BSHS Cross Country team: front row, left to right: Audrey Helmick, Alivia Arnold, Briar Hale and Julia Bryner. Second row: Azrai Wiltshire, Matthew Leasure, Brett Shoemaker, Rebecca Moran and Delilah Rhoten. Back row: Ethan Rutherford, Jackson Mundey, Aiden Carpenter and Jillian Fortney. by Jamie Harris The 2021 Class A/AA Region I Cross Country Championships were […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians volleyball had another four game week on the schedule. The Lady Indians was able to come out of the four game schedule with a 3-1 record with wins over Southern Fulton, Hancock and Petersburg. On Monday, October 18 the Lady Indians hosted the Southern Fulton Lady Indians. […]

by Kate Evans Booster shots for the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are now being administered locally at Health Departments, area pharmacies and physician’s offices.  All have all been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the age ranges eligible to […]

Hiking and mountain bike trails at Cacapon State Park will be closed to the public from Monday, November 1 through Wednesday, November 3 and again November 8-10 for two controlled hunts run by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Hunters who have been drawn in a lottery will be permitted to hunt for deer […]

by Kate Shunney In the narrowest part of Maryland, the political differences between one state and another have to be navigated on a daily basis. Laws, services and resources vary widely among Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. State lines dictate tax bills, school districts, highway maintenance, gun laws, election dates, hunting seasons, business rules and […]

by Trish Rudder Attention all Dog Lovers! The dogs finally get their own park. Cacapon Resort State Park’s Dog Park will open on Saturday, October 30 after the 10 a.m. ribbo n-cutting ceremony at the dog park entrance. The dog park was funded by the Morgan County Commission, Cacapon Resort State Park Foundation and Cacapon […]

by Lisa Schauer Searching for ghosts in Morgan County leads to a trip through time. Each story holds clues about the places and the people who’ve lived here. Actually seeing a ghost is quite rare, according to experts like Susan Sheppard, who leads ghost tours in Parkersburg. According to Sheppard, most people experience hauntings in […]

by Kate Evans After a year of back and forth remote learning and in-school instruction due to the pandemic, Berkeley Springs High School is getting back on track to solid teaching and learning in the classroom, said Berkeley Springs High School Principal Mitch Nida. New administrative team Nida has a new Assistant Principal Kevin Pittsnogle […]

Iva Elizabeth Johnson Iva Elizabeth Johnson, age 97, of McConnellsburg, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg. Born in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Albert and Viola (Keefer) Seburn; and the widow of John Johnson. She was a member of the […]

Pauline Northcraft 1931-2021 Pauline Northcraft, age 90, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, at her home. Born October 13, 1931, in Buck Valley, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Grier Scriever and Emily (Ward) Scriever; and wife of Marvin L. Northcraft. She was a 1949 graduate of Warfordsburg High […]