Julia E. Ambrose 1930-2020 Julia Eileen Ambrose, age 90, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital Long-term Care Facility in Romney, W.Va. Born July 23, 1930 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Elroy William and Mary Francis Ash Roach. She was of the Baptist […]

Melvin P. Tritapoe 1933-2020 Melvin Paul Tritapoe, 87, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born December 14, 1933 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Robert Franklin and Annie Marcheline Yost Tritapoe. He was a member of Highland United Methodist Church. He served […]

by Kate Evans A December 8 structure fire east of Berkeley Springs. photo by Andy Stotler Firefighters from Morgan County and surrounding areas fought an evening blaze that destroyed a Berkeley Springs home on Tuesday, December 8. Incident commander Lieutenant Zachary Sipe from the Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company said in a press release that […]

by Jim Buzzerd Slobber knocked When West Virginia University head football coach Neal Brown was hired 23 months ago his mantra for the program was ‘Trust the Climb.’ It’s kind of catchy and simple to understand. The climb seems to be what the program has been during Brown’s tenure, though some will argue that this […]

Last week a pair of Berkeley Springs High School volleyball players picked up all-state volleyball honors. Junior Ally Morris (setter) earned her second straight special honorable mention all-state honor. Senior Carlee Spielman (libero) earned her first honorable mention all-state honor.

by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners unanimously approved the selection of two separate vendors for fiber internet lines between the county’s new 911 center and the existing center, and for a “dark fiber” connection between the 911 center and the county’s emergency radio tower. That tower lets local emergency radios access the state’s interoperability radio […]

During Monday’s briefing, Governor Jim Justice announced that West Virginia officials submitted the state’s initial vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, December 4. In total, 16,575 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were ordered, the maximum weekly ordering cap allowed for West Virginia at this time, the governor’s […]

Members of the War Memorial Hospital Auxiliary chose Linda Jones and Penny Bohrer as their Volunteers of the Year for 2020. The pair would have been honored at the annual Community Volunteers breakfast and award event, which was cancelled by COVID. Bohrer was further named the group’s Star for 2020, in recognition of her extensive […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County has experienced another surge in COVID-19 cases in the past week, going from 65 county residents having active cases of the virus on Monday, November  30 to 112 residents with active cases of the illness on Monday, December 7. On Sunday alone, 30 more cases were confirmed. Some 112 Morgan […]

by Geoff Fox Materials shortages have stopped the long-awaited work that just began to restore a bridge over the C&O canal in Hancock. Last November, officials with the C&O Canal National Historical Park announced the bridge over the canal to the Tonoloway park and Potomac River would be closed to vehicular traffic after an inspection […]