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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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. […]

by KATE SHUNNEY & KATE EVANS Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company is quickly approaching their busiest month on record, fire officials said, after a string of field and structure fires during the last week. The company has logged 72 calls already for March. This past week, dry conditions and several field fires added to calls […]

by Jamie Harris Last year, the Berkeley Springs High School Indians Baseball Team was one win away from a state tournament appearance. However, the Tribe lost the best of three series to Weir two games to one. While the loss in the regional title game seems like a distant memory the 2018 Indians baseball team […]

by GEOFF FOX When Hancock Panther fans head out to Paul Imphong Field next fall for the Hancock-Clear Spring game, a familiar face will be in his normal seat in the end zone, but he won’t be wearing Hancock colors. Instead Bill Sterner will be wearing the blue and yellow of the Clear Spring Blazers. […]