Women’s basketball by Jim Buzzerd It hasn’t been mentioned here, so it may be old news to some, but long time West Virginia University women’s basketball coach, Mike Carey, retired three weeks ago as the winningest coach in program history. His overall record was 447-239 in a 21-year span. At West Virginia, he won a […]
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Be bear-safe at home & in the woods
by Kate Evans West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania wildlife officials get calls about nuisance bears every year in the spring and early summer. Nuisance calls are always related to bears looking for food. Bear-proof your home to keep black bears away. Be watchful for bears when you’re outdoors. Bears come around when people leave bird […]
Winning ways continue for Berkeley Springs tennis program
by Jamie Harris Week in and week out the Berkeley Springs High School Tennis Teams grind out the same results. Wins! In three matches last week Berkeley Springs took three more wins with match scores of 7-0 in each of the boy’s and girl’s contests. On Friday, April 1 it was no April Fool’ s […]
Bears emerging from dens, and now looking for food
by Kate Evans Black bears start emerging from their dens as early as March and begin causing damage around homes in spring and early summer when there’s little natural food for them to eat. They’re seeking mates and young male bears are leaving the den for new territory. Wildlife officials urge people to not feed […]
Local park employee endures uncertainty in quest to get Ukraine family to safety
by Trish Rudder Veronika (Nika) McCann has been living what she calls “a nightmare” since the Russians invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian born, McCann, 28, works at Cacapon State Park. She came to the U.S. on a work visa and is married and living in Martinsburg with her husband and two children. Her parents and two sisters […]
Panther Review at school, honors for Hancock Band
Students at Hancock Middle-Senior High School have been acknowledged for their musical abilities in band and also preparing for their annual Panther Review talent show. The Panther Review takes place tomorrow night, Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. “The students have been waiting patiently through the pandemic to be able […]
BSHS Track continues to improve at Keyser meet
Tribe runner Jazmine Briscoe waits for the hand-off during a relay event at Keyser High School last Tuesday, March 29.photo by Lydia Fincham The Berkeley Springs High School Track and Field Teams hit the road for a meet at Keyser High School on Tuesday, March 29. The meet contained 10 boy’ s teams and nine […]
Sleepy Creek public land open, but not to 4-wheelers, dirt bikes
by Kate Shunney Red gates stand at road access points to Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area. West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials temporarily closed access to Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area to contain and patrol a mountain fire two weeks ago, but the public is now able to access the 22,000-acre public hunting […]
PennDOT to start work on I-70
Commutes on Interstate 70 in Fulton County will be slightly slower as work on a pavement preservation work began on Tuesday, April 5. New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc., of New Enterprise, Pennsylvania, started the work yesterday cleaning and inspecting pipes on I-70 from Amaranth, Brush Creek, Union, and Bethel townships in Fulton County […]
Bobby Junior Johnson
Bobby Junior Johnson 1940-2022 Bobby “Burk” Johnson, 81, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 while under the care of Hospice. Bobby previously lived in Little Cove, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and Big Cove Tannery in Fulton County, Pennsylvania before moving in with his daughter. Born Sunday, August 25, 1940 in Hancock, Maryland, […]
