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by Kate Evans Every year millions of people make New Year’s resolutions that include losing weight, exercising more, healthier eating, getting more organized and spending more time with family and friends. Often those resolutions fall by the wayside by mid-February, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Choosing realistic[Read More…]
by Kate Shunney Berkeley Springs author Barbara Ott-Harding has published her newest book, a collection of Bible stories set in verse to draw in readers. Bible Stories in Rhythm and Rhyme was released by Xulon Press of Florida in December of 2024. The 257-page book interweaves Old and New Testament[Read More…]
by Trish Rudder Since the Old Bath School Building on Green Street has remained empty and unimproved for several years, and the owner is in arrears in back taxes, a local historic preservationist is seeking a way to protect the structure. Town of Bath’s Historic Landmarks Commission member Zachary Salman[Read More…]
by Trish Rudder As part of the Town of Bath budget overhaul, an additional 1% municipal sales and use tax on sales and services sold inside the town limits of the town took effect on January 1 of this year. Businesses inside the town limits are now implementing the added[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox Back in October, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration did a load study on the US 522. The Hancock News reached out to the MDOT SHA to find out what the results of the study found out about the bridge. “Based on the current information[Read More…]
The American Red Cross of the Greater Shenandoah Valley Chapter in service to Morgan County will host a free three-day event in Berkeley Springs to build a community connection, give away free smoke detectors and seek to recruit volunteers interested in working with the American Red Cross in disaster relief.[Read More…]
Marie Fern Shoemaker Seeley 1939-2025 Marie Fern Shoemaker Seeley, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Moran Manor in Westernport, Md. Born May 14, 1939 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ralph William and Letha Geneva Stotler. She was[Read More…]
Michael K. Kesner 1954-2025 Michael Keith Kesner, 70, of True, died Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Bowers Hospice House. No services at this time and memorial service may be held at a later date. Arrangements were handled by Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton, W.Va.
Connie W. “Junie” Ryan, Jr. 1939-2025 Connie William “Junie” Ryan, Jr., 85, of Paw Paw, W.Va., died on Monday, January 6, 2025 at the Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Facility, Winchester, Va. Junie was born March 2, 1939, in Morgan County, W.Va, the son of the late Connie W. Ryan,[Read More…]
Madeline Parr 1923-2025 Madeline (Nelson) Parr passed from her earthly life on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the home of her daughter, Cynthia Weidner, in Paw Paw, W.Va. Madeline was 101 years, 11 months, and 10 days old. She passed into the waiting arms of Jesus, and her beloved husband,[Read More…]
