by Kate Evans The brutal early September heat raised the issue of the lack of air conditioning in the Paw Paw Schools gymnasium during sports games and events. The Morgan Messenger was contacted by an individual attending the Tuesday evening September 5 Paw Paw Schools volleyball game about it being[Read More…]
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Starting Points Empty Bowls event is September 22 at the American Legion
by Kate Evans Morgan County Starting Points annual Empty Bowls fundraiser will be held on Friday, September 22 from 5-7 p.m. at the Alderton-Dawson American Legion in Berkeley Springs. All of the Empty Bowls proceeds benefit the Starting Points Mealtime Community Kitchen. Donations of soups made at local restaurants will be[Read More…]
County officials approve Farmland Protection purchase, other actions
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners on September 6 approved the purchase of a 123-acre agricultural easement by the Morgan County Farmland Protection Board along Winchester Grade Road. The easement, which puts the farm into permanent agricultural use, will cost the board $1,500 per acre, for a total of $185,115[Read More…]
Grand Jury indicts 17 in fall term
Members of the Morgan County Grand Jury last Tuesday returned criminal indictments against 17 individuals on felony and misdemeanor charges, ranging from financial fraud to firearms charges and child neglect. Wanton endangerment & battery Jeremy R. Dudley, 37, of Lusby, Md., was indicted for wanton endangerment, three counts of grand[Read More…]
Phyllis Ivalee Jackson
Phyllis Ivalee Jackson 1935-2023 Phyllis Ivalee Jackson, a beloved member of the Berkeley Springs, W.Va. community, passed away on September 6, 2023, at the age of 88. She was born on May 31, 1935, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., to Lee Beddow and Sarah Rosalie Lafollette Beddow. Phyllis was a loving[Read More…]
Vesta Glendora Maravelis
Vesta Glendora Maravelis 1933-2023 Vesta Glendora Maravelis, age 89, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 14, 1933, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Berman and Ida Belle (Barnhart)[Read More…]
Timothy Lynn Stotler
Timothy Lynn Stotler 1953-2023 Timothy Lynn Stotler, 69, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Born December 7, 1953, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Rumsey Bill Stotler and Elsie Bell (Werdebaugh) Stotler. Tim was[Read More…]
Charles K. Chenoweth
Charles K. Chenoweth 1962-2023 Charles Kenneth Chenoweth (Chuck), 60, died on Saturday, September 2, 2023. The funeral service was held at American Legion, Berkeley Springs on September 8. Arrangements were by the Giffin Funeral Home & Crematory in Capon Bridge, W.Va.
Betsy Miles named executive director of the West Virginia Press Association
WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Betsy Miles will be the next executive director of the West Virginia Press Association, which was established shortly after the Civil War and serves as the newspaper industry representative for the state’s 69 newspapers. Miles has been assistant executive director and advertising director[Read More…]
WVU President Gee addresses ‘misrepresentations’ of WVU Transformation work during Faculty Senate meeting
WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University released a statement from President Gordon Gee based on his prepared remarks to members of the Faculty Senate about misrepresentations related to ongoing Transformation efforts during a Monday (Sept. 11) meeting at the College of Law. “Since my arrival at West Virginia University, I have spoken consistently about three critical missions[Read More…]
