helping to preserve and maintain Berkeley Springs’ Greenway Cemetery met at the Ice House on Thursday, March 5 for an organizational session hosted by the cemetery’s operating corporation. Attendees included members of the town’s historic landmark commission, tree board, genealogical[Read More…]
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American Legion National Commander visits Berkeley Springs
Dan K. Wiley, the National Commander of the American Legion visited the Berkeley Springs American Legion on Monday, March 9. He is on a tour of the nation’s legions. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Commander Wiley is a strong advocate for The American Legion’s “Be the One” mission to prevent[Read More…]
Value of Morgan County’s tax base rises 7.6% to $1.5 billion
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Assessor’s annual Certificate of Valuation was released to taxing bodies on March 3, setting out the values of various classes of real estate, personal property and public utility property for the 2026 assessment year. Morgan County’s taxable property is valued at $1,506,704,740. That figure[Read More…]
Unhoused woman jailed after public disturbance
Morgan County Sheriff’s Department has charged a 34-year-old woman with multiple offenses following a 911 call for a domestic disturbance on Johnson’s Mill Road at about 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 1. At the scene, a man told police his ex-girlfriend came to his residence trying to retrieve property, and[Read More…]
Sheriff to research costs, process to add K-9 officer to department
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walter last month talked with County Commissioners about the possibility of adding a K-9 officer back to the Sheriff’s Department in the future. Sheriff Walter said he wanted to get a sense of whether county officials would be on board with the move[Read More…]
Students create winning county designs in voting sticker contest
A statewide contest for West Virginia 8th graders to design a sticker to promote voting in the Mountain State yielded more than 1,100 entries in 42 counties, including Morgan County. Voting in underway to pick a state winner. Warm Springs Middle School WV Studies teacher Debra Gates asked her students[Read More…]
Mountain Momma Machinery opens auction operations on Valley Road
by Lisa Schauer A new business opened recently on Valley Road in Berkeley Springs. Mountain Momma Machinery offers monthly online auctions of heavy machinery, farm equipment, work trucks, trailers and campers. Mini-excavators and tractors for sale on consignment start to fill the lot as auction time approaches on the last[Read More…]
Christie closes out 43-year career in insurance, continues community involvement
by Kate Shunney Berkeley Springs insurance agent Luke Christie spent part of last week greeting customers and friends at his State Farm insurance office, marking the final week of a 43-year career. Christie retired March 1. Christie’s insurance office at Valley Road will remain open under the direction of agent[Read More…]
Commission will vote on ambulance fee change
by Kate Shunney A third and final public hearing about a Morgan County commercial ambulance fee taking effect was held on February 18, with little public involvement but more specific discussion than at previous hearings about the proposal. Morgan County’s Ambulance Fee ordinance has not been updated in 10 years,[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Lions Club adds new members
Three new members of the Berkeley Springs Lions Club were inducted into the organization on February 10. New Lions include Jason and Dr. Leslie Hiles and Kelly Hofe. Lions Clubs International (LCI) has over 1.4 million members in 49,000 clubs in over 200 countries and geographic areas. The mission of[Read More…]
