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…]
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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…]
Bath council votes to move forward with water line extension along U.S. 522 despite reservations
by Trish Rudder Town of Bath officials have put their cautious approval behind a plan to extend public water lines further south along U.S. 522 in conjunction with a sewer line extension project. Bath Councilman Tom Hall, who heads up the town’s water committee, made a motion at the March[Read More…]
Bath trash, street & public safety fees could see first hike in 20 years starting July 1
by Trish Rudder Fees paid by Town of Bath property owners for garbage collection, street care and public safety service inside the town limits are slated to go up July 1 if a second reading of new fee ordinances passes a Bath council vote. A first reading to increase the[Read More…]
School Superintendent’s resignation accepted; board advertises vacancy
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board voted to approve School Superintendent Kristen Tuttle’s resignation in their March 19 personnel actions. They also approved using technical and advertising assistance from the West Virginia School Board Association in their search for a new district superintendent. Tuttle’s resignation is effective at[Read More…]
