Thurman Walter Whisner 1951-2022 Thurman Walter Whisner, PE, PS, age 71, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Monday, July 25, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. Born January 29, 1951 on the family farm in Great Cacapon, he was the son of the late Earl Sylvester and Martha Juanita Steinbaugh Whisner. He was a Christian. Thurman […]
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Eugene Duane Long
Eugene Duane Long 1952-2022 Eugene Duane Long, age 69, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Monday, July 25, 2022 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born September 21, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas, he was the son of Georgia LaVerne Bishop Long, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and the late Gary […]
Marilyn Jo George
Marilyn Jo George 1934-2022 Marilyn Jo George, 87, passed away Monday July 25, 2022. She was born on November 22, 1934 to the late Rymer and Fonda Starkey. She graduated from Doddridge County High School in West Virginia in 1952, Salem University in 1957 with a major in art and a minor in English. She […]
Joyce Lee Younker
Joyce Lee Younker 1948-2022 Joyce Lee Younker, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Born April 5, 1948 in Clear Spring, Md., she was the daughter of the late Harry Calvin and Susan Pauline Bridendolph Mills. She was of the Pentecostal faith. Joyce was a graduate […]
Chip Shots – Some Speculations
Some speculation by Jim Buzzerd About a month ago Pac 12 schools USC and UCLA, both Los Angeles schools, announced they were going to join the Big 10 conference. A year earlier Oklahoma and Texas announced they were going to the SEC. At the present time it is expected that the Big 12 will make […]
New BA.5 variant causing most COVID cases now, including reinfections
by Kate Shunney Most new COVID-19 cases nationwide are tied to the newest BA.5 variant of the virus, according to CDC officials. Morgan County’s COVID case numbers rose to 14 on Monday, and the Health Department is reminding the public that there are steps they can take to prevent infection from the respiratory virus. The […]
State utility agency to hold hearings about “distressed” water & sewer service at Avalon
A West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) administrative law judge will hold public comment and evidentiary hearings about complaints that a private water and sewer utility company is not properly serving Avalon resort and its neighboring condo subdivision. The hearing regarding the future of the P&P Enterprises Utilities, LLC’s water and sewer utility will be […]
Mercer St. pothole to get permanent fix in August
by Trish Rudder Shale was added to temporarily repair the drainage problem on North Mercer Street between Union and Independence streets. The standing water had covered a deep pothole that had a five-gallon bucket with a concrete block in it to keep drivers away from the pothole that could damage their cars. The pothole last […]
Invasive spotted lanternfly expanding its range across our area
by Kate Evans The range of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) continues to increase as it threatens fruit trees, hardwood trees and crops in a number of eastern states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia. The insect was first found in Pennsylvania in 2014. The spotted lanternfly was first sighted in Berkeley County […]
Fierce storm surges through area on stifling Saturday
by Kate Shunney Highway crews and local residents spent Saturday evening clearing debris and assessing damage from a powerful storm that blew into Morgan County at the end of a broiling hot day. Many headed into Sunday’s heat advisory with no electrical service, and some continued into Monday still doing without power. Damaging winds on […]
