Paw Paw Mayor Darlene Abe will have no challenges to her re-election bid this June, but Paw Paw council seats attracted interest during the candidate filing period. Candidates interested in running for office in Paw Paw filed paperwork to enter the race earlier this month. The candidate filing period ended[Read More…]
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Paw Paw Little League kicks off 2023 season
Paw Paw’s Little League teams are ready for action on the diamond as the 2023 baseball season gets underway. Three levels of baseball play will be seen on the home field in Paw Paw, located off Winchester Street. The T-Ball team, coached by Danielle Brandenburg and Jessica Rae Dick, includes[Read More…]
State lifts outdoor burn ban
West Virginia officials have lifted a weeklong outdoor burn ban put in place after a long dry period raised fire hazards to a dangerous level. On Monday, April 24, Governor Jim Justice announced the ban on burning outdoors was over, but normal spring burning laws remain in effect. Burning forestland,[Read More…]
Bath Police Department hires two officers
by Trish Rudder Two “seasoned” police officers were hired and sworn in by Town of Bath Mayor Scott Merki, said Berkeley Springs Police Chief Bill Carper. Ronald L. Gardner and Charles D. Hess joined the force on April 11. Chief Carper, who was hired in early March has hit the[Read More…]
School Superintendent’s contract approved for four more years
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board voted unanimously to elect Morgan County Schools Superintendent Kristen Tuttle to serve a four-year term as Superintendent beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027. The board’s action came at the April 18 school board meeting after a brief executive session to[Read More…]
Rosa Lynn Buser
Rosa Lynn Buser Rosa Lynn Buser, 37, passed suddenly from this life into eternal life with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 20, 2023 surrounded by her family and loved ones. Rosa was a spirited country girl through and through. She grew up in Wayne County, West Virginia, and[Read More…]
Col. Juan Fontanes
Col. Juan Fontanes 1936-2023 Col. Juan “John” Fontanes, Texas State Guard (ret.), passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023. He was a resident of San Antonio, Texas and Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and a former resident of Hondo, Texas. Born June 28, 1936, in Bronx, New York. N.Y., he was the son[Read More…]
Gilbert Linwood Kerr
Gilbert Linwood Kerr 1932-2023 Gilbert Linwood “Gil” Kerr, age 90, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Sterling Care at South Mountain in Boonsboro, Md. while under the care of Hospice of Washington County. Born October 21, 1932 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the[Read More…]
Cindy Ann Stumpff
Cindy Ann Stumpff 1961-2023 Cindy Ann Stumpff, age 61, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, April 17, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born September 15, 1961 in Covington, Ky., she was the daughter of the late[Read More…]
WVU student engineers partner with Costa Rican community where ecotourism has strained sewage systems
WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University students will partner with the ecotourism destination of Monteverde, Costa Rica, to address its stressed sewage problem, which includes undersized and aging septic tanks and untreated water from sinks and washing machines. During the summers of 2024-2026, WVU graduate students from the Benjamin M. Statler College[Read More…]
