John Edward Barker 1935-2024 John Edward “Dick” Barker, age 89, of Hancock, Md., passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024, at his home. Born Saturday, January 12, 1935, in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clarence Luther and Daisy Pearl Karns Barker. Dick served in the United[Read More…]
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Twila Michael Andrews
Twila Michael Andrews 1933-2024 Twila Michael Andrews, 91, of Berkeley Springs passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, February 9, 2024 at Commonwealth Assisted Living in Berryville, Va. Born January 6, 1933 in Great Cacapon, daughter of the late Martin Elisha Shanholtz and Oleta Pearl Arnold Shanholtz. Twila was[Read More…]
Terry Allen Kyne
Terry Allen Kyne 1959-2024 Terry Allen Kyne, age 64, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, February 9, 2024 at his residence. Born July 8, 1959 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Vincent Leo and Mary Anna Jane Barker Kyne. He attended Berkeley Springs High[Read More…]
Charles B. Douglass
Charles B. Douglass 1937-2023 Charles B. Douglass of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on November 19, 2023 at home. Born in Norfolk, Va., his family moved to Silver Spring, Md., a few years later. He was a graduate of Montgomery Blair High School in 1955. Charlie moved to Berkeley Springs, after his[Read More…]
William G. Caldwell
William G. Caldwell William Grady Caldwell died Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 7 at 2 p.m. at 19 Valley Dale Lane, Berkeley Springs.
CSX train derails in western Morgan County with no injuries or release of hazardous materials
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include new information from CSX. by Kate Shunney A CSX train on Monday afternoon, February 12, derailed in the area of Magnolia in western Morgan County, bringing fire, EMS and hazardous materials responders to the remote area to assess the situation. Rail[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Valentine’s Fruit Salad
Valentine’s Day Red Fruit Salad My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry’s, favorite color was red. She had a red room decorated with a red couch, a red chair, red curtains, and red doilies on every table. Grandma liked red so much that she would make me wear it to school. I[Read More…]
Keyser picks up win over Lady Indians
by Jamie Harris Last Thursday, February 1, the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians basketball team played the Keyser Golden Tornado. Berkeley Springs was looking to snap a long losing streak against their sectional rivals. However, Keyser kept their winning streak alive with a 57-35 win over the Lady Indians. Berkeley Springs[Read More…]
Indians Wrestling captures fifth straight PVC Championship
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Indians wrestling team had a very busy week on the mats with a home tri and then a Saturday trip to Hampshire High School for the 2024 Potomac Valley Conference Championships. The Indians were all business as they knew the match with the Northern[Read More…]
Kessel’s art mural on display in Huntington exhibition
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School junior Elizabeth (Ella) Kessel’s art mural of a musician playing a guitar was placed on the West Edge Factory building in Huntington, West Virginia along with other individual student art murals. The drive-through “Alley Gallery” outdoor art exhibition opening took place on January[Read More…]
