by Jim Buzzerd   New college baseball model College baseball is pondering a new model that will delay the start of the season until mid-March, but before getting to that there is news from the Big 12 Conference office that gets top billing. The league announced last Friday that member schools will be allowed to […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board adopted their proposed total $29,998,331 Fiscal Year 2021 budget at their Tuesday, May 19 meeting, pending approval by the West Virginia Board of Education.  A public hearing on the budget was held at the meeting before its adoption.  No members of the public offered any comments. School […]

by Kate Evans State testing data says Morgan County has had 17 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, with one probable case and 16 local residents recovered from the respiratory disease.  There have been no deaths from coronavirus in the county. Berkeley County now has 276 COVID-19 cases as of Monday May 25, with six deaths, 10 probable […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Superintendent Kristin Tuttle said last week that the county’s six schools are preparing for a continuation of distance learning in the fall if needed. Officials are preparing contingency plans for three different options: a normal school start, a blended option and a virtual option, depending on what’s happening with […]

by Geoff Fox Three Fulton County residents were charged in connection with a drug case tied to a residence on Pigeon Cove Road in Warfordsburg earlier this month. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on May 6, Troopers from the McConnellsburg barracks received noticed of a retail theft that occurred at Harr’s Grocery Store in Big […]

by Geoff Fox Councilman Leo Murray would like Hancock councilmen to have a work session where town officials can put the town’s ordinances into better order. Murray said he has been going through them with fellow Councilman Tim Boyer and also suggested possibly Tim Smith and Roland Lanehart, Jr. get together and go over them […]

Free COVID-19 testing in Morgan County has just been announced by the West Virginia DHHR. Testing will take place at Warm Springs Middle School on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Warm Springs Middle School is located at 271 Warm Springs Way in Berkeley Springs. Here is the […]

by Jim Buzzerd   Live sports returned Whether prudent, or not, most of the United States is gradually moving in the direction of reopening the country from the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A sign of relief came on Sunday when NBC aired a live benefit golf skins match as Rory McIlroy […]

by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School senior Luke Spielman was an offensive threat at the plate with a quick swing and the ability to hit the ball all over the baseball field. Spielman helped contribute to a lot of wins at the plate, in the outfield and on the pitching mound for the Indians […]

by Kate Shunney A woman has her temperature taken by a courthouse security officer on Monday, May 18. Morgan County’s Courthouse on Monday, May 18 reopened its front doors to allow the public in to do business. There are restrictions in place about how many people can be in county offices, and the public must […]