A neighbor called 911 last Friday, September 30 to report an active physical domestic disturbance at a residence on Williams Street that landed two people in jail. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Lt. S.A. Place of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, police arrived[Read More…]
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Roy’s helps police nab accused thief
A Morgan County Sheriff’s officer has apprehended a man accused of stealing over $35,000 from the bank account of a person who died back in January. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Circuit Court by Capt. Tim Stapleton, the victim’s heir notified police last month someone living[Read More…]
Feds award $3.2 million for Berkeley Springs sewer & water line extension
by Kate Shunney A planned extension of public water and sewer lines along U.S. 522 south of Ridersville Cycle will go ahead with an announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $3.2 million for the project. The department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) said the funds are specifically meant[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — My Apple Sauce for Apple Butter Week
My Apple Sauce for Apple Butter Week My Great Grandmother Arizona Henry loved the Apple Butter Festival. Every year we had our Annual Apple Butter meal with family from out of town. We would walk around the festival all day and then come home to a feast. We called this[Read More…]
47th Apple Butter Festival returns with new attractions
One of the largest and longest running fall festivals in West Virginia, the 47th annual Apple Butter Festival in historic Berkeley Springs, is making its triumphant return. The festival is this Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, and is a family tradition for tens of thousands of folks every[Read More…]
County pursues grant to buy 75 new voting machines
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Clerk’s office is applying for a federal grant to buy 75 new voting machines for county elections. Last Tuesday, September 27, the Morgan County Commission approved a resolution allowing Clerk Kim Nickles to make the application for funds from the Help America Vote Act[Read More…]
Water Works awaiting waiver for operator deficiency
by Trish Rudder The Berkeley Springs Water Works (BSWW), the town-owned water department, sent a public announcement notice to all its customers to let them know the West Virginia Health Department found the plant to be in violation of a state drinking water requirement. The “Operator Deficiency” violation was found[Read More…]
Community newspaper reporting and content have never been more relevant
Brett Wesner, Chair National Newspaper Association Newspaper reporting and content have never been more relevant. We all have stories of readers desperately seeking reliable information about COVID-19 during the pandemic and turning to us to deliver accurate national and state health departments’ evolving assessments as well as local reporting on[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Manchin and Capito announced $5,764,995 from the Appalachian Regional Commission for three projects across West Virginia
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,764,995 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for three projects across West Virginia. The funding will support expanding essential water service in Clay County, conducting a[Read More…]
Teen’s mental health project creates high school dance & movement room
by Kate Evans Jillian Fortney, Berkeley Springs High School junior, has created a dance and focused movement room at Berkeley Springs High School for her Girl Scout Gold Award “Moving for Teen Mental Health” project. Fortney is also spreading information about teen mental health and ways for teens to cope[Read More…]
