by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Track & Field teams were in action this past week with two meets. Both teams were able to show how much improvement they have made since the start of the season. On Tuesday, April 16, Berkeley Springs traveled to Frankfort High School for a multi-team event that featured teams from Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. On the boy’s side the Indians finished in sixth place overall with 22 points. Moun- tain Ridge (167), Fort Hill (143), Frankfort (130), East Hardy (33), Northern Garrett (23) and Berkeley Springs rounded out the teams. The f ..read more

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians softball team was back in action this week with another grinder week. Berkeley Springs played seven games in six days and was able to pick up four wins to push their season record to 8- 16. On Monday, April 15, the Lady Indians hosted the Frankfort Falcons and lost 13-2. Berkeley Springs was led by Ocean Clatterbuck (2 singles), Alaira Harrington (double), Bailee Diehl (run) and Marley Heath (run). Ocean Clatterbuck was in the circle for the Indians, against the Hancock Panthers. photo by Lori YounkerAlaira Harrington rounds second for the Lad ..read more

by Kate Evans Longtime Paw Paw Postmaster Lori Davis officially retired last Friday, April 19 after 37 years of service to the United States Post Office. The community held an Open House Retirement Celebration for Davis on Tuesday, April 16 to honor her service to local residents and businesses. Davis first started working for the Post Office in 1987 when she began her position as Postmaster Replacement at the Paw Paw Post Office.  She held that position for 14 years, then worked as a Post Office clerk in Ridgeley for five years. Davis came back to Paw Paw and became the Paw Paw Postmaste ..read more

Stumped about how to properly recognize the contributions of Jim Michael to Cacapon State Park and the entire West Virginia State Parks system, state park officials invented a new honorarium and presented it to Michael on April 13. Michael received the first-ever West Virginia State Parks Lifetime Achievement Award in Leadership and Volunteerism. Head of parks Brad Reed joined many individuals, the Cacapon State Park Foundation and park officials at Cacapon State Park to honor Michael’s long service as volunteer and leader. “For Jim, we couldn’t think of an existing award that would measure up ..read more

by Trish Rudder The Berkeley Springs State Park Foundation celebrated the park’s facelift on Friday, April 19 with memories, its history and a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new bridge honoring the late park superintendent Chris Hansroth, who died in 2017. The Foundation president, Pete Gordon said when he became its leader 10 years ago, he asked Hansroth what the park needed and was given three items: to restore the walls in the Warm Springs Run; replace the bridges that were too low and became clogged with debris when flooding occurred and update the non-ADA sidewalks. Standing on the new br ..read more

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by Kate Evans Robert Myers, Berkeley Springs High School band director, choir director and music teacher, was named Morgan County Teacher of the Year at the April 16 Morgan County School Board meeting. Nominees for the award are considered outstanding teachers and exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled.  They    inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn and are active in the school and community. Teaching experience Myers has been teaching for 11 years. He said he came to Morgan County in 2019 when he first taught part-time at Berkeley Springs H ..read more

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools will receive $3,924,284 in additional West Virginia School Building Authority funding for replacement of all Widmyer Elementary heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units. The Morgan County Schools NEEDS project submitted last fall to the West Virginia School Building Authority included the Widmyer HVAC units replacement project and also the Berkeley Springs High School cafeteria HVAC units replacements. The school system was awarded $367,100 in December for the high school cafeteria HVAC replacements, but did not receive funding then for the Wid ..read more

The Warm Springs Watershed Association (WSWA) hosted a charrette in Morgantown last Thursday with the West Virginia Department of Transportation Environmental Compliance Officer, Doug Kirk, and the staff of West Virginia Division of Highways Environmental Resources Program Managers to examine the potential of reforestation of the U.S. 522 Bypass right of way. A charrette is an intensive planning meeting among stakeholders. Warm Springs Run Watershed Association was awarded a technical assistance grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust G3 Program to help with their efforts. Designgreen LLC of Washi ..read more

CHARLESTON, W.VA.— U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Jim Risch (R-ID) last week reintroduced a bipartisan resolution designating April 15-21, 2024, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the service and dedication of Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) and schools of osteopathic medicine nationwide. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin “Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine play an essential role in West Virginia’s healthcare workforce,” said Senator Manchin. “I’m proud to lead ..read more