by Kate Evans Area firefighters responded to two separate fires on Friday night that both started in flues.  Crews dealt with icy road conditions as they responded to the fires. Northwoods Drive fire The fire call for a structure fire at Northwoods Drive near Hedgesville came in to Morgan County 911 Dispatch Center around 11:49 […]

Doege gone by Jim Buzzerd West Virginia University football fans can say goodbye to quarterback Jarret Doege. The senior has one year of eligibility left and announced last Friday via Twitter that he would be looking for a new home next season. The announcement was welcomed by many West Virginia fans that have been, rightly […]

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has received reports of individuals receiving spam text messages asking them to validate their driver’s license through the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No such message has been generated by DHHR and should be […]

by Trish Rudder At the December 21, 2021 Bath Town Council meeting, with the approval of the Bath Finance Committee, the council members approved the $131,000 federal American Rescue Plan Act (Covid-19 Relief) funds that were allocated to the town. The funds are to be disbursed as follows: Councilman Chris Chapman said $48,000  is to […]

by Kate Evans & Kate Shunney Officials with Valley Health systems and hospitals in Cumberland and Hagerstown have all asked area residents to take steps to reduce pressure on Emergency Departments and hospital wings as new waves of Omicron-fueled COVID cases hit the region. Valley Health’s six hospitals, which include War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley […]

by Kate Shunney Hospitals in Hagerstown and Cumberland are asking the public to help curb capacity problems as COVID and other seasonal illnesses are sending more patients to their doors. UPMC Western Maryland has set up a medical tent outside their Emergency department doors to “expand care capability” for those coming for emergency treatment. Public […]

Randi Lee Wishard 1975-2021 Randi Lee Wishard, 46, of Greencastle Pa., passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home. Born March 25, 1975, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of Harry and Dolores (McCusker) Powers III. She was a 1993 graduate of Hancock High School and a graduate of Hagerstown Business College. […]

Mary Jane Schetrompf 1947-2021 Mary Jane Schetrompf, 74, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home. Born April 7, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Mummert and the wife of James G. Schetrompf, of Warfordsburg, Pa. She was a graduate of Clear Spring High School. She worked as […]

Darrell Grove Funk 1943-2021 Darrell Grove Funk, 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at his home. Born May 23, 1943, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Galen Funk and Ruth Grove Funk. His brothers Emerson Funk, Sr., of Berkeley Springs; Ralph Funk, of Hagerstown and Alvin […]

Joanna Irene Komsa 1936-2021 Joanna Irene Komsa, 85, Hancock, Md., passed away December 30, 2021, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born March 8, 1936, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Calvin Strawderman and Anna Carter Strawderman and the widow of John A. Komsa, Jr. She was a member of St. […]