CommuniCare Health Services buys Stonerise nursing homes by Kate Shunney Stonerise Berkeley Springs, Morgan County largest nursing home and rehab center, has been purchased by an Ohio-based company called CommuniCare Health Services. In a press release dated July 6, officials with Stonerise announced that CommuniCare has bought the West Virginia company’s 17 health care centers, […]
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Old cemetery in new hands
by Kate Shunney One of Morgan County’s historic graveyards is now part of the Town of Bath, following a multi-step annexation process. Last Wednesday, July 6, the Morgan County Commissioners held a public hearing and voted to approve the request to move the Old English Cemetery into the Bath town limits. Attorney Richard Gay and […]
Air conditioning outage at Senior Center affects multiple groups
Long-term fix is expensive by Kate Evans The air conditioning at the Senior Life Services of Morgan County building — the former U.S. Silica in Berkeley Springs — hasn’t been working right for over six weeks. The entire facility was affected at first, but repair work was done that fixed the air conditioning in half […]
McClintock is new Pleasant View principal
by Kate Evans Summer McClintock, current Morgan County Schools elementary academic coach and former Pleasant View Elementary fourth grade teacher, was named the new Pleasant View Elementary Principal at the July 5 Morgan County School Board meeting. Former longtime Pleasant View Principal Keri Cunningham Chilcote resigned at the end of June 15. In her new […]
School board approves changes of personnel at county schools
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved resignations, hires and additional duty for school personnel at their July 5 meeting. The board accepted the resignation of Ginnie Molnar from her longtime role as Widmyer Elementary Assistant Principal. Her resignation was effective June 27. Les Morris resigned as halftime Berkeley Springs High School credit […]
Registration still open for MC After 3 Summer Camp at Cacapon State Park
by Kate Evans The eighth annual MC After 3 Summer Camp is set for July 25-August 5 at Cacapon State Park Morgan County students entering sixth through twelfth grade are eligible to attend the free summer camp, which runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Registration is still open for the free camp. […]
Chip Shots – Shifting Gears
Shifting gears by Jim Buzzerd Last week USC and UCLA announced they were leaving the PAC 12 to join the Big 10. About a year ago Oklahoma and Texas announced they were leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC. In each case these announcements came as a complete surprise to the world of college […]
Litten, Smith & Close sworn in for new school board term
by Kate Evans Incumbent Morgan County School Board members Aaron Close and Laura Smith and newly elected school board member Justin Litten were sworn into office in a Wednesday, June 29 ceremony at the school board office. Morgan County Commissioner Joel Tuttle administered the oaths of office and congratulated each on their reelection/election to the […]
Police still searching for pair in Tuesday burglaries, thefts
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is still searching for a local woman and man in connection with a larceny incident in Great Cacapon on Tuesday, June 28. Residents in the area of Milo School Road and Youngblood Road reported seeing and hearing law enforcement officers in vehicles and in helicopters searching the area for hours. […]
Man gets jail time for fleeing police, court settles 2005 indictment
by Kate Shunney A Mt. Nebo, W.Va. man was sentenced last month for reckless fleeing from police during a May 2021 incident in Berkeley Springs. Bradley R. Backus, 42, was convicted by a local jury in March of fleeing from law enforcement in reckless disregard and destruction of property. In June, Circuit Court Judge Debra […]
