by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners voted last Wednesday, March 27 to approve a $13,395,924 fiscal year budget for 2025 and submit it to state officials. This year’s budget still includes several large line items not usually on hand, including $2.86 million in ARPA funds – federal money distributed to[Read More…]
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Harold Jennings “H.J.” Omps
Harold Jennings “H.J.” Omps 1936-2024 Harold Jennings “H.J.” Omps, 87, of Bloomery, W.Va., passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jennings was born in 1936 in Bloomery, W.Va., son of the late Raymond and Bessie Omps. He was a graduate of Capon Bridge[Read More…]
Nancy Virginia Rhodes
Nancy Virginia Rhodes 1946-2024 Nancy Virginia Rhodes, 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at her home. Nancy was born on October 22, 1946 in Winchester, Va., the daughter of the late Wilson W. Crouse, Sr. and Maxine V. Whitacre Crouse. She was a 1965 graduate[Read More…]
Margaret Marie Hutchinson
Margaret Marie Hutchinson 1927-2024 Margaret Marie Hutchinson, age 96, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born March 31, 1927 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lewis and Rebecca[Read More…]
Emmett Milton Capper II
Emmett Milton Capper II Emmett Milton Capper II, age 85 of West Bloomfield, passed away February 20, 2024. He was born in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia to Emmett and Lottie (nee: Unger) Capper. Born and raised in his hometown, Emmett was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School. Shortly after[Read More…]
State trooper suffers head injury in collision Tuesday
by Kate Shunney A West Virginia State Police trooper stationed with the Berkeley Springs detachment suffered a serious head injury that required medical treatment at Winchester Medical Center on Tuesday night following a crash with a dump truck in Great Cacapon. A Morgan County Sheriff’s deputy picked up on signs[Read More…]
How did the jelly bean get into the Easter basket?
by Trish Rudder Even though the jelly bean has been around since the 1800s, it became associated with the Easter holiday during the 1930s, and was most likely due to its egg-like shape. According to Bethany Moncel of Spruce Eats, “jelly beans remain one of the most common Easter candies[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Track takes first in county win over Paw Paw
by Jamie Harris Last Tuesday, March 19, the 2024 track season kicked off as Berkeley Springs hosted Morgan County neighbor Paw Paw in the first head to head dual track meet in recent memory. Both the Indians and Pirates were ready to showcase their talent and the event turned into[Read More…]
Parsell’s walk off homerun leads Lady Indians past Hancock
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians softball team was back on the diamond this past week with a road trip to Class A A A Spring Mills and homes games with Class AAA Hedgesville and Maryland 1A Hancock. Last Monday, March 18 the Lady Indians hit the road[Read More…]
County distributes extra state funding for EMS salaries, fire companies
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners voted last Wednesday, March 20 on distribution of two separate state-provided funds to the county’s EMS provider and four fire stations. Morgan County received $143,000 from West Virginia’s EMS Salary Enhancement Fund, created by legislators last year to boost the pay of emergency medical[Read More…]
