by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Varsity Softball Team had a busy week on the diamond. The Tribe played five games and was able to walk away with a 3-2 record. With the three wins the Lady Indians evened their 2018 record to 4-4. Berkeley Springs hosted perennial Class AA power […]
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Local Food Lion eggs, Maryland not part of salmonella recall
by KATE EVANS A massive recall of 206 million eggs in nine states including West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania due to the potential of Salmonella Braenderup contamination did not affect Food Lion store brand eggs sold at the Berkeley Springs store. However, the recall affects multiple brands that could be sold in other regional stores […]
Driver leads police on pursuit, causes crash & escapes
by GEOFF FOX A Berkeley Springs man led Hancock police on a pursuit from I-70 across the Hancock bridge on Friday evening, April 13, and evaded police on the West Virginia side of the river. Police continue to look for the suspect. According to Hancock police, officers were alerted by Maryland State Police to be […]
Traffic light planned near Widmyer intersection
by KATE EVANS A new four-way stop light is planned at Myers Road near Widmyer Elementary and the Dollar General store by the end of April or beginning of May, local school officials have said. At their April 10 meeting, the Morgan County School Board approved a right-of-way request from the West Virginia Division of […]
Fire Marshal’s Office offers reward for Great Cacapon arson
The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a vehicle fire that occurred on Monday, April 16 at 4:18 a.m. in the 300 block of Hammond Street in Great Cacapon. The fire has been ruled incendiary, meaning investigators are considering the fire an arson, said Assistant State Fire Marshal George Harms. The Fire Marshal’s […]
Betty A. Roach
1931-2018 Betty Alene Roach, 87, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born March 10, 1931 in Magnolia, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret Sybold Vanorsdale. She was a member of Hancock Church of God, Hancock. She had worked as a turner at London Fog […]
Bernadean M. Youngblood
1934-2018 Bernadean Marie Youngblood, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born March 5, 1934 at home in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Flim Lester and Margaret Ellen Shade Stotler. She had attended Bethel United Methodist Church. […]
Sarah E. Seaton
1986-2018 Sarah Elizabeth Seaton, 31, of Rockville, Md., formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at her residence. Born September 9, 1986 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., she was the daughter of James and Nettie Waltzer Seaton, Berkeley Springs. She was a 2004 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School and earned […]
Alfred G. Dean, Jr.
1934-2018 Alfred George Dean, Jr., 83, of Marlinton, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg. Born July 23, 1934 at Marlinton, he was the son of the late Alfred George Dean, Sr. and Ina Smith Dean. He was of Methodist faith. He graduated in 1956 from Marlinton High School. After graduating he […]
It’s not the job for everyone: 911 dispatchers connect need with help
Morgan County’s emergency dispatchers field the calls that few people want to make. Every day, 24 hours a day, there is someone at the Morgan County 911 center to answer calls for medical help, police protection, fire response or all of the above. Some calls are brief, while others set off a day-long chain of […]