The Morgan County Little League has voted to suspend their 2020 season. League officials announced the move in a social media post last Friday, June 5. West Virginia’s governor had opened up the option for youth sports to go ahead under certain guidelines meant to reduce contact between individuals to protect against the spread of […]

Wind Dance Farm & Earth Education Center will host a free farm/garden workshop this Saturday, June 13 at their farm south of Berkeley Springs. The Wind Dance Biomimicry team, EcoDefenders, created a workshop series as part of a biomimicry design challenge concentrating on regenerative Naomi Kesecker demonstrates the use of a broad fork. agriculture. “Regenerative […]

The Morgan County Commissioners appointed a new Paw Paw representative to the Economic Development Authority (EDA) to serve for a three-year term during their June 3 meeting, which was live streamed through social media. EDA Executive Director Daryl Cowles said Paw Paw town officials offered him three recommendations to fill a town space on the […]

The Washington County Health Department and the Town of Hancock are working together to hold a free, walk-up COVID-19 testing clinic for area residents this Friday, June 12, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The testing will be held outside Town Hall in the parking lot. There is no drive up testing as everyone will […]

by Kate Shunney A group of protestors occupied the sidewalks along the edge of Berkeley Springs State Park last Wednesday, June 3 for roughly three hours, joining a nationwide movement to speak out about racial inequities in the U.S. The event, dubbed “Justice for Floyd,” was organized through Facebook by local resident Henry Gill-Newton. At […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s election returns are still incomplete after a day of precinct voting, 10 days of early voting and more than a A voter heads for her precinct on Tuesday afternoon. month of voting by absentee ballot in this year’s primary election. By 10:45 p.m. today, June 9, preliminary vote totals had […]

Kathy Jean Spitzer July 31, 1949 – June 4, 2020 Helen Keller penned, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” And so it is. Since diagnosed with cancer my journey has been a joy, beautiful, grateful and endearing. We have one journey and I decided to make it good. I was born […]

Archie B. Holliday 1956-2020 Archie Bernard Holliday, 63, of Great Cacapon, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Trinity Healthcare Services of Logan in Logan. Born August 15, 1956 in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Scott Jefferson and Ruth Winifred Porter Holliday. He was a Christian. He attended schools in Morgan County. […]

James E. Whittington 1942-2020 James Edward Whittington, 78, of Charles Town, died Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Winchester Medical Center. Born February 14, 1942 in Piedmont, he was the son of the late Ernest Garrett and Erma Ilene Oldaker Whittington. He was a member of Love Assembly of God Church in Berkeley Springs. He was a […]

Glenn R. Cain 1930-2020 Glenn Roy Cain, age 90, of Berkeley Springs W.Va. passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his sons home surrounded by family. He was born February 17, 1930 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the son of the late Floyd and Laura Ann Fritzman Cain. He was an Episcopal. He attended school […]