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Observer Weekly — November 12, 2026

Shepherdstown Dedicates New Tanker To Leon Catrow

Jefferson County Celebrates Veterans Day 2026

Fifth Annual Pumpkin Roll In Harpers Ferry Raises Funds For Middle School Band

Shepherdstown Has Post-Halloween Fun With Inflatables Race

Jefferson County Commission OKs Collections For Unpaid Ambulance Fees

Jefferson County Administrator Edwina Benites Resigns

Observer Weekly — November 5, 2026

Election Night In Jefferson County

Observer Weekly — Election Guide Special Issue

Jefferson County’s Budget Reserves Are Shrinking

Observer Weekly — October 29, 2026

2026 Election Guide

Jefferson County Celebrates 225 Years Of History

WV Governor Patrick Morrisey Issues Diesel Fuel Emergency Declaration

Jefferson County Rejected For Summit Point Water Utility Grant

Observer Weekly — October 22, 2026

Valley North Transmission Line Project Has Revised Maps

Observer Weekly — October 15, 2026

Jefferson County Puts Downtown Buildings Up For Sale

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CASA-EP

Casa Volunteers Provide Lifeline For Neglected Children

2022-12-07 Tagged With: CASA-EP, foster care, In Print Dec 2022, volunteering, WVDHHR

swearing in CASA volunteers

CASA volunteers act in conjunction with the state’s caseworkers to help judges make decisions and to help the children in foster care receive appropriate services. Read the Full Story >>

CASA Volunteer Jimmy Oates — If Not Me, Who?

2022-12-07 Tagged With: CASA-EP, foster care, volunteering

CASA-EP volunteer Jimmy Oates shares his experience working with children. Read the Full Story >>

CASA Volunteer Shirley Stanton — If Not Me, Who?

2022-12-07 Tagged With: CASA-EP, foster care, volunteering

CASA-EP volunteer Shirley Stanton shares his experience working with children. Read the Full Story >>

CASA-EP Advocates for the Kids

2022-02-01 Tagged With: CASA-EP, In Print Feb 2022, mentorship, volunteering

A training meeting at CASA of the eastern panhandle.

CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates – grew out of an idea developed by Seattle judge David Soukup in 1977 to appoint volunteers to advocate for the children in the neglect and abuse cases he was presiding over in his courtroom. Today, there are now more than 90,000 CASA volunteers nationwide, including local volunteers at CASA of the Eastern Panhandle (CASA-EP). Read the Full Story >>

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