Rhonda Allyn Younker Weddle 1964-2022 Rhonda Allyn Younker Weddle, 57, of Belmont, N.C. and formerly of Hancock, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022. She was born July 18, 1964, in McConnellsburg, Pa. She was the daughter to the late Sharon Elaine Davis Hendershot and Rodney Younker. Rhonda was ambitious in her accounting career. Her […]
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Patti Jane Mills
Patti Jane Mills 1960-2022 Patti Jane Mills, age 61, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Born September 30, 1960 at Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Thurman Leroy “Junior” and Helen Jane Eppinger Younker, Jr. She was […]
Lewis Dale Heiner
Lewis Dale Heiner 1934-2022 Lewis Dale “Chief” Heiner, age 87, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his home. Born November 20, 1934 in Hedgesville, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lewis Franklin and Ruth Elizabeth Butts Heiner. He was a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Martinsburg […]
Betty Lee Spitzer
Betty Lee Spitzer 1927-2022 Betty Lee Spitzer, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, February 25, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born March 1, 1927 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Theodore and Nellie Ada Smith Whisner. She was a member of Berkeley Baptist Church. […]
National truck convoy leads to early Hancock school dismissal, police coordination
by Geoff Fox Anticipation of a miles-long convoy of tractor-trailers and those supporting the “Freedom Convoy” heading toward Washington D.C. has led Washington County, Md. officials to modify schedules today, Friday, March 4. Washington County Public Schools announced Wednesday it would dismiss students in county schools early on Friday. More police are expected to patrol […]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Radishes
Radishes My Great Grandmother Arizona Henry always told me that radishes were the easiest vegetable to grow. She would pull a few radishes out of the garden in the morning, clean them, and then put them in the refrigerator to chill for lunch. She ate raw radishes frequently, only adding a little salt. Radishes […]
Free trees offered through Maryland’s “Backyard Buffers”
Waterfront and streamside landowners can reserve tree seedlings to create a buffer near water sources on their property under a Maryland program. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering free tree seedlings to landowners statewide who have a creek, drainage ditch, stream, or other waterway on or near their property through the Backyard Buffers […]
Contractors briefed about Train Depot interior work
by Trish Rudder Four contractors attended the pre-bid meeting recently at the Berkeley Springs Train Depot. Town of Bath Recorder, Susan Webster, who chairs the Depot committee, opened the building on Thursday, February 17 to allow the prospective contractor view the interior work to be done. The contractors took pictures of the interior’s several rooms […]
32nd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Festival heralds world’s best waters
by Lisa Schauer Jill Klein Rone of Berkeley Springs produces the International Water Festival for Travel Berkeley Springs. Bottled water companies and municipalities from around the world entered the water tasting competition in the 32nd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Festival held February 25-26 at The Country Inn. A panel of nine certified water tasters […]
Company 5 receives $500K grant toward new tanker
by Geoff Fox Hancock Fire Company will soon be getting a new tanker to add to their fleet with a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is a Rural Development Community Facility Grant. The funds are a matching grant, which means 75% come from the USDA and 25% from Hancock Fire Company […]
