by Jim Buzzerd Looking for six I guess we’ve known for a while that we needed to temper our expectations for the 2019 edition of West Virginia University football. Then again, a 6-6 record for this team seemed to be about the ceiling for most objective fans and that record is still on the table […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools is reaping the benefits of their countywide guaranteed energy management project with CMTA Energy Solutions. The Morgan County School Board heard from CMTA project manager and engineer Tom Nicolas at their October 15 meeting about their first year results and cost savings. Nicolas said the school district achieved their […]

by Trish Rudder The question is “why”? Why would it be fun to destroy playground equipment for kids? Morgan County Parks & Recreation member Melissa Bartley reported the destruction of playground equipment in North Berkeley Community Park at the October 15 Bath Town Council meeting. This was the third time Bartley reported that vandalism had […]

by Geoff Fox Stream bank restoration work along Little Tonoloway Creek in Kirkwood Park is ongoing, with grading nearly complete and care continuing for about a year, according to state highway officials. Shantee Felix, Assistant Media Relations Manager, MDOT SHA Felix said the streambank work, which started in 2018, is to stabilize the banks and […]

The 6th Berkeley Springs Book Festival will be held this Saturday, October 26 at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs. Twenty-two regional authors with more than 75 titles for sale are showcased at the free one-day event open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Books range from history, romances and fiction to […]

The 72nd annual Hancock Halloween Parade will be held on Wednesday, October 30, with a rain date the following day in case of inclement weather. The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. and follows a westward route along Main Street. Interested parties still have until Friday, October 25 to register to participate in the parade. […]

A 78-room wing being added to Cacapon State Park’s lodge was taking shape last week, as contractors worked to close in exterior walls. Work is part of a $25 million lodge and park upgrade project that started over the summer.

Morgan County Partnership is partnering with the Town of Bath Police and Morgan county Health Department to hold a drug takeback day this Saturday, October 26 at the Morgan County Health Department. The Health Department is located in the bottom floor of The Pines Opportunity Center, the former War Memorial Hospital, at 137 War Memorial […]

Thelma J. Broadwater 1927-2019 Thelma June Broadwater, 92, of Cumberland, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at her residence. Born June 10, 1927 in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Grace Manning. She was a waitress at the Park-n-Dine in Hancock for several years. She was a member of the Barton Post […]

Joy L. Landers 1963-2019 Joy L. Landers lived life from September 19, 1963 to October 15, 2019. The footsteps of her journey took her from Southern Fulton High School, Class of 1981, to a shampoo commercial, a few Tom Hanks movies, up close and personal with a rocker or two, and many other exciting detours […]