A Berkeley Springs man who is the primary suspect in a December 13 bank robbery in Winchester, Va. turned himself into authorities in Texas on Christmas Day. Logan Carl Heironimus, 27, has been awaiting extradition from Killeen, Texas back to Virginia to face robbery charges under an arrest warrant obtained[Read More…]
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The Elf Shack gets a garland cutting grand opening
by Trish Rudder On December 20, the Bath Christmas Project Inc. board members and the volunteers that helped to renovate the building called the Elf Shack, met with the Morgan County Commissioners Bill Clark, Joel Tuttle, Commission president Sean Forney and the Town of Bath, Mayor Scott Merki to celebrate[Read More…]
A permanent blessings box is planned for the Town of Bath
by Trish Rudder The parking meter decoration “The Blessings Box” on East Fairfax Street got so much positive feedback, the Bath Town Council intends to make it a permanent fixture. At the December 19, council meeting, Bath Municipal Court Clerk Breauna Farris said because the community responded to it and[Read More…]
VFW Post 4019 donates $10,000 to Hospice
Members and families of VFW Post 4019 in Berkeley Springs have raised funds for Hospice of the Panhandle during recent events. Post members presented their donation to Hospice just before Christmas. Pictured, from left, are Maria Lorensen, development director of Hospice of the Panhandle; Patrick Broderick, trustee; Mark Jordan, senior[Read More…]
Janice Muriel Coghill Clingerman
Janice Muriel Coghill Clingerman 1948-2023 Janice Muriel Coghill Clingerman, age 75, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born August 12, 1948 in Tappahannock, Va., she was the daughter of the late Scott Merle and Marjorie Taylor Coghill. She was a member of Mt.[Read More…]
Bernard Burgess Jones
Bernard Burgess Jones 1936-2023 Bernard Burgess Jones, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born February 23, 1936 in Williamson, W.Va., he was the son of the late Edward Hollis and Hazy Parsade Carroll Jones. He[Read More…]
Mary Ellen Rich
Mary Ellen Rich 1940-2023 Mary Ellen Rich, age 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born May 27, 1940 in Amaranth, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Marion and Martha Dawson Farris. She attended Trinity United Methodist Church.[Read More…]
Kenneth Lee Fleegle
Kenneth Lee Fleegle 1984-2023 Kenneth Lee Fleegle, age 39, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, December 14, 2023 in Hagerstown, Md. Born December 14, 1984 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of James Lee Fleegle of Berkeley Springs and Teresa Lynn Barker of Berkeley Springs. He was a[Read More…]
Rhonda Lea Kidwell Clem
Rhonda Lea Kidwell Clem 1959-2023 Rhonda Lea (Kidwell) Clem, a force of a woman, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 22 after battling recurrent cancer for the last seven and a half years. She was 64. Rhonda was born December 8, 1959, in Winchester, Virginia as the second, and[Read More…]
WV Press presenting Legislative Lookahead Friday, Jan. 5
The West Virginia Press Association will host the 2024 Legislative Lookahead at the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex. Print, broadcast and online media will get a preview of the legislative session and updates on economic development and healthcare. The 2024 60-day regular session of the West Virginia Legislature runs[Read More…]
