Selma Helen Held Straus 1930-2021 Selma Helen Held Straus, 91, of Adamstown, Md., passed on Sunday, December 5, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Donald Straus. Born October 7, 1930, in New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late William Held and Marian Kraut Held. She is survived […]

Jennifer Renae Hovermale Jennifer Renae Hovermale went into the arms of her Lord and saviour on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. She was survived by her husband Brandon Michael Hovermale. They were married on November 2, 2012 at Alpine United Methodist Church. She is also survived by two daughters, Jenny Marie Morningstar of Keedysville and Jessyca Lynne […]

Frank B. Thomas IV 1959-2021 Frank B Thomas IV, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. He was born on August 24, 1959, to Dr. Frank B Thomas III and Marion Reich Thomas of Hancock, Maryland. Frank was the second of nine children. Frank attended Saint Mary Catholic School and […]

The Washington County Highway Department will be closing Pearre Road from Lock 56 to the Allegany County line from Monday, December 6, through Thursday, December 23. Crews will be doing slope stabilization along that stretch of road

by Lisa Schauer & Kate Evans A blaze in a wooded area near Cacapon State Park Resort’s maintenance building was further fueled by high winds on Thursday night, making fire response trickier along the rocky ridge that runs to the east of the park’s golf course. Firefighters from Morgan, Frederick, Washington and Berkeley Counties battled […]

Editorial: Shop here, shop safe, shop friendly With every passing year, we’re more and more convinced that holiday shopping is at its absolute best right here in our community. Some folks don’t take a lot of pleasure in picking out Christmas gifts for the people in their lives. Shopping at local stores is the perfect […]

A few thoughts by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University Football Team secured bowl eligibility with a closer than comfortable 34-28 win over Kansas last Saturday night in Lawrence, Kansas. Just where the Mountaineers will end up has yet to be decided. The game was close throughout and was tied at 21 early in the […]

by Jamie Harris The 2021-2022 edition of the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians basketball team looks to rebound back from last season’s Covid season where they went 1-11. With a roster of 11 girls, longtime veteran coach Dale McCumbee enters his 31st season as head basketball coach. McCumbee has been very pleased with the attitude and […]

$125K in local funds to match federal & state dollars by Kate Shunney Morgan County officials have authorized a funding agreement between the Morgan County Commission and the West Virginia Division of Highways to pay for construction of a long-planned North Berkeley Rail Trail. The trail will begin at the historic Berkeley Springs train depot […]

by Kate Evans Beginning of the year student data indicated some academic gains and some losses as the Morgan County school system works through the pandemic. Elementary Education Director Kandy Pentoney and Secondary Education Director Beth Golden gave a PowerPoint presentation at the Morgan County School Board November 16 meeting that included STAR reading and […]