Carl G. Siemer Carl George Siemer, 82, of Paw Paw, died Sunday, August 2, 2020 at UPMC Western Maryland. Services to be announced at a later date. Arrangements being handled by The Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, Md.
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Monday is deadline for county students to switch between virtual and in-school learning
by KATE EVANS Morgan County families are being reminded they have through Monday, September 21 to switch their children from the Morgan County Virtual Academy back to in-school traditional learning, or the reverse. The Morgan County Virtual Academy handbook notes that families and students have a 14-day window to change their minds about their decision to enroll […]
Nine companies bid on 522 Bypass project; bids top out at $73.2 million
by KATE SHUNNEY The West Virginia Department of Transportation has received construction bids from nine companies vying to build a 3.4-mile, four-lane U.S. 522 bypass around Berkeley Springs. Bid letting ended at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15. Bids ranged from $59.8 million to $73.2 million. Five of the construction companies that submitted bids are based […]
Mikaila Ek’s seven goals leads Lady Indians
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Soccer Team was very busy on the pitch this past week as they had three away games. Berkeley Springs was able to pick up two wins out of three games. Berkeley Springs made the trip to Frankfort and picked up a key sectional win over […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd WVU passes, Big 12, not so much The West Virginia University Football Team had little trouble with outmanned Eastern Kentucky winning the home opener 56-10. The Big 12 Conference took it on the chin overall as three conference teams lost games to Sun Belt Conference teams. The biggest upset had to […]
Candidate forums set for Washington County, district races
The League of Women Voters of Washington County will hold candidate forums for races that will be decided in the upcoming General Election on November 3. All forums will be held online and made available to the public live on the Washington County League’s Facebook page (LWV.WashCoMD) the evening of the event, and will be […]
Long forgotten Morgan County railroad tragedies
by Steve French 1842 was an exciting year for the people of Morgan County. On the morning of May 30, a passenger train carrying B & O executives and various Baltimore VIP’s departed Baltimore and, after stops at Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg, that afternoon arrived at Alpine Depot, just across the Potomac from Hancock. While […]
Grant, signage, park and radio on Chief’s list
by Geoff Fox Hancock Police will receive a state-level grant to help keep local officers on the job. Chief of Police Jim Robison told officials his department received a $2,000 grant similar to one received last year as a retention bonus. The money comes from the state of Maryland through the Police Recruitment and Retention […]
Nearly 200 tested for COVID at second free event, with 196 negative for virus
by Kate Evans Some 197 people were tested for COVID-19 at a Wednesday, September 9 free testing event at the Morgan County Health Department. Testing was done in the evening — from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, the Berkeley-Morgan County Health Department and Q Labs provided the […]
Bypass bidding extended
Bidding by contractors on a proposed U.S. 522 bypass plan has been extended by the West Virginia Division of Highways. Highways officials had set the bid deadline for September 5, but extended that to September 15, according to online records. An overview map of the proposed U.S. 522 Bypass is included in bid documents. The […]
