Ona L. Conkey 1948-2019 Ona Lee Conkey, age 71, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born June 5, 1948 in Whitacre, Va., she was the daughter of the late Clark Purcell and Opal Clark Bageant. She was a Christian. Ona […]

Maggie Elizabeth Carder 2016-2019 Maggie Elizabeth Carder, age 3, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born on May 25, 2016 in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of Nathaniel Carder and Ashley Zaragoza. Along with her parents, she is survived by an infant brother, […]

Mary Elizabeth Linaweaver Young 1928-2019 Mary Elizabeth Linaweaver Young, 90, of Santee, California, formerly of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at her residence in Santee, Calif. Born December 3, 1928, in Morgan County, she was the youngest child and daughter of the late Wilmer Marion and Geneva Bragg […]

Priscilla M. Householder 1918-2019 Priscilla Marie Householder, age 100, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Monday, June 10, 2019 at Country Side Assisted Living in Martinsburg, W.Va. while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 18, 1918 at Power House Dam in Great Cacapon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Elmer […]

Pamela M. Keadle 1964-2019 Pamela Margaret (Weller) Keadle, age 54, of Big Pool, Md., beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and very special aunt, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Ruby Memorial Hospital, in Morgantown, W.Va. Born December 8, 1964, In Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Floyd and Deana (Hart) Weller, […]

Fire destroyed this vacant house on Truax Drive in Berkeley Springs during the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 12. Photo courtesy of the Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company by Kate Evans An early morning house fire in Berkeley Springs on Wednesday, June 12 is being investigated by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office […]

Ryan Lynn Horton will be spending the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of murdering 60-year old Edward Gilhart of Hancock in 2016. Horton, 30, will have no possibility of parole, Franklin County District Attorney Matt Fogal said in an email to The Hancock News. Judge Jeremiah Zook also sentenced Horton […]

by Kate Shunney In response to a request from a “working group” made up of select county and state elected officials, members of the Warm Springs Public Service District board have agreed to seek the advice of an engineer about extending sewer lines south along U.S. 522. Daryl Cowles, the county’s Economic Development Authority director […]

A 2018 outdoor column by Morgan Messenger contributor Wade Shambaugh has placed second in the National Newspaper Association’s 2019 Better Newspaper Contest. Judging results were announced on Tuesday, June 11. Wade Shambaugh. Shambaugh’s outdoor column “Everyday Outdoors” about West Virginia’s buck season won second place for Best Sports Column for daily and weekly papers with […]

by Trish Rudder A request to place communications equipment on a water tower in Berkeley Springs was made by a local internet provider a few years ago. Before allowing the water towers to hold the provider’s equipment, the town-owned water department – Berkeley Springs Water Works (BSSW) – developed a policy setting up rules to […]