Elvarine Vanorsdale 1940-2023 Elvarine Vanorsdale, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2023, at the age of 83. She was surrounded by her loving family at her home in Hancock, Maryland. Born on April 15, 1940, in Hagerstown, Maryland, Elvarine was the daughter of the late John and Betsy Shifflett Morris.[Read More…]
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Morgan County Expo set for Saturday with music, art and family activities
by Kate Evans The 2023 Morgan County Expo is happening this Saturday, July 29 at Berkeley Springs State Park and the Country Inn from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The family event features art, musical entertainment, exhibits, food, crafts, a watermelon-eating contest at 11 a.m., the 4-H cake auction at[Read More…]
New Bath council members take seats on town committees
by Trish Rudder The 2023 Bath Town Council — Scott Merki, mayor; Susan Webster, town recorder; councilwomen Elizabeth Skinner, Rebecca MacLeod and Mary Lynn Hickey and councilmen Tom Hall and Greg Schene – have been assigned by Mayor Merki to act as committee chairs or to serve as committee members[Read More…]
Bath receives $55,000 grant for stormwater management on former industrial train depot lot
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath has been awarded a $55,400 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust from the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns Award Program for the installation of stormwater management practices to revitalize the Berkeley Springs Depot lot. The innovative design will turn the eastern portion[Read More…]
School board okays facility, food service actions, considers policies
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved a bid extension for food service for the 2023-2024 school year to Gordon’s Food Service. Their action took place at their July 18 meeting. School officials said it was the final year for the food service bid extension and that it[Read More…]
Pleasant View community gets Little Free Library
by Kate Evans For those who love to read in the Pleasant View community, there’s a new source of books to explore without going too far. Pleasant View Elementary now has a Little Free Library at the school where people can access books to read any time. It’s located along[Read More…]
Man sentenced for armed robbery at River Road, others enter pleas and get jail time
Multiple individuals have entered pleas in felony criminal cases and been sentenced by Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin in Morgan County Circuit Court. David Gerhard, 31, was sentenced for multiple felonies associated with an armed robbery on River Road in 2022. Judge Debra McLaughlin sentenced Gerhard to five years in prison[Read More…]
State releases broadband plans, asks for citizen feedback, suggestions
The West Virginia Office of Broadband released the first draft of the State Digital Equity Plan, which is available for public comment. The public comment period is open and will close Monday, August 21. The West Virginia Digital Equity Plan can be viewed online at broadband.wv.gov and at internetforallwv.wv.gov. Feedback[Read More…]
Multifest bringing family friendly festival to downtown Charleston
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The state’s largest and longest-running multicultural festival, Multifest, is returning to the Capital City this summer. Now in its 33rd year, the family friendly festival will take place in downtown Charleston at the Haddad Riverfront Park from Aug. 3 through Aug. 6. This[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in support of Mountain Valley Pipeline
WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, filed an Amicus Curiae — Friend of the Court — brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s, emergency application to vacate the stays of[Read More…]
