1944-2018 Nancy Elizabeth Talbert, 73, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, March 19, 2018 at War Memorial Hospital. Born August 24, 1944 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Walter and Alberta Picton. She was a graduate of Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County, Md., she also received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts at […]
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Local brothers brought together during Vietnam War
Two local brothers who served in the military during the Vietnam War wound up stationed in Danang for close to a year together. The Higby brothers were in different branches of the military and lived in very different conditions during their time in Vietnam, said Ted Higby, now of Hagerstown. Ted Higby was an infantry […]
Lyme disease treatment bill signed by governor
A new law will go into effect June 6 requiring health insurance providers to cover the expenses of long-term antibiotic therapy for patients suffering from Lyme disease. Senate Bill 242 was passed by the West Virginia Legislature during their 2018 session and was signed into law on March 20. The bill was pushed forward by […]
School board approves proposed levy rates
The Morgan County School Board has adopted the same regular state school levy and special levy rates for Fiscal Year 2019 that they approved for the last four fiscal years. The school board took the action at a March 22 special meeting at Pleasant View Elementary at 6:30 p.m. Tax rates The proposed special levy […]
Donnelly honored by Maryland Society of Surveyors with calibration baseline, marker
by GEOFF FOX R. Hank Donnelly and Eric Donnelly, Ralph Donnelly’s grandson and great-grandson hold part of a GPS monument for Ralph H. Donnelly Memorial Calibration Base Line. Ralph Donnelly, a local historian, surveyor, and engineer who passed away in 2003, was memorialized on Friday, March 23, when the Maryland Society of Surveyors (MSS) dedicated […]
Cold storage building will cost town $300K
Former Dillon packing house A week after announcing the purchase of the former Dillon packinghouse on the east end of town, town officials have released the purchase price amount. At a March 14 town meeting, officials said the price wasn’t being disclosed until the town closed on the deal. The town is buying the property […]
Paw Paw water system upgrades nearly half done
by KATE EVANS photos by Steven Wright Work on the $1.5 million Paw Paw municipal water system project has been progressing since construction began on February 19. As of Thursday, March 21, work to install new pipes and fixtures in the project area was 40% complete, said project manager Steve Buchanan of the Thrasher Group, […]
Wayne S. Miller
1949-2018 Wayne Steven Miller, age 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., formerly of Arnold, Md., died on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born October 4, 1949 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Albert Joseph III and Agnes Elizabeth Appel Miller. He was a member of First […]
Linda S. McCusker
1948-2018 Linda Sue (Mason) McCusker, age 69, of Hancock, Md., died on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at her home. Born August 9, 1948, in Little Cove, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Virginia (Weller) Mason; and the widow of Michael Bernard McCusker, whom she married September 13, 1967, and who died March 20, 2017. […]
State sets public meeting on 522 bypass project
WV DOH map of bypass project us522segments_fig_11x17 UPDATED April 3 with DOH Bypass project map by KATE SHUNNEY The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) has set a public meeting on April 19 to gather comments and offer project details about a proposed U.S. 522 bypass around Berkeley Springs and a connector road from U.S. […]
