Data about COVID-19 cases in Washington County show a steady increase in viral diseases in recent weeks. Between Sunday, November 28 and Monday, November 29, the county saw 41 more cases in county residents. The county’s COVID site reports that a total of 21, 456 county residents have had the respiratory virus and 417 residents’ […]

Berkeley Springs will host the Winter Fest parade on Saturday, December 4 along U.S. 522 from the Berkeley Springs train depot to the intersection with Martinsburg Road. The parade begins at 5 p.m. Afterwards, a tree lighting ceremony will be held at the large pine on the Fairfax Green next to the county courthouse. Paw […]

by Geoff Fox “It’s happening. It’s really happening!” These were words spoken by Janosz Poha near the end of Ghostbusters 2 as Vigo the Carpathian began possessing baby Oscar. On November 19, those words were spoken by pretty much every Ghostbusters fan, including yours truly, as “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” opened across the country after multiple delays […]

The Berkeley Springs Sheetz store was evacuated and temporarily closed mid-day Tuesday while police investigated a closed metal container discovered by store employees in a store dumpster on Tuesday morning. Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer reported that he responded to the store after receiving a 911 dispatch for a “suspicious package.” Bohrer and store staff […]

Minervia Jean Johnson 1942-2021 Minervia Jean Johnson, 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021 in Hagerstown. Born December 4, 1942, in Mercersburg, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Emmert V. and Rose P. Rubeck Bowers. Jean was raised in Mercersburg and was the youngest of 14 children. She married […]

Milton Bernice Simpson 1937-2021 Milton Bernice “Bernie” Simpson, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born July 12, 1937 in Dunbar, Va., he was the son of the late Bernice Oakley and Madeline […]

Joy Denise Gregory 1965-2021 Joy Denise Gregory, age 56, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Friday, November 26, 2021 at her home. Born November 3, 1965 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Boyd Price and Betty Lee Hiles Farris. She was a Christian. Joy attended Berkeley […]

An Unforgettable Man Earl Franklin Yost Earl  Franklin “Pap” Yost, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, peacefully passed at his home, surrounded by his loved ones on November 19, 2021, at 1:05 a.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter Edison Yost and Bertie Sweetie (Zimbrow) Yost; brothers, Edward, Charles, Harry, Dick, Marvin and Ercel (Leroy); wife, […]

Ronald Thomas Largent 1956-2021 Ronald Thomas “Tommy” Largent, age 65, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at his home. Born October 12, 1956 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Otis Watson and Portia Virginia Batt Largent. He was a Christian. Tommy was a graduate of Paw Paw […]

Elderess Marcia Joan Coffman 1963-2021 Elderess Marcia Joan Coffman, 58, of Coshocton, Ohio departed this life on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Born May 7, 1963, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Marvin “Buddy” Fox and Elderess Iris Fox. She was married to her husband, Brother James “Jim” Coffman, for 40 years. […]