West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Insurance and PEIA, on Tuesday, heard a presentation from Jeff Knight, president and CEO of The Health Plan, regarding their coverage options available through PEIA (Public Employees Insurance Agency). “We are a West Virginia-based health insurance[Read More…]
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Allison Gray sets new career homerun record
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians softball team was back in action this week with four games against some solid competition. Despite not picking up a win in any of those contests, there was some good news for the Lady Indians softball program. Senior Allison Gray set a[Read More…]
Voter registration deadline draws near for May 14 primary
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…]
Warm Springs Middle School band, choir concerts set for April 28
Warm Springs Middle School sixth grade and seventh-eighth grade bands and the middle school sixth grade and seventh-eighth grade choirs will be performing in concert on Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the Warm Springs Middle School gymnasium. Ian Helmick is the band director and Lora Hetrick is the[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs State Park to celebrate renovations
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…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Egg & Wilted Lettuce Salad
My Great-Grandmother, Arizona Henry, was mostly tolerant of my healthy eating until I told her to get rid of the bacon grease. I remember telling my Grandma to throw away the bacon grease because it was a saturated fat and it would clog her arteries. She was shocked that I[Read More…]
Morgan County Schools Superintendent search enters the interview stage
by Kate Evans Morgan County School Board president Aaron Close said on Monday that there are four finalists for the Morgan County Schools Superintendent position. School board members will interview the four candidates for superintendent during the week of April 22-26. The posting for the position closed on April 5.[Read More…]
Young Yukes to present free spring performance April 28
BlackCat Music Cooperative has announced their very popular youth vocal group, The Young Yukes, will be in concert Sunday, April 28 at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs. The show, “Tangled Up in Bloom – A Musical Mayhem” was created and fully produced by the six-member group to include song[Read More…]
Bath proposes 8.2% drop in budget for next fiscal year
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…]
Water quality violation from State Park work still being settled
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…]
