by Kate Shunney West Virginia lawmakers had a full menu of meetings, tours and social events during their three-day interim meetings at Cacapon State Park this week. Tours and meetings began on Sunday, November 13 with high-profile discussions on a new consultant’s report laying out how the West Virginia Department[Read More…]
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Mary Margaret McBee
Mary Margaret McBee 1940-2022 Mary Margaret McBee, age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, November 11, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. Born July 25, 1940 in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Marshall Wilton and Edith Blanche Royston Daniels. She was a member of Mt.[Read More…]
Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale
Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale 1968-2022 Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale, age 54, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 17, 1968 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Carl Linwood and Sylvia Eileen Burke Hovermale of Berkeley Springs. He had attended Highland United[Read More…]
Wade Parrill
Wade Parrill Wade Parrill, age 57, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, November 14, 2022, at Winchester Medical Center. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Darlene Louise Truax
Darlene Louise Truax 1938-2022 Darlene Louise Truax, 84, Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Va. Born August 11, 1938, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Robert T. and Gladys (Hill) Carson and the widow of Claude Truax,[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislative Interims: DHHR official says lack of agency notification may have impacted prevention and treatment plan development
State’s infant mortality rate and abortion laws discussed By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va – Due to a delay in properly reporting specific death-related information to the state’s governing bodies, there is a possibility that West Virginians have been missing out on prevention and treatment care.[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislative Interims: DHHR plan draws criticism from Committee on Government and Finance
Report opposes separating the DHHR into multiple entities By Matt Young, WV Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – The recently released W.Va. DHHR “Organization Assessment & Strategic Plan” remained a major point of contention amongst state legislators on Sunday, as both Meghan Bourne of the McCrystal Group and DHHR Cabinet[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislative Interims: WVDNR outlines scope of operation in Wildlife Management Areas, other programs
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – West Virginia Division of Natural Resources oversees 112 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), encompassing 1,485,920 acres located throughout the state, and focuses on habitat and forest management, according to information provided Sunday during the West Virginia Legislature’s November Interim meetings. Members[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislative Interims: Report finds ‘Better delivery of service to West Virginians’ key for DHHR
By Matt Young, WV Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – With the recent release of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources report – “Organization Assessment & Strategic Plan” – the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability (LOCHHRA) heard testimony Sunday from both Meghan Bourne[Read More…]
County prepares to welcome state lawmakers
WV Legislature holds interim meetings at Cacapon Morgan County’s business, tourism and elected officials are preparing to host West Virginia lawmakers early next week while legislators hold their regular interim committee meetings at Cacapon State Park November 13-15. In between committee meetings and government business updates, lawmakers will be guided[Read More…]
