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My fondest memories of school field trips are eating a packed lunch with a sandwich and a banana. When my Great-Grandmother Arizona Henry packed lunches for me, she always included a banana. Years later, I still love a semi-ripe banana as a snack. My favorite summertime dessert is banana pudding,[Read More…]
The 65th Annual William H. Norton Memorial Day Parade and 18th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Car, Truck and Tractor Show will be held Saturday, May 24 in Paw Paw. The car show with food and craft vendors will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Paw Paw Schools,[Read More…]
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board authorized publication of their proposed 2025-2026 Morgan County Schools budget in the amount of $41,026,589 for public inspection at their May 13 meeting. School Treasurer Ann Bell gave a budget presentation at the meeting. The projected revenues and expenditures for the combined[Read More…]
The Berkeley Springs Lions Club will be holding a fundraiser at Charlotte’s Café on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 to benefit Memphis Frey, daughter of Robert and Megan Frey. Memphis was born on December 4, 2024. She was born with a cleft lip. Memphis has Tetrasomy 10/trisomy 10[Read More…]
Extended rain across the region caused significant flooding in Western Maryland on Tuesday, May 13, and Morgan County and Hancock were seeing the remnants of that storm washing down the Potomac River overnight and into Wednesday. The Potomac at Paw Paw had topped Moderate Flood Stage by Wednesday at 2:30[Read More…]
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the following personnel changes at recent meetings, Changes included granting leaves of absence and rehiring probationary and substitute personnel: In professional personnel actions, Richard Gramling was employed as a Paw Paw Schools long-term substitute health/physical/driver’s education teacher beginning April 21 for[Read More…]
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians baseball team capped off their regular season with a strong week, notching two victories in three games, including a dominant win in their season finale at Morgan Field. On Tuesday, May 6, the Indians traveled to Moorefield to face the Yellow[Read More…]
Shayla Tanouye dominates hurdles and field events; Donovan Tanouye wins 800 meters by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw Pirates track and field team made a strong statement at the Jim Turbin Memorial Invitational held at Alumni Stadium in Keyser, finishing fifth in the girls’ standings and sixth in the boys’[Read More…]
Two people have been sentenced for selling large quantities of crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin in Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire Counties. Andrew Ross Hose, age 40, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, was sentenced to 293 months in prison. Bradley Allen Lopp, age 36, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, was[Read More…]
Visitors to the 2025 Master Gardener’s Plant Fair got to take a turn looking at telescope equipment with the Morgan County Observatory team. Herbs and seedlings of many kinds were on offer last Friday and Saturday during the 2025 Master Gardener’s Plant Fair. Master Gardener volunteer Jacquie Meyer[Read More…]
