Over the last month, Starting Point’s Mealtime Kitchen in Berkeley Springs served roughly double the number of dinners they typically serve each week as local demand for food rose. The kitchen served up to 200 meals each day they were open. Normally, the kitchen serves 100 to 110 meals each[Read More…]
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Paw Paw teacher is state finalist for national science & math teaching award
by Kate Shunney Paw Paw science teacher Megan Bennett has been chosen as one of three state finalists in the running for the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). That national award carries with it the prestige of the recognition by the[Read More…]
Scott Wachter honored in military retirement ceremony
by Lisa Schauer After a distinguished 28-year military career, Scott Wachter of Berkeley Springs was honored at a retirement ceremony held in the lodge at Cacapon State Park on Sunday, November 16. Wachter was presented with a commendation from the West Virginia Senate for his dedicated military service in the[Read More…]
Volunteers show up for “Operation save Christmas”
by Lisa Schauer A dozen community volunteers showed up to help decorate Berkeley Springs State Park for the holidays on Saturday, November 15. They put bows on light poles, decorated the gazebo, and hung lights on the garden arch. Part of “Operation save Christmas,” volunteers meet at the “elf shack,”[Read More…]
School board approves ESports team at BSHS
by Kate Shunney Morgan County school officials have okayed a plan for Berkeley Springs High School to develop an ESports team in the coming months. Berkeley Springs High School principal Mitch Nida and Social Studies teacher Jarrett Hildebrand presented the idea of forming the competitive gaming team at the school[Read More…]
Lady Indians shine in WVHSSCA A-AA Girls All-State selections
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians soccer team capped off an outstanding season with several players earning top honors in the 2025 West Virginia High School Soccer Coaches Association (WVHSSCA) A-AA Girls All-State selections. Senior Albani Cirigliano was named Regional Player of the Year, a testament to her[Read More…]
Mary Frances Dillman-Gramling
Mary Frances Dillman-Gramling 1939-2025 Mary Frances Dillman-Gramling, age 86, passed away peacefully under Hospice Care on November 14, 2025 in Winchester, Va. with family present. Born March 14, 1939, in Takoma Park, Md., she was the daughter of William Miller and Frances Musgrove Miller. She graduated from Sherwood High School[Read More…]
Ronald Lee Carbaugh
Ronald Lee Carbaugh 1943-2025 Ronald Lee Carbaugh, 81, of Hagerstown, Md. passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025, succumbing to pain incurred from injuries and in conjunction with COPD. He was born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. on Sunday, November 21, 1943. Ronald retired in 2009, after 44 years as an[Read More…]
Lloyd Albert Timmons III
Lloyd Albert Timmons III 1981-2025 Lloyd Albert “Bert” Timmons III, age 44, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born October 14, 1981 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Lloyd Albert Timmons, Jr. and Brenda Kay[Read More…]
Edward Truman Powers
Edward Truman Powers 1945-2025 Edward Truman Powers, 80, of Ridgeley, W.Va. went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born September 6, 1945, at Spring Gap, W.Va. and was the son of the late Harold William Powers[Read More…]
