Dr. Paul Battaglia 1946-2025 Dr. Paul Battaglia, LTC (Ret) U.S. Army, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of family, friends, and his loving companion of recent years Pam Hoffman, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born on June 15, 1946, in Buffalo, N.Y., Paul dedicated[Read More…]
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Free class on Reducing Stress offered March 27
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Ridge Community & Technical College are pleased to offer a free class, Reducing Stress, on Wednesday, March 27, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This engaging seminar is part of an ongoing series of informative sessions and will be held at Blue[Read More…]
County buys facility for public wellness center
by Kate Shunney Closing out two years of negotiations, planning and financial preparations, the Morgan County Building Commission on Monday officially purchased the former Ranking Fitness Center in Berkeley Springs to create a county-owned fitness and wellness center. In the Morgan County Commission meeting room on March 17, attorneys, county[Read More…]
Roy “Keith” Morris
Roy “Keith” Morris 1977-2025 Roy “Keith” Morris, 47, of Hancock, Md., passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home. Born Wednesday, July 20, 1977, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Debra (Bishop) Kerns of Hagerstown, Md. and the late Roy “Tim” Morris of North Carolina. Keith was[Read More…]
Scott Carson Whitacre
Scott Carson Whitacre 1960-2025 Scott Carson Whitacre “The Barefoot Farmer,” 64, of Slanesville, W.Va., passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at his home. Scott Carson Whitacre was born on December 24, 1960, in Winchester, Va., the son of the late JC Whitacre and Frances “Eloise” Whitacre of Whitacre, Va.[Read More…]
Bernadine Unger
Bernadine Unger 1940-2025 Bernadine Unger, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at her home. Born April 3, 1940 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Alva Cleveland and Myrtle Ollie Burton Mason. She was a homemaker. She is survived[Read More…]
Wolfgang Mehrmann
Wolfgang Mehrmann 1930-2025 Wolfgang Mehrmann, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, February 7, 2025 at his home. Mr. Mehrmann was born on April 7, 1930 in Belzig, Germany. He served with the United States Navy. Wolfgang worked as a photographer and was an active leader with Boy[Read More…]
Yang Soon “Donna’ Payne
Yang Soon “Donna’ Payne 1948-2025 Yang Soon “Donna” Payne, age 76, of Hedgesville, W.Va., passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025 at her home. She was born March 20, 1948 in Seoul, South Korea. Donna worked as a laborer at Quad Graphics. She attended beauty school in Korea. She enjoyed[Read More…]
Gary Eugene Keefer, Sr.
Gary Eugene Keefer, Sr. 1941-2025 Gary Eugene Keefer Sr. 83 of Hancock, Md., passed away March 2, 2025, at Berkeley Springs Health Care in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born March 19, 1941, in Hancock Md., he was the son of the late Roy Martin Keefer and Catherine Virginia Thompson Brake. Gary[Read More…]
Catherine Virginia Dawson
Catherine Virginia Dawson 1929-2025 Catherine Virginia Dawson, age 95, of Berkeley Springs, WV, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at her home. Born November 18, 1929 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Frank Lee and Edna Virginia Cain Bishop. She was a homemaker. She[Read More…]
