by Geoff Fox A former Hancock High School Agriculture teacher was killed in a three-car accident on Interstate 68 last Tuesday morning. According to Maryland State Police, troopers from the Hagerstown Barrack responded to the area of eastbound I-68 at the 75-mile marker, between Woodmont Road and the Sideling Hill Rest Area, just west of […]

COVID surge fills ICU at Winchester Medical, forces limits on surgeries & hospital visits by Kate Shunney Officials with the Valley Health System, which operates War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, have announced several new steps they are taking to protect medical resources amid a surge in regional COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday evening, a Valley […]

A local man and his alleged accomplice have been charged in the theft of a vehicle from the Angus & Ale restaurant in Berkeley Springs last Friday. According to Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, Matthew Bernstein, 37, has been charged with grand larceny and conspiracy to commit grand larceny and is incarcerated in the Eastern Regional Jail. […]

by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School has experienced a few incidents that may be related to a TikTok challenge for students to steal or damage school property or school bathrooms for attention on social media. Morgan County Schools Prevention Resource Officer Corporal Kevin Barney said that a soap dispenser and a stapler went missing […]

by Kate Evans There have been three deaths associated with COVID-19 at the Stonerise Healthcare Berkeley Springs Center as of Monday, September 20, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) COVID-19 dashboard. Some 39 patients and six staff members at the Berkeley Springs Stonerise facility were actively positive for the […]

Greenwill Consulting employees Bill Valentine and David Lynd update Hancock officials at their September 14 monthly meeting. by Kate Shunney Five projects to upgrade or equip Hancock parks have been removed from consideration for Project Open Space grants after a vote by Hancock town officials last Tuesday, September 14. Bill Valentine, who is an employee […]

by Kate Shunney Hancock town officials said loud and clear during their September monthly meeting that a new truck plaza with restaurants is still coming to the east end of town. Mayor Tim Smith said he wanted to lay some social media rumors to rest that water service from the town and other considerations had […]

320 glass votive candles, each engraved with a Vietnam vet’s name and likeness, were distributed at the memorial dedication ceremony. Members of the Tri-state Honor Guard embrace after a somber military salute at the Morgan County Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedication ceremony last Saturday. by LISA SCHAUER Six hundred and nine names are inscribed on the […]

We have all heard about how eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away. It goes with my belief that eating nutritious foods will make you healthier. The apple season is upon us and we can get a good variety at our local farmers market. Studies show eating apples may lower your risk of […]

According to the West Virginia DHHR COVID map, 181 Morgan County residents have active cases of the respiratory disease as of Friday morning, September 17. In late June, The Morgan Messenger reported that  just 15 county residents had active cases of the virus. Current COVID cases are reported in all age groups, which is a […]