In last week’s column we looked at some projects that can improve habitat for all wildlife and attract more wild turkeys to a property. Here are some more ways you can enhance the land in the Shenandoah Valley for these majestic black and brown birds.

2 days ago · Avoid traveling tonight if possible because icy roads could make it treacherous. The National Weather Service has put the Northern Shenandoah Valley under an Ice Storm Warning from 7 p.m. today until noon Thursday. Between one-tenth and three-tenths of an inch of ice — largely from freezing rain ...

2 days ago · With the federal government slashing its workforce and attempting to freeze billions in funding, Virginia lawmakers are bracing for impact. House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, on Tuesday evening announced the formation of an Emergency Committee on the Impacts of Federal Workforce and Funding Reductions, a bipartisan panel tasked with assessing the economic fallout and crafting solutions to ...

1 day ago · MIDDLETOWN — Middletown’s police chief petitioned the town's Finance Committee on Monday for a bump to police officer compensation in the upcoming fiscal year. As nearby localities raise salaries and benefits for their officers, it makes it difficult to hire qualified officers from an already ...

2 days ago · Attorneys gave opening statements and law enforcement officers testified on Tuesday at the trial for two former Warren County deputy sheriffs accused of wounding and accidentally killing a man in 2022. Zachary A. Fadely and Tyler S. Poe appeared in Warren County Circuit Court for the second day of ...

1 day ago · Quilting bee. The Godfrey Miller Center will host a community quilting bee from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 at 28 S. Loudoun St., Winchester. Come learn about memorial quilts that will honor the 270 individuals enslaved at Belle Grove from the 1780s to the 1860s.

The Strasburg Town Council agreed Monday that Superior Paving President David White made a strong impression during last week’s Planning Commission meeting.

Sentencing for a Strasburg murder trial is being delayed for several months while the court determines if recordings made by the Strasburg police should be handed over to defense attorneys, who found out about the recordings from the Shenandoah County sheriff.

Jan 13, 2025 · Nicholas Ehrhardt. Ehrhardt, 25, of Berryville, faces charges for a July 5 crash involving a 2019 Kawasaki side-by-side. According to Virginia State Police, Ehrhardt attempted a sharp turn on private property in the 600 block of Barbour Lane in Clarke County, causing the vehicle to overturn.

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