by GEOFF FOX There are approximately 21 active brownfield sites in Washington County, with Genuine Parts at 100 Rayloc Drive in Hancock being one of those sites. According to the state’s Brownfield Master Inventory (BMI) the ID number for the location is MD0350. A brownfield is defined as a real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or […]

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced Monday a plan to put $50 million of federal CARES Act funding toward road projects that would improve resident access to medical facilities. The West Virginia Department of Transportation launched a new program to identify and fund the road projects, called Medical Access Road Projects (MARP). The MARP program […]

by KATE EVANS The summer heat can be brutal outdoors and indoors especially when you add high humidity into the mix.   Keep in mind the following information and tips so you and your family can stay cool and safe in extremely hot weather. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials say that people 65 years […]

by GEOFF FOX A new ice cream shop has opened in Hancock just in time to help folks cool off in the summer heat. The Fractured Banana, owned by Tim Smith and Linda Smith, held their grand opening on August 1, dishing out close to 300 cones and that’s not counting cups or sundaes. The idea […]

by Kate Shunney During their July monthly meeting, the Morgan County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the expansion plans for a Morgan County gun range near the state fish hatchery in the southern end of the county. 10X Freedom Range had applied for approval of plans to expand the existing range by adding 27,000 […]

by KATE SHUNNEY An overview map of the proposed U.S. 522 Bypass is included in bid documents. The project is now open for contractor bidding. West Virginia’s Department of Transportation is now seeking contractor bids to build a long-planned U.S. 522 Bypass around Berkeley Springs. The Division of Highways issued a Notice to Contractors that they […]

Betty A. Wertz 1935-2020 Betty Ann Wertz, age 85, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed from her earthly life to eternal life late Friday night, July 31, 2020 at the Valley Health Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born June 19, 1935 in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Edward, Sr. and Edith (Henry) Unger; […]

Geraldine A. Hill 1915-2020 Geraldine A. Hill, 105, passed away July 31, 2020, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Born in Berkeley County, W.Va., on March 26, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Otterbein and Effie DeHaven Stuckey. She was a masseuse at the Berkeley Springs State Park for many years. Survivors […]

Timothy L. Kelly 1967-2020 Timothy Lee Kelly, age 53, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, July 27, 2020 at his home. Born January 1, 1967 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of Gloria Jean Barney Kelly of Berkeley Springs and Ronald Clay Kelly of N. Myrtle Beach, S.C. He […]

Hugh Raymond Bohrer, Sr. 1937-2020 Hugh Raymond Bohrer, Sr., age 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born March 6, 1937 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Raymond Howe and Gertrude Susan Bohrer Bohrer. He was a member of Highland […]