Ellen Mae Pinder 1942-2024 Ellen Mae Pinder, age 81, of Berkeley Springs W.Va., died on Wednesday, April 8, 2024, at the Winchester Medical Center while under the care of Blue Ridge Hospice. Born on May 3, 1942, in Inglewood, California, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Andrew and[Read More…]
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Michael Metcalfe Crawford
Michael Metcalfe Crawford 1944-2024 Michael Metcalfe Crawford, West Virginia Licensed Land Surveyor #534, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the Hospice Palliative Unit of the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. He was born in Dallas, Texas, on August 24, 1944, to Jeanne Wilkerson Crawford and[Read More…]
Cecil David Green
Cecil David Green 1941-2024 Cecil David Green, 83, of Paw Paw, West Virginia died Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at his home. He was born March 30, 1941 at Simpson, West Virginia and was the son of the late David Woodworth Green and Clara Lockhart Green. He served in the National Guard[Read More…]
Roger Lee Stotler, Sr.
Roger Lee Stotler, Sr. 1947-2024 Roger Lee Stotler, Sr., age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, April 8, 2024 at War Memorial Hospital. Born September 22, 1947 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Ray Melvin Stotler, Sr. and Anna Rose Maconaughey Stotler. He[Read More…]
Area fire companies battle mountain & brush fires over multiple days
by Kate Evans Area firefighters fought a number of large mountain fires and smaller brush fires this past weekend and on through Tuesday morning that were fueled by high winds and downed power lines. The initial call for a mountain fire off Pot Belly Way in Great Cacapon came in[Read More…]
Randy Lee Waugh
Randy Lee Waugh 1955-2024 Randy Lee Waugh, age 69, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, April 12, 2024 at his home. Born March 12, 1955 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Sylvester “Bud” and Mabel Regina Flowers Waugh. He attended Faith in God Chapel.[Read More…]
Brenda Mae (Boward) Kern
Brenda Mae (Boward) Kern Brenda Mae (Boward) Kern, age 84 of Slatington, Pa., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Brenda was the daughter of the late Edgar and Cora (Queen) Boward. She graduated Slatington High School in 1957. A few years after marrying the[Read More…]
Jail Oversight Committee hears staffing update, presentation on ‘justice reinvestment’
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, on Monday, heard an update regarding the “Justice Reinvestment Initiative,” from Council of State Governments Justice Center Senior Advisor, Carl Reynolds. “What I’d like to do today is very briefly tell[Read More…]
Lawmakers hear about FAFSA application issues during recent interim meeting
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia is doing better than most of the nation when it comes to the number of students filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), but there is still a decline. On Sunday, Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, chancellor[Read More…]
Messenger and American Legion to host Meet the Candidates forum this Sunday
The Morgan Messenger and American Legion Post 60 will again co-host a Meet the Candidates forum this Sunday, April 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Legion hall in Berkeley Springs. The Legion is located at 527 North Washington Street. Candidates who filed for local offices, state legislative[Read More…]
