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5:01 p.m. - Flood Warning in effect for Berkeley and Jefferson counties (The Martinsburg Journal)
The National Weather Service in Sterling Va. has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in West Virginia... The Potomac Basin above Harper's Ferry affecting Jefferson County and Opequon Creek near Martinsburg affecting Berkeley County precautionary/preparedness actions... Never attempt to drive through a flooded roadway... this is how most flood deaths resul.Flood warning issued for Berkeley County (The Martinsburg Journal) MARTINSBURG - A flood warning for the Opequon Creek in Berkeley County near Martinsburg was issued at 3:37 p.m. Friday by the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va. A warning means flooding is imminent or has been reported. Flood stage is 10 feet for the Opequon at W.Va. 9 about 3 miles southeast of Martinsburg. As of 4 p.m. Friday, the creek was at .
Residency program discussed for old Berkeley Springs hospital (The Herald-Mail) BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - A residency program for osteopathic medicine on War Memorial Hospital property was brought back into discussion Thursday with the Morgan County Commission.
Surcharge questioned by leaders (The Martinsburg Journal) CHARLES TOWN - Local officials are questioning what a recent ruling from West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elliott Maynard could mean in Jefferson County. Maynard issued a judgment last month stating that the Berkeley County Public Service Water District and Public Service Sewer District did not have the authority to charge capacity improvement fees.
Rural Forum Set For March 19 in Winchester (Leesburg Today) For the past five years, agricultural economic development leaders and Cooperative Extension agents representing six counties in northern Shenandoah Valley and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia have showcased different aspects of the region's agricultural economy during the Forum for Rural Innovation.
Morgan County commissioners agree on levy rate but not on pay raise (The Herald-Mail) BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. All three Morgan County Commissioners agreed Thursday to keep the levy rate slightly lower than last year during budget discussions for the 2010-11 fiscal year.
Teachers, W.Va. state workers closer to COLA raise (The Herald-Mail) MARTINSBURG, W.VA. A big first step was taken by West Virginia lawmakers Saturday to provide state workers and schoolteachers in the Eastern Panhandle with a cost-of-living adjustment.
Berkeley County Commission OKs levy rate increase (The Herald-Mail) MARTINSBURG, W.Va. The owner of a residential property in Berkeley County worth $150,000 will pay an additional $21.42 per year based on a 3 percent levy rate increase approved Monday by the Berkeley County Commission.
Judge orders stay in CIF controversy (The Martinsburg Journal) MARTINSBURG - Judge John L. Henning on Friday agreed to continue a stay of Justice Elliot "Spike" Maynard's Jan. 29 decision in the case of Larry V. Faircloth v. Berkeley County Public Service District Water District et al. Henning decided to allow a 30-day stay after listening to presentations by lawyers for both sides.
Guardsmen made snowshoes to rescue mother, baby (The Charleston Gazette) Read a related story here . CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A pair of West Virginia Army National Guard soldiers who crafted their own snowshoes from pine boughs and clothesline to reach a snow-s...