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Dennis Weese, 46, of 48 Country Road, Berkeley Springs was killed after the moped he was riding apparently left the road and hit a tree.

The accident occurred Saturday evening, July 28, around

A 37-year-old Hancock man has been charged with First Degree Sexual Assault, a felony, for allegedly engaging in sexual contact with an 11-year-old girl in Berkeley Springs.

Dale Anthony Shoop is in the Eastern Regional Jail, Martinsburg, in lieu of $75,000 bond set by Magistrate Greg Miller on July 25.

U.S. Silica sold the Berkeley Springs-Potomac Airpark to River Bottom, LLC on Friday, July 20.

The deed filed with the Morgan County Office of Records lists Melinda B. Golden of Hancock as the sole and managing member of the corporation.

In a hot, steamy room, with an overburdened window air conditioner and a standing-room-only crowd spilling out the rear door, Town of Bath Municipal Court is called to order on July 18.

If you've visited the offices of any variation of Kesecker Insurance and Realty over the past four decades, you've probably met Kathryn "Kate" Eppinger. She retired May 30 after 42 years and nine months of service.

Statement from STS International about last week's propane stove explosion:

On Tuesday morning, July 24, four employees at STS International were injured from an accidental flash fire at an STS facility located on Winchester Grade Road in Berkeley Springs.

The average West Virginia worker earned $32,724 in 2006, according to statistics from WORKFORCE West Virginia, a division of the West Virginia Department of Commerce.

The average wage in Morgan County was $25,297, placing the county at 46th among the 55 counties. Adjoining Hampshire County was 45th with an average wage of $25,434.

This year's county property tax bills were to be mailed this week by the Morgan County Sheriff's Department.

The bills are based on the real estate, personal property and business inventory reported on the assessment forms returned by property owners last summer.

The State Division of Tourism has launched a West Virginia "Answer the Call" contest. Visitors to the Mountain State may submit videos of their trip experiences for a chance to win a new Camry Hybrid.

"We're excited to showcase West Virginia as a premier tourist destination, and proud to have Toyota as a business partner and a sponsor of this contest," said Governor Joe Manchin.

West Virginia University Foundation, Inc.

Many people think that preparing a will is too expensive and too much bother. The alternative, though, is to allow state law to make all of the decisions for you, whether you would have chosen the same results or not.