by Trish Rudder Berkeley Springs Water was awarded second place in the Municipal Water category at the 35th Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition. Held on Saturday, February 22 at The Country Inn, the annual event had a “U.S. sweep” in the Municipal Water Category, said event producer Jill Klein[Read More…]
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Dressing up the springs
Contractors have been laying a brick walkway near the Gentlemen’s Springs in Berkeley Springs State Park as part of park upgrade projects. A park official estimated the work on this walkway would be complete around the end of the month or beginning of April. Visitors to the old Roman bathhouse[Read More…]
School mid-year financial review shows increase in revenue and expenses
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Treasurer Ann Bell told the Morgan County Board of Education there were increases in the regular levy and special levy tax collections along with salaries and benefits and some services in Fiscal Year 2025 during her Mid-Year Financial Review presentation at the March 4[Read More…]
Richard Allen “Highball” High
Richard Allen “Highball” High 1961-2025 Richard Allen “Highball” High, 63, of Berkeley Springs, passed Wednesday, February 26, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 27, 1961, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Dorothy Emmons. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by[Read More…]
School board approves budget and finance items, considers policies
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved a number of financial and budget items at their Febru- ary 4 meeting along with approving the first reading of a number of policies. HVAC pay applications The school board approved Pay Application 11-A total- ing $5,842 for the Morgan County[Read More…]
Paw Paw Lady Pirates conclude resilient season in regional playoffs
by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw Lady Pirates basketball team hit the road last Friday, February 28, to take on the #2-seeded Pendleton County Wildcats in the opening round of the Class A Region II playoffs. With their determined squad of just five players—dubbed the “Fab 5”the #7 Lady Pi-[Read More…]
West Virginia residents will need REAL ID to board an airplane starting May 7
West Virginia residents who want to board an airplane for a domestic flight will soon need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license. If their driver’s license is not REAL ID-compliant, they will need another form of approved identification, such as a passport, to board their flight or enter a secure federal[Read More…]
WV Spring Fire Season, burning restrictions returned March 1
The start of West Virginia’s annual spring fire season on Saturday, March 1, marks the return of burning restrictions. The West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) reminds residents to con- fine outdoor burning to 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., according to West Virginia State Code Chapter 20-3-5. Fires set[Read More…]
Reading & giving: library book inspires elementary students to help others
by Kate Shunney Local elementary school students decided late last month to use their power to make positive change in their own community, inspired by a library book brought to them by a volunteer reader. Read Aloud WV volunteer and longtime former teacher Linda See has been reading to Widmyer[Read More…]
School board hears Berkeley Springs High School strategic plan update, with highlights student achievements, leadership
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School Principal Mitchell Nida shared student and school achievements during his strategic plan update presentation at the February 18 Morgan County School Board meeting, which was held at the high school auditorium. The high school serves 582 students in Grades 9-12. Good things Nida[Read More…]
