by Trish Rudder Cleaning up the lot meant to be the public trailhead for the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT) is moving forward.   A portion of the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT) known as “parcel 3” is being considered for brownfields cleanup by using EPA grant funding. The former rail yard by the Berkeley […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved continuing to provide all students with free breakfasts and lunches with their enrollment in the Community Eligibility Program for the 2019-2020 school year. The board’s action came at their June 18 meeting. Child Nutrition and Wellness Director Angela Beddow said a total of 294,936 lunches and […]

by Trish Rudder  Sewer manager Scott Crunkleton of the Warm Springs Public Sewer District told the Bath Town Council on June 18 that since a sewer line extension on U.S. 522 to about the Morgan County Ball Field is being discussed, would the town want to extend the public water line as well. He said […]

by Geoff Fox A Hancock High School class ring lost during Canal Apple Days 15 years ago has found its way back home thanks to a Hancock resident and his metal detector. Mike Keefer was in Widmeyer Park, behind the last pavilion, on June 20when he found the ring buried in the ground. “I know […]

by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Commission will seek to raise the 911 fee on local telephone landlines from $2.50 per month to $5.00 per month on August 1. Commissioners voted on Wednesday, June 19 to move ahead with the legal process to raise the fee. That process involves advertising the intention to raise the […]

by Kate Shunney In a June 17 filing to the U.S. District Court, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh claims that the federal court has no power to hear an eminent domain gas between Columbia Gas and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Columbia Gas has proposed a 3.4-mile transmission line from Fulton County, Pa. […]

Ronald L. Miller 1946-2019 Ronald Lee Miller, 72, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at his home. Born December 12, 1946 in Cumberland, Maryland, he was the son of the late Lory Wayne Miller and Gladys Virginia Halterman Miller. Preceding him in death were his sister, Ruby Fishel, in 2014 and […]

Wanda A. Woods 1953-2019 Wanda Ann Woods, 66, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born May 26, 1953 in Virginia Beach, Va., she was the daughter of the late William and Joan Lindstrom Dennie. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, […]

J. Ersel Pugh 1932-2019 James Ersel Pugh, 87, of Berkeley Springs, died on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Berkeley Springs Center. Born on June 18, 1932 in Hampshire County, he was the son of the late Charles L. and Gold D. Hovermale Pugh. He was a veteran in the U.S. Army and a member […]

Craig A. Burnett Craig Alan Burnett, 66, of Hagerstown, Md., died May 31, 2019 at his home. A celebration of life gathering will be held Saturday, June 29, from 2-4 p.m., at Hancock United Methodist Church. Arrangements were made by J.L. Davis Funeral Home, Smithsburg, Md.