by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School English teacher Ben Kase was hired as the new Warm Springs Middle School Assistant Principal at the August 15 Morgan County School Board meeting. Former middle school Assistant Principal Becky Harden resigned her position at the end of August 3. Kase has taught[Read More…]
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Md. police say Berkeley Springs man killed in crash last Thursday
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said it is looking for the driver of a vehicle that crashed in the Adamstown area of Frederick County, Maryland early Thursday, August 17. The crash killed a passenger in the vehicle but the driver fled, said police. The front-seat passenger, Kelby Ryan Lester, 24,[Read More…]
Bertha “Lue” Keefer
Bertha “Lue” Keefer 1930-2023 Bertha “Lue” Lucille (Reed) Keefer, 92, Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at her home August 16, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born September 12, 1930, at Millstone, Md., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Hilda Mae Gordon Reed and the stepdaughter of[Read More…]
Beth Ann Shaver
Beth Ann Shaver 1966-2023 Beth Ann Shaver, 57, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, August 18, 2023 at the UPMC Western Maryland Hospital in Cumberland, Md. Beth was born on April 25, 1966, in Laurel, Md., the daughter of Robert A. Miller, Sr. of Bridgeville, Del., and the late[Read More…]
Delmar Edward Hoschar
Delmar Edward Hoschar 1953-2023 Delmar Edward Hoschar, age 69, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, August 14, 2023 at his home. Born September 17, 1953 in Ravenswood, W.Va., he was the son of the late Jesse Issiac and Lalia Gertrude Dillon Hoschar. He was a Christian. Delmar attended schools[Read More…]
W.Va. Nursery and Landscape Association registers ‘Strong Disapproval’ of WVU’s proposed cutbacks to Landscape Architecture Program
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) registered its “strong disapproval” to leaders at West Virginia University (WVU) for its proposed elimination of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in Landscape Architecture and the reduction of staff in Soil and Plant Sciences from[Read More…]
Employee of The Health Plan receives lifesaving kidney from coworker
WV Press Release Sharing WHEELING, W.Va. – The Health Plan (THP) is sharing the inspiring story of one of its employees who selflessly donated a kidney to a colleague in need of a life-saving transplant. The remarkable journey began when Heather Jones learned her colleague Susan Klinkoski needed a kidney transplant[Read More…]
President Gee welcomes WVU students, faculty, staff to start the academic year
WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee sent a letter to faculty, staff and students on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the fall semester, acknowledging the University’s ongoing transformation and urging the WVU community to support one another. Read the letter below and at presidentgee.wvu.edu: Aug. 16, 2023 Dear[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Marshall School of Pharmacy to present white coats to first-year pharmacy students on Friday at 2 p.m.
WV Press Release Sharing HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has issued the following media advisory: The Marshall University School of Pharmacy will formally welcome its first-year pharmacy students at its 12th annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 18, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall in Huntington. During the event, students will be presented[Read More…]
Media Advisory: New River Community College Partners with Friday Night Medical Time Out to elevate safety measures for local high school athletes
WV Press Release Sharing BEAVER, W.Va. – As part of a strategic collaboration, New River Community and Technical College will be joining forces with Friday Night Medical Time Out to enhance safety protocols for local high school athletes. On Monday, Aug. 21, at Shady Spring High School, New River CTC Paramedic students will be[Read More…]
