by Trish Rudder After a two-year intermission because of the COVID pandemic, the WVU Extension Master Gardeners of Morgan County will host the annual Morgan County Plant Fair in Berkeley Springs State Park on Friday, May 6 from 9-6 and Saturday, May 7 from 9-4. At the April 5 Town of Bath Council meeting, the […]

by Jamie Harris In what could be considered a marathon week the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians softball team played seven games in six days. Berkeley Springs picked up four wins out of the seven games to improve their 2022 record to 6-11. Allison Gray catches the ball on the fly while a host of Lady […]

Monday’s snowstorm accumulated enough slush to make travel on local roads dangerous for many drivers in the afternoon and evening hours. Three to five inches of snow piled up over as many hours, making sidewalks and roads slick. Main streets were cleared but secondary roads were difficult to navigate, according to residents in the outer […]

by Kate Evans As the beginning of spring turns minds to planting and gardening, Morgan County students are learning the joy of working with their hands, planting tiny seeds in soil and watching little green seedlings grow in several county school greenhouses. Intermediate school Amie Tutor, West Virginia University Extension Youth Health Educator, uses the […]

Young ball players from Paw Paw will spend more time on the field this spring, playing both at home and on the road as part of the Hampshire County Little League. Paw Paw has two teams this spring – a tee ball group and a coach-pitch, or coach ball, team.  Team play will be split […]

The Morgan Messenger and American Legion Post 60 will again co-host a Meet the Candidates forum this Sunday, April 24 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Legion hall in Berkeley Springs. The hall is located at 527 North Washington Street. All candidates who filed for local office and are on the May 10 […]

My Egg Custard Pie We always seemed to have an abundance of milk and eggs in our refrigerator when I was a kid. To use up the leftover milk and eggs, my Great Grandmother Arizona Henry would make an egg custard pie. My grandma, on occasion, would change this recipe by adding coconut or exchanging […]

BlackCat Music Cooperative is hosting a community music performance at the MAC Ice House outdoor stage on Saturday, April 23 at 4 p.m. The theme is “Here Comes The Sun”  and will feature multiple performers, from ages 8 to 80, singing and strumming some of your favorite songs as well as an original or two. Welcome […]

Patricia Lee Smith 1960-2022 Patricia “Patty” Lee Smith, 62, formerly of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away on March 3, 2022 at Dawn View Nursing Home in Fort Ashby, W.Va. Born February 1, 1960 in West Palm Beach, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Richard Marshall and Nancy Tavenner. She was preceded in death […]

Mary Virginia Banks Nichols 1925-2022 Mary Virginia Banks Nichols passed peacefully into eternal life on April 12, 2022, at the age of 96. She was a long-time resident of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Born on June 30, 1925, in Hagerstown, Maryland, Mary was raised in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, the daughter of Washington Grove Banks […]