HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Hagerstown Police Department is taking a look back into a busy fall season. A press release from the department says since Sept 1st, HPD has handled 40,466 calls for service and made 355 arrests. There were also some notable convictions involving arrests made in the past. Recent arrests included: Weapons, Randolph/Locust…
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV— Five degree programs will be discontinued at Shepherd University as part of its ongoing rightsizing plan. Combined with previous measures implemented at Shepherd, the University will have achieved approximately $5 million in base budget adjustments toward its $6 million goal. In a unanimous vote November 9th, the Shepherd University Board of Governors approved the…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Community Veterans Engagement Board/Crusaders will sponsor a Veterans Day Parade at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 11th that will run along Queen Street in Martinsburg. CVEB’s Kathleen Stotler talked about the parade on a recent episode of Panhandle Live.
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — With several scheduled meetings passing without a quorum, Jefferson County Commission members who refuse to attend meetings may be breaking a law according to Donald “Deak” Kersey, General Counsel in the WV Secretary of State’s office. Kersey says the fact that a seat needs to be filled furthers the requirement of…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Last night’s meeting of the Martinsburg City Council was the first for new Martinsburg City Manager Andy Blake. In other Martinsburg City Council news, Mayor Kevin Knowles administered the oath of office for a number of promotions among the city’s first responders. Police Sergeant Micheal Castelgrande, Corporal William Staub and Dalton Condo…
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County Sheriff KC Bohrer has to close his administrative office again next week (Nov 15 and 16) due to staffing issues. The sheriff tells the Panhandle News Network he only has one full-time administrative secretary and two part-time office employees. Over the past two weeks, he has had to close the…
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County Sheriff KC Bohrer says due to medical leave and short staffing, the administrative offices will be closednext week on Wednesday and Thursday (November 15th and 16th.) Officers can still be reached by calling dispatch. That number is 304-258-3805.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The City of Martinsburg has released the agenda for Thursday night’s meeting, which will be held in the George Karos Community Room inside the Martinsburg Police Department at 125 W. Race Street in Martinsburg. That meeting is set to get underway at 6:30 p.m. The Agenda: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call…
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County EMS says many residents are smelling smoke, but the fire may not be in the immediate area. A post from the service this week says Morgan County along with several surrounding counties are receiving multiple calls for “smoke in the area.” “There is a large wildfire in Virginia with…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County Sheriff Nathan Harmon pleaded not guilty to four misdemeanor counts related to his actions after his daughter Carrie Harmon’s vehicle accident. Harmon was charged in an indictment handed up by the Berkeley County grand jury last month. The charges were two counts of obstruction and two counts of providing false…