Morgan County officials approved the hire of two administrative-level employees and three 911 staff members during their November 21 meeting. Acting on the recommendation of County Administrator Stefanie Allemong, Commissioners Joel Tuttle and Ken Reed voted to hire Aaron Arrington as the county’s new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Director at an annual salary of $30,000 […]

by Kate Shunney Legal counsel for the West Virginia’s Secretary of State office has notified a Berkeley Springs resident that his election complaint against former House of Delegates candidate Tally Reed has been dismissed. Rob Campbell filed the complaint in April, alleging that Reed was ineligible to run for a seat in the 58th district, […]

by Trish Rudder Shopping after Thanksgiving on Small Business Saturday was good for the shop owners in town even though the weather outside was frightful. But people shopped on Friday and Sunday when the weather was sunny and the holiday weekend was successful, shop owners said. Lori Hansroth, executive director of the local Chamber of […]

A vehicle crash five miles east of Romney on Jersey Mountain Road last Wednesday cut off Frontier phone, internet and 911 service to parts of at least five counties, including Morgan County. Service to customers wasn’t fully restored until Sunday, the company said. On November 21 at roughly 5 a.m., a vehicle crashed into a […]

UPDATED to reflect a change in the parade dates due to weather predictions for Saturday. —————————————————————————— The annual Paw Paw Christmas Parade will be held this Sunday, December 2 at 4:30 p.m. It starts at 402 Winchester Street, follows Winchester Street and ends and The Bank of Romney Paw Paw Branch. The Lights of Love […]

Mary L. Wolfrey 1937-2018 Mary Lee Wolfrey, age 81, of Cross Junction, Va., died at her home on Saturday, November 24, 2018 while under the care of Blue Ridge Hospice. Born November 2, 1937 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late William Henry “Whitey” and Margaret Lucille Franz Spencer. She was a […]

Roger D. Moreland 1949-2018 Roger Dale Moreland, 69, died Friday, November 23, 2018. Born July 10, 1949 in Woodrow, he was the son of the late Clarence Ropson Moreland and Una Bowen Moreland. He was a member of the Woodrow United Christian Church, where he formally served as an elder, president of the Paw Paw Lions […]

Ada R. Walls 1932-2018 Ada Ruth Walls, 86, of Needmore, Pa., formerly of Hancock, died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care Facility in McConnellsburg, Pa. Born June 25, 1932 in Bedford County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Meon Welch Smith. She was a […]

Joseph E. Vogtman 1970-2018 Joseph Eric Vogtman, 48, of Essex and formerly of Berkeley Springs, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson. He was born on August 14, 1970 in Baltimore to James Allen Vogtman and Judith Ann Guerrieri. In addition to his parents, he is survived by three brothers […]

Theresa V. Mentzer 1935-2018 Theresa Victoria Mentzer, 83, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born July 26, 1935 in Johnstown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Tony and Bertha Collar Fama. She was a member of Grace Pentecostal Church […]