by Kate Evans The Morgan County Observatory Foundation plans to reopen the observatory on Sunday, September 4 during Labor Day weekend. An open house will be held from 3-5 p.m. with a variety of activities. A star party with telescope viewing will take place that night starting around 9:30 p.m., weather permitting, said observatory foundation […]
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School board pursuing grant to add electric school buses
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Transportation Director Tammy Painter told the Morgan County School Board at their August 16 meeting that they are working on getting a five-year grant to purchase five electric school buses every year over the course of five years. Painter said that while grants are given out in a lottery […]
Box truck fire shuts down Paw Paw Road
Fire engulfed a rental box truck on Friday, August 19 despite the driver’s attempt to put the fire out, and shut down traffic access along Paw Paw Road for several hours as responders worked on the scene. The remains of the truck were hauled away by Skeeter’s Autobody, and included just the basic shell of […]
County fire companies can bill for service
by Kate Shunney After months of discussion, negotiations with county fire companies and a public hearing, the Morgan County Commission voted last Wednesday, August 17 to give fire companies the option to bill property owners for their services. First proposed in December 2021, the ordinance would allow any of the county’s four volunteer fire companies, […]
Empire Cheer named Grand Marshals of ‘22 Apple Butter Festival Parade
The 47th Annual Apple Butter Festival has named Empire Cheer as the grand marshal for the 2022 parade. In just five years, the local group has gone from one team practicing in a church, to five teams with over 60 first place banners and 18 national titles in their own practice facility. This year’s Apple […]
Charles Lloyd Frederick, Sr.
Charles Lloyd Frederick, Sr. 1938-2022 Charles Lloyd Frederick, Sr. passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in Hagerstown, Md., at the age of 83. He was born to Charles Edward and Mary E. Fleece Frederick on November 7, 1938 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was preceded in death by his four siblings and his wife […]
Gary Douglas Miller
Gary Douglas Miller 1940-2022 Gary Douglas Miller, age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, August 22, 2022 at his home while under the care of the Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 20, 1940 in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Charles Edward “Junior” Miller, Jr. and Myra Lee Bageant […]
Sharon Louise Bishop Prifogle
Sharon Louise Bishop Prifogle 1946-2022 Sharon Louise Bishop Prifogle, 75, of Paw Paw, West Virginia died Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at UPMC Western Maryland Health Center in Cumberland. She was born August 30, 1946 in Cumberland and was the daughter of the late Charles Bishop and Gretchen Louise (Baughman) Bishop Smith. Sharon was a Registered […]
Cathy Suzanne Baden
Cathy Suzanne Baden 1953-2022 Cathy Suzanne Baden, 68, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born September 9, 1953, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Mary Catherine Mazingo Munson, and the widow of Charles T. Baden. She was a 1971 graduate […]
It’s Stacy–Healthy Eats: Tomato Pie
My Great Grandmother Arizona Henry’s favorite food was always tomatoes. We always had a bushel of tomatoes sitting on the back porch. She started her day with a glass of tomato juice. My grandma was always looking for ways to use up tomatoes before they got rotten, and tomato pie made everyone happy. My sister […]
