February started with an early morning storm that has been dropping snow on Morgan County since before dawn. Morgan County schools were called off today, Friday, February 1 as a predicted snowstorm moved into the area. Precipitation is expected to last into late afternoon, dropping anywhere from three to six inches throughout the region. The […]
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Tribe picks up win over Clear Spring, 55-42
Berkeley Springs High School senior Payton Mann, 4, leaps to block a Clear Spring shot. by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Varsity Basketball Team picked up another impressive win last Monday, January 21. The Indians defeated the visiting Clear Spring Blazers 55-42 in the friendly confines of the Berkeley Springs gym. The […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd Just leave it in! Well, the West Virginia University Basketball Team continues to struggle mightily, and new WVU head football coach Neal Brown is busy shoring up, not only the final spots of 2019 recruiting class, but also the final three spots of his coaching staff. Since there is a week to […]
Bath taking hotel/motel tax fund applications
by Trish Rudder The deadline for community groups to request hotel/motel tax funds from the Town of Bath is February 28. Groups submit an application to seek the funds, which come from a local hotel tax. The request is for fiscal year 2019-20, which begins July 1. The hotel/motel occupancy tax helps fund organizations that […]
Vietnam memorial effort gives update to county
The Morgan County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has asked the Morgan County Commission to contribute additional funds to the effort to erect a monument in downtown Berkeley Springs. The Morgan County Commission donated $5,000 to the effort last fiscal year. Representatives from the nonprofit asked the county earlier this month to make good on their […]
State park Old Roman bathhouse closed for renovations
The Old Roman bath building in Berkeley Springs State Park is closed for planned renovations and upgrades. Park officials hope the baths will be reopened by the start of summer. Roman baths are still open at the main park bathhouse. Orange fencing marks off a construction area in Berkeley Springs State Park around the Old […]
Ambulance board approves 5-year contract extension for county rescue service
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board unanimously approved a five-year extension to a contract under which Morgan County Rescue Service, Inc. provides ambulance service throughout the county. A vote on the contract extension came at the board’s January 14 meeting. Under the contract, Morgan County Rescue Service will be paid […]
DNR seeks public input to update white-tailed deer plan
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on the state’s management of white-tailed deer. State officials said the input will be used to help revise the state’s deer management plan for the next 15 years, establishing long-term goals, and identifying specific objectives and strategies for achieving them. The public can provide […]
Salvagno, Smith win re-election, Lanehart gains council seat
by Geoff Fox Ralph Salvagno was easily re-elected to a second term as mayor of Hancock on Monday, January 28. Salvagno received 224 votes while challenger Nigel Dardar took 62 votes. Councilman Tim Smith was re-elected to another four-year term on council as the top vote-getter in the council race. He pulled in 169 votes. […]
Lot L. Blankley
Lot L. Blankley 1943-2019 Lot Lee Blankley, 75, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at his home. Born July 12, 1943, he was the son of George Wilson and Hilda Helen Bishop Blankley. He was a 1963 graduate of Southern Fulton High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1963-1967. He had been […]
