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by Jamie Harris As spring approaches, Berkeley Springs High School’s baseball team gears up for an exciting season under the guidance of second-year head coach Quintin Thompson. With a roster brimming with talent and promising newcomers, the Indians are set to tackle the challenges ahead with vigor. Seniors Kyle Rankin,[Read More…]
by Jamie Harris With a youthful roster and a hunger to compete, the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians softball team enters the 2025 season with a fresh outlook under the leadership of sixth-year head coach Cat Wood. After graduating five experienced seniors last year, the team is in a rebuilding phase,[Read More…]
The Maryland Academy of Family Physicians (MDAFP) has chosen Matthew Hahn, MD as the recipient of the 2025 Family Physician of the Year award in recognition of his exemplary service, and engagement in the wellbeing of his patients and community. Dr. Hahn received the award at the Academy’s Annual Meeting[Read More…]
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) has expanded the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Containment Area after the detection of CWD in a Grant County deer. “Grant County has been part of the CWD containment Area since 2015 because of its proximity to affected counties,” said Paul Johansen, chief[Read More…]
Tony Russell Kesler 1944-2025 Tony Russell Kesler, 80, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away Friday, March 14, 2025, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. He was born June 19, 1944 in Cumberland, Md. and was the son of the late Bernard Leo Kesler, Sr. and Alma Mae (Fresh) Kesler.[Read More…]
Karen Darlene Harshman 1953-2025 Karen Darlene Harshman, age 71, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025 at Winchester Medical Center. Born May 18, 1953 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of LeEsta Rankin Anderson Koontz and the late Clarence Henry “Junior” Anderson, Jr. She was a[Read More…]
Elizabeth Lee Laird 1941-2025 Elizabeth Lee Laird, age 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 1, 1941 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lorman Lee Laird, Jr. and[Read More…]
Steven L. Souders Steven Lyle Souders, 60, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in Martinsburg, W.Va. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, WV.
Hazel Akers Clevenger 1924-2025 Hazel Akers Clevenger, 100, of Needmore, Pa., passed away peacefully on March 15, 2025 at Transitions Shook Home in Chambersburg, Pa. Born on May 6, 1924, in Needmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late F.E. Palmer and Mary (DeShong) Palmer. Hazel was the widow[Read More…]
by Kate Evans Michael Misiti, CPA, CFE and partner from the Fyffe Jones Group, AC, gave a presentation on their company’s Fiscal Year 2024 audit report of the Morgan County Board of Education at the March 4 Morgan County School Board meeting. Misiti said the timeline of their audit was[Read More…]
