The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the country, and blood donors are urged to make a donation appointment to help[Read More…]
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Pfeffer chosen for West Virginia All-State Band
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School senior Mich Pfeffer applied for and has been accepted into the highly prestigious West Virginia All-State Band. Pfeffer is the Berkeley Springs High School band drum major and plays flute as her main instrument. High school band director Bob Myers said Pfeffer auditioned[Read More…]
Downtown state park upgrades nearly complete
A long-awaited project to improve sidewalks, repair stone retaining walls and replace a bridge structure to reduce flooding in Berkeley Springs State Park is substantially complete. Contractors hauled away their heavy equipment and removed fencing late last week ahead of the weekend snowstorm. Park officials said there is still some[Read More…]
Morgan County receives first payment from opioid lawsuit settlements
Attorney General and State Auditor advise local governments about use of funds by Kate Shunney Morgan County officials have received $482,800 from the settlement of several lawsuits against pharmacies and drug distributors for their role in the opioid crises that has crippled communities across West Virginia. Commissioners do not yet[Read More…]
It’s Stacy — Healthy Eats: Easy Peasy Microwave Carrots
Easy Peasy Microwave Carrots My Great Grandma, Arizona Henry, never cooked anything in a microwave. She could not afford one, and she did not have the room for it in her small kitchen. Most of us remember how big they were in the 1980s and 1990s. As prices and size[Read More…]
Bath’s Historic Landmarks group working with state to preserve town’s status
by Trish Rudder At the January 2, Town of Bath council meeting, Ryan Rebant, the Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) treasurer, said he contacted Meredith Dreistadt, the Certified Local Government (CLG) coordinator for the state Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The Bath Town Council received a letter from SHPO in late October[Read More…]
Bath asks highway officials for pedestrian protections, gets mixed answers
by Trish Rudder At January 2 Bath Town Council meeting , Mayor Scott Merki said the letter from the state Division of Highways (DOH) regarding pedestrian crosswalks on U.S. 522 and reducing the speed limit on Wilkes Street was “perplexing.” In prior phone conversations with the DOH chief engineer of[Read More…]
Forney is Commission President for 2024; county approves staff & expenses
by Kate Shunney Sean Forney will serve as President of the Morgan County Commission for 2024, following a vote during the commission’s organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 3. This will be the third year that Forney serves as the top county representative. On Wednesday, Commissioners Forney, Bill Clark and Joel[Read More…]
First snow, and then a second one
The new year’s first winter storm delivered on forecasts, dropping five to eight inches of snow across Morgan County on Saturday, January 6. Snow began after daylight and fell steadily throughout the day, closing businesses early and presenting a challenge to the Division of Highways as they cleared primary and[Read More…]
Calvin Frederick Hoffman
Calvin Frederick Hoffman 1930-2023 Calvin Frederick Hoffman, age 93, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 28, 1930 in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Malcom Hoffman and the late[Read More…]
