by Trish Rudder They say the third time’s the charm. At the Town of Bath council meeting on July 5, Mayor Scott Merki authorized the submission of a third Community Development Block Grant – Small Cities application to the West Virginia Development Office for $1.5 million. The grant would pay for the new public water […]

The drivers of two vehicles face criminal charges for their roles in two separate motor vehicle crashes last week that sent four individuals to the hospital for medical treatment. The first of the two incidents was a single-vehicle accident on Tuesday, July 3 in the 200 block of Fearnow Road east of Berkeley Springs shortly […]

by Geoff Fox The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin two projects to resurface both Interstate 68 and Interstate 70 in Washington County with completion projected for mid-fall. The two paving projects will run a combined $5.9 million to complete. The MDOT SHA will begin a $2.9 million project to resurface I068 […]

by Trish Rudder Design 9 of Blacksburg, Va. was awarded a contract by the Morgan County Commission on July 5 to study Morgan County for fixed wireless broadband service coverage. The study was to begin immediately, said Morgan County Commission president Joel Tuttle and will end on October 15. The cost of the $24,700 contract […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County resident Ashley Harford won two gold medals at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle, Washington. Harford took medals in mini-javelin and shot put in her division. The Special Olympics USA Games took place from July 1 through July 6. Harford’s gold medal score in mini-javelin (Turbo Jav) was […]

Crystal M. Sensenbaugh 1967-2018 Crystal Mychelle Clopper Sensenbaugh, 50, of Hagerstown, Md., died Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at The Doeys House, Hagerstown. Born August 20, 1967 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of Patricia Ann Silvers Clopper and the late Emerson L. Clopper, Jr. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband Douglas […]

Ella G. Eckerd 1927-2018 Ella Genevieve Eckerd, 91, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center. Born February 17, 1927 in Olympia, Wash., she was the daughter of the late George and Gladys Walden Linden. She was a member of the Berkeley Springs Church of Christ. She was a homemaker all […]

Elvira Anne Kronyak 1953-2018 “Elle” Elvira “Elle” Anne Kronyak, 86, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Elle was born in 1931 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Joseph & Anna Pangaro. She married John Nicholas Kronyak, Jr. on […]

The public is invited to a celebration to congratulate and welcome home USA Special Olympics double gold medal winner Ashley Harford on Tuesday, July 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. by the Berkeley Springs State Park gazebo. DJ Rick Rohn will be providing music for the event and refreshments are planned. In case of […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the Tuesday, July 3 death of a Morgan County man in an apparent drug overdose in a camper trailer, said Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer in a July 5 press release. Chief Deputy John Walter responded to a residence on River Road at 5:51 a.m. on July 3 […]