Grandma’s Pumpkin Pie Pumpkins make great decorations for the fall. They are just right for carving that scary face to keep away evil spirits. Pumpkin season 2021 is upon us. We shouldn’t forget that pumpkins are a rich, nutritious food that can be eaten year-round. The orange color is a[Read More…]
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School buildings and grounds, athletic committees discuss facility upgrades & needs
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Schools buildings and grounds committee met at their September 28 meeting and discussed a number of projects, including building a new batting cage at Berkeley Springs High School, according to their minutes. Coach Scott Hessler said he’d worked with CNB and Close Insurance, who[Read More…]
Cacapon River film festival set for November 12
The Friends of the Cacapon River is sponsoring the first Cacapon River Environmental Short Film Festival on Saturday, November 12 from noon to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The series of environment-related films will be shown at the Star Theatre in Berkeley Springs. “The[Read More…]
Cacapon Resort State Park activities
Thursday, November 10 10 a.m. – All about Bears. How fast do black bears run? What did I do if I see a bear? Join park naturalist to learn some bear facts and impor- tant ways to help keep them wild. 1 p.m.- Woodpecker Wow. Learn about their adaptations and[Read More…]
Judge denies Secretary of State’s request to correct primary vote count before General Election
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin on Friday denied a petition from the West Virginia Secretary of State asking her to decertify the results of the May primary election so that a corrected vote total could be certified as the official results. The Secretary of State’s office[Read More…]
Schedule of Interim Committee meetings of the West Virginia Legislature at Cacapon State Park
Sunday, November 13 1 p.m. — Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability, Rumsey Room. On the agenda are presentations from the Office of Health Facilities and presentation and findings concerning the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Senator Craig Blair (R-Berkeley) and Delegate Ken Reed[Read More…]
Inwood man jailed after traffic stop
A Morgan County Sheriff’s deputy nabbed a suspected pot dealer following a traffic stop on Winchester Grade Road October 30. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Deputy Hedrick, police running stationary radar stopped a Silver Honda Accord traveling around 55 mph in a 40[Read More…]
Morgan County voters back GOP candidates at all levels on 2022 ballot
County hits 41% voter turnout Morgan County voters cast 5,316 ballots in the 2022 General Election, hitting 41.5% voter turnout, including ballots cast during early voting, through absentee voting and in-person at the county’s 13 polls on Tuesday, November 8. Election Day voting held a steady pace at precinct locations[Read More…]
Steven Ray Ullom
Steven Ray Ullom 1949-2022 Steven Ray Ullom, 73, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away on September 26, 2022. Born on July 11, 1949 in Washington, D.C. He was the son of the late Sanford Carlton Ullom and Lucille Ullom-Hottenstein. Steven retired as Senior Vice President of WJAL in 2017 after 20[Read More…]
Carolyn C. Bassford
Carolyn C. Bassford Carolyn C. Bassford (nee Enders), 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Saturday, October 29, 2022. Services were handled by Evans Life Celebration Home-Parkville.
