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Sheriff Ronald McIntire announced on Friday that Animal Control Officer Jason Bowers has been fired.

Step into the HodgePodge Toy Co. and you'll feel just like a kid again checking out the fun stuff they have for all ages.

The Morgan County Commission approved the final version of their Special Emergency Ambulance Service Fee Ordinance at their Friday, June 29 meeting.

The Jefferson-Morgan Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross held a blood drive at the American Legion Post #60 on June 7.

Fifty-five productive units of blood were received with 65 individuals presenting to donate, including Lawrence Springer, Renna Shetler, Audrey Clark, Kenneth Wilson, Frank Kucharski, Gladston Michael, Dulcie Reed, Denise Edmister, Mary Lee Edmister, Paul Truitt, Paul Buday, Kermit Ambrose, John Householder, Daniel Williams, Sr., Terry Miller, David Hall, Nathaniel Spring, Jean Miller, Roy Koppe, Paul Holmes, Steven Davison, Dorothy Everett, Anna Frederick, Debra VanGosen, Lynda Tyler, Michael Nathan, James Lopp, William Allgyer, Thomas Zahnow, Samantha Reinold, Paul Mason, Timothy Faith, Brenda Gloyd, Donald Diorio, Wanda Dodson, Jimmy Largent, Jr., Edward Fochtman, James Moore, Marcyanna Millet, David Yost, Michael McClintock, Robert Lilly, Frank Vanderholt III, Roger Burroughs, Alfred Fowler, Joan Holmes, Michelle Ritchie, Patricia Payne, Joseph Gentile, Kim Khuen, Sena M. McBee, Sena L. McBee, Jason Fipps, Cindy Heidel, Foster Sirbaugh, Jr., Joan Luthardt, Marilyn Hall, Michael Myers, Rhonda R. McDaniel, Eileen Markous, Abigail Markous, Larry Barkdoll, Kevin Yost and James Kell.

If you think it is taking longer to cross the U. S. 522 bridge at Hancock coming from the West Virginia side, you may be right. At least on a Friday evening during peak hours.

The members of the Alderton-Dawson American Legion Auxiliary Unit 60 Berkeley Springs met June 7, with President Debbie Fox presiding. Erica Dods reported on the success of Poppy Day and took 150 poppies to Autumn Acres which were put on all residents' meal trays on May 30 in honor of Memorial Day.

Lauren McKee presented the unit with a framed picture of her school project in appreciation of helping to send her to Charleston for the state competition where her project "Respecting our Flag" won second place.

The 42nd annual firemen's festival will be held at their grove Saturday, July 7 to benefit the Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Company.

Festival will begin at 2 p.m. with food and games. Honey dipt chicken and ham dinners begin at 3 p.m.

Two people were sentenced and probation was revoked for two others when Judge David Sanders presided in Morgan County Circuit Court on Thursday, June 28.

Maria Crush, 57, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 5-to-10 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to soliciting insurance fraud, obtaining money by false pretenses and conspiracy, according to the Morgan County Circuit Clerk's Office.

Discussions at Monday night's school board meeting over pre-Kindergarten programs turned to concerns about security and vandalism at the former Great Cacapon Elementary school.

Bath Police Corporal Craig Pearrell charged a Berkeley Springs man with a series of traffic offenses following a long chase on Thursday afternoon, June 21.