Donald Hessler 1930-2022 Donald “Tex” Hessler, 91, of Cherry Run, W.Va., went home to be with Jesus on Friday, March 25, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Unit after more than a decade of battling Alzheimer’s. Tex was born on August 13, 1930, at home where he was raised and later raised his own […]

Christina Louise Stone 1964-2022 Christina Louise Stone, age 58, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Friday, March 26, 2022 at her mother’s home. Born March 21, 1964 in Fairfax, Va., she was the daughter of Judith Elaine Munson Michael of Berkeley Springs and the late Reed Carroll Michael. She was a member of Highland United Methodist […]

Lee Anna Virginia McCoy 1924-2022 Lee Anna Virginia McCoy, age 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Homewood of Williamsport. Born August 22, 1924 at home in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Jannie Goldwin and Anna Deloris Eppinger Shade. She was a member of Highland […]

So, it begins by Jim Buzzerd I’ve been alluding for the second half of the recently concluded basketball season to several West Virginia University basketball players who may be prime candidates to enter the transfer portal. Jalen Bridges and Isaiah Cottrell were two of those I have been keeping an eye on and both announced […]

Local reps talk about limits, realities of HB 4408 by Kate Shunney Some employees and fans of Cacapon State Park spent last week trying to figure out whether a new West Virginia law could change their jobs or drastically alter the park they love. Social media posts stirred up fears that park land and facilities […]

by Geoff Fox For 86 years, Douglas Motors has been a staple in Hancock as a car dealer selling Chrysler and Chevrolet vehicles, used vehicles, and servicing those vehicles. But at the stroke of midnight on Monday, March 28, Douglas Chevrolet will no longer exist. In its place will be Hancock Chevrolet at the lot […]

by Trish Rudder The Bath Town Council voted unanimously on March 1 to allow the town’s attorney, Richard Gay, to move forward with annexing the Olde English Cemetery into the town boundary. A formal resolution by the council to annex the cemetery will be on the agenda at the next council meeting on April 5. […]

Firefighters from four states fight blaze over two days by Kate Shunney & Kate Evans Firefighters and crews from the West Virginia Division of Forestry have contained and largely extinguished a mountain fire that burned roughly 100 acres on Sleepy Creek Mountain, largely in the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area. Assistant State Forester for Fire Jeremy […]

David Joseph Diehl 1944-2022 David Joseph “Joe” Diehl, 77, of Hancock, Md., passed away March 17, 2022, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born August 16, 1944, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late David Ross and Helen Lee Landers Diehl. He was a 1961 graduate of Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia. […]

Presiding Elder Jason Faith, Sr. 1937-2022 Presiding Elder Jason Faith, Sr., 84, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away March 18, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born June 11, 1937, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Advance Presiding Elder Harry and Superior Mother Irene Faith. He was a graduate of […]