by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioner Bill Clark was the surprise star of the evening on Thursday, September 14 as the Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce honored local people who have made an extraordinary contribution to county residents and the business community. Nine honorees took the spotlight in a[Read More…]
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EPEC to lead community conversation on human trafficking
The Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center (EPEC) will hold a public forum talk and training session about how to recognize and prevent human trafficking in Appalachia. The session will be held on Saturday, September 30 at the Star Theatre in downtown Berkeley Springs from 4 to 6 p.m. This community conversation[Read More…]
Day of Caring gives boost to projects around Morgan County
Volunteers added hands, time and talents to multiple community projects around Morgan County last Tuesday, September 12 during the United Way’s annual Day of Caring. Event coordinator Cindy Smalley said the following businesses and groups contributed their time and labor to community improvement efforts: –Valley Health – provided lunches, –Morgan[Read More…]
Cause of Paw Paw house fire still undetermined, says fire official
by Kate Evans Area firefighters responded to an evening blaze in a home on Amelia Street in Paw Paw on Tuesday, September 5. The fire was called in to Morgan County 911 Dispatch at 9:20 p.m. as a structure fire at 175 Amelia St., said Morgan County 911 Director Marshall[Read More…]
North Berkeley Rail Trail plans move to bid phase
by Trish Rudder Progress has been slow to build the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT), but the contractor bidding process has finally begun. The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) is looking for contractors to design and build the trail by using the 30% design produced by HDR, Inc., said[Read More…]
Summer brings back the hefty & stinging European hornets
by Kate Evans European hornets are giant-sized hornets that look like huge yellow-jackets and they have returned. They can be found flying at night around porch lights, guzzling at hummingbird feeders during the day, hanging around water faucets and buzzing around garbage cans looking for food. They also eat fruit[Read More…]
Warm Springs Wolves back in action
The Warm Springs Wolves were back in action Labor Day weekend at Morgan Field hosting Musselman Green and teams from Washington County, Md. The morning started with the Pee Wee taking a loss to Musselman Green with a score of 33 to 0. This coaching staff is positive this young[Read More…]
Clatterbuck crowned Miss Indian 2023
by Jamie Harris The fourth Berkeley Springs Athletic Boosters Miss Indian contest had three participants this year. Seniors Stephanie Briscoe, Ocean Clatterbuck and Amelia Riggleman. All three girls worked from May 23 to August 23 raising funds with various fundraising activities. The 2022 Miss Indian Jazmine Briscoe was on hand[Read More…]
Bees sting Indians 47-7
by Jamie Harris Last Friday, September 8 the Berkeley Springs Indians varsity football team hit the road for a trip to Marion County. The Indians came into the contest with a 0-2 record and were looking to pick up win #1 against the East Fairmont Bees. The scene was set[Read More…]
Lady Indians Soccer take out Petersburg and Keyser
by Jamie Harris After scoring their first win of the season the week before, the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians were on a mission to build on that. With high temperatures and heat index, the Lady Indians hosted the Petersburg Lady Vikings at Morgan Field last Tuesday, September 5. In a[Read More…]
