by Kate Shunney & Trish Rudder Rain over the last few days provided some relief for growing drought conditions in the area, but have not made up for the lack of precipitation throughout the summer. Morgan County has been under a statewide outdoor burn ban for close to three weeks, and Gov. Jim Justice last […]

Dr. Matt Hahn holds the $200,000 sticker as he readies to put it on the Morgan County Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Fund “thermometer” in downtown Berkeley Springs on October 3. A vision for creating a public recognition for veterans of the Vietnam War started 10 years ago with $1. Last Thursday, organizers of the Morgan County […]

by Kate Evans West Virginia public school districts   recently received their West Virginia Balanced Scorecard accountability ratings from the West Virginia Department of Education for the 2018-2019 school year. The Balanced Scorecards indicate how well students are learning, growing and achieving and show areas where schools are doing well and need improvement. Morgan County Schools […]

Donald R. Fisher 1932-2019 Donald Reed Fisher, 87, of Inwood passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Born on May 21, 1932 in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Ruth Fisher of Fairview Drive, Berkeley Springs. Donald was a Godly, family man. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with his […]

Letha E. Mechem 1937-2019 Letha Ellen Mechem, age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born September 6, 1937 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Turner Ashby, Jr. and Mary Householder Lafollette. She was a member of Mt. Zion […]

Donald W. Stotler 1932-2019 Donald Wayne “Donald Duck” Stotler, 86, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, October 2, 2019 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 18, 1932 in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Rumsey Howard and Elsie Belle Werdebaugh Stotler. He was a Christian. He attended […]

Leona M. Crosen 1934-2019 Leona Mae DeMoss Crosen, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born February 16, 1934 in Great Cacapon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Harry Lawrence and […]

Reva F. Flowers 1933-2019 Reva Fern Flowers, age 86, of Hancock, Md., passed away at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Born July 1, 1933, in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late William M. and Syvillia F. (Marshall) Hovermale; and the widow of Reed Elsworth […]

Edna Carolyn (Edwards) Mitchell Ayers 1943-2019 Edna Carolyn (Edwards) Mitchell Ayers, age 75, of Eldridge, Ala. and formerly of Little Orleans, Md., passed away at the Senator Bob Hooper Hospice House, in Forest Hill, Md., on Monday, September 30, 2019. Born December 7, 1943, in Nauvoo, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Archie […]