Sheriff K.C. Bohrer handed out the third Life-Saving award in 18 months to a member of his department last Wednesday, June 27. The presentation was made during a Morgan County Commission meeting. The award went to Sgt. Wade Shambaugh for his response to a May 22 call in the area of River Road in which […]

by Geoff Fox AC Bain has been in the retail business since 1995 when he opened his first store at 47 East Main Street in Hancock. That store closed in 2000 after becoming a NASCAR and automotive die-cast store. Now, after 18 years, Bain has returned to Main Street at 101 West Main Street where […]

Effective July 1, 2018, two Eastern Panhandle counties were be added to three that already have restrictions on the disposal and transport of deer carcasses. The restrictions are designed to combat the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). Berkeley and Mineral counties have been added to Hampshire, Hardy and Morgan counties as areas where restrictions […]

by Kate Shunney There’s no excuse for boredom this summer, with Hancock library’s “Library Rocks!” summer reading club underway. Readers of all levels (from pre-reader to adult) can take up War Memorial Library’s challenge to read enough books to win prizes and be eligible for special awards at the end of the summer. Rounding out […]

by Jim Buzzerd Carter a Grizzly In the recent NBA draft, Memphis Grizzlies drafted West Virginia University’s senior point guard Jevon Carter. Carter was the 32nd overall selection and the second pick of the second round. The Grizzlies selecting Carter wasn’t set in stone, but there was a lot of chatter leading up to the […]

by Kate Shunney A property owner in the Magnolia area says it’s been nearly a year since railroad company CSX bulldozed a road across his property without his permission, and the company has yet to settle up for damage to his land. Dan Stiles of Falling Waters, who is a regular columnist with this newspaper, […]

by Kate Evans An outbreak of acute hepatitis A in West Virginia has brought cases closer to this area in the last week. Two cases were reported last week in Berkeley County and a third case is now confirmed there, said Berkeley County/Morgan County Health Department nurse Angie Gray. One suspected case is currently being […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Football program will have a new head coach in place to start the 2018 season. Morgan County resident and 1987 Berkeley Springs High School graduate Chip Breeden is returning home to take over the reins of the Tribe. Breeden will be replacing Matt Puffenberger who resigned […]

by Kate Evans The Berkeley Springs Senior Center is still without air conditioning despite work last week to install new parts. The facility, located at the former U.S. Silica corporate headquarters on U.S. Route 522, is in their third summer without consistent air conditioning. The senior center closed its doors on June 18 and June […]

West Virginia governor Jim Justice announced Tuesday, July 3, that he is seeking a major disaster declaration from the president for flooding in Morgan, Berkeley, Hampshire, Grant, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and Pendleton counties in early June. Governor Justice submitted the request letter, dated June 28, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting public assistance for […]