West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an abbreviated meeting of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance, on Monday, committee members heard remarks from Acting Cabinet Secretary Larry Pack with the West Virginia Department of Revenue. “We’ve got a good story to tell in West Virginia,” Pack[Read More…]
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Bringing in the May Returns to Berkeley Springs!
The fourth annual Bringing in the May will be celebrated this Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19 in Berkeley Springs State Park from 12-6 p.m. each day. Admission is free. This is a family-friendly event, so bring your favorite sprite to enjoy a tea party with the fairies, dance the Maypole,[Read More…]
Charles Trump IV elected to WV Supreme Court of Appeals; county voters re-elect Miller, choose Bohrer for Magistrate Court
Walter wins primary race for sheriff by Kate Shunney Berkeley Springs attorney and State Senator Charles Trump IV was elected on Tuesday as the first West Virginia Supreme Court justice from Morgan County. Trump was unopposed in his candidacy for the state’s highest court to fill the seat to be[Read More…]
U.S. Silica could sell to investment firm for $1.85 billion
by Kate Shunney U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc., the owners of the sandmine operation north of Berkeley Springs, have said they are in the midst of an agreement to sell to affiliates of Apollo Funds – a global investment firm. In a press release issued on April 26, company officials said[Read More…]
Measles case didn’t spread, says state health department
The West Virginia Department of Health (DH) said cooperation from the public successfully contained the first case of measles reported in 15 years in late April. May 10 marked the last day when all first-degree contacts with the infected individual passed their monitoring period. The case linked to international travel[Read More…]
State could ask truckers to use existing U.S. 522 even after first section of bypass opens
by Trish Rudder & Kate Shunney Town of Bath Mayor Scott Merki and town officials have raised serious concerns about how traffic from a new U.S. 522 Bypass will get in and around downtown Berkeley Springs when it opens. Division of Highways officials had previously said they expect to open[Read More…]
McClintock named new Elementary Education Director for county
by Kate Evans Summer McClintock, current Pleasant View Elementary Principal and county Elementary Academic Coach, transferred to a position as Morgan County Schools pre-K Elementary Education Director beginning July 1. The school board approved her hiring as director at the May 7 meeting. Longtime Elementary Education, Pre-K and Federal Programs[Read More…]
Town to charge festival fee vendors $35 for multi-day events
by Trish Rudder The first reading of Ordinance 2024-04-01 was passed by the Bath Town Council on May 7 that will charge participating vendors a set fee of $35 in multi-day festivals. Vendors participating in single day events will pay the same fee of $20 as it is now. If[Read More…]
Weekend spraying targeted spongy moth caterpillars
by Kate Shunney As predicted by forestry and agricultural experts, this year’s emergence of spongy moth (formerly known as gypsy moth) caterpillars is bigger and more destructive than last year. The caterpillars, which eat the foliage of hardwood trees and other flora, pose a noticeable risk to forested areas in[Read More…]
Voters take to precincts to close out primary election
Morgan County voters who hadn’t yet cast ballots during early voting days were heading to the county’s 13 precinct polling places on Tuesday, May 14. New voting machines were in place, using a paper ballot receipt and electronic tabulating. Voters are picking party nominees for political offices from U.S. President[Read More…]
