by Kate Evans Morgan County Starting Points is holding their 14th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser as a drive-through event on Friday, November 19 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Starting Points location at 106 Sand Mine Road in Berkeley Springs. All of the Empty Bowls proceeds benefit the Starting Points Mealtime Community Kitchen. The […]

Boohooing for Onions Damaging an onion from slicing and dicing causes a chemical reaction that makes our eyes and nose water. That chemical reaction is short lived. Chilling the onion, soaking in water, and wearing goggles can help cut back on these allergy symptoms. I remember coming into the kitchen as a little girl and […]

by Geoff Fox Each year, families in Hancock in need of assistance at Christmas time have been able to reach out to a very trusted name and group – Christmas For Others. This year, like in years past, those families will be getting the help they need through CFO and Debbie Murphy. The Greater Hancock […]

Linda Elizabeth Johnson 1953-2021 Linda Elizabeth Johnson, 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born July 2, 1953, in Big Pool, Md., she was the daughter of Neil Gladhill, Sr., and the late Marie (Hart) Gladhill. She was the wife of Otis L. Johnson, […]

Timothy Ernest Bailey 1960-2021 Timothy Ernest Bailey, 60, of Hancock, Md. passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at his home. Born December 12, 1960 in Brownsville, Pa. he was the son of Milton Bailey and the late Joyce (Roberts) Bailey, and husband of Lisa (McCumbee) Bailey, who he married on April 6, 2002. He […]

Warren Irvington Ensor, Sr. Warren Irvington Ensor, Sr., 71, of Hancock Md., passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021, at his home. He was a baptized brother and pastor of The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ for 47 years. His hobbies and skills include camping, hunting, fishing, archery, chair caning, leather work, welding and carpentry. […]

Vallie Kathleen Schetrompf 1938-2021 Vallie Kathleen Schetrompf, 82, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the War Memorial Valley Health Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born December 21, 1938, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Bradie W. and Lenore T. (O’Rourke) Truax and widow of Leslie (Les) Schetrompf […]

Ross Elmer Twigg 1983-2021 Ross Elmer Twigg, age 38, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born February 1, 1983 at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Kathryn Joy Morgan and Elmer Theodore Twigg, both of Great Cacapon, W.Va. He […]

Vernon L. “Sarge” Dodson 1931-2021 Vernon L. “Sarge” Dodson, 90, of Martinsburg W.Va., passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Berkeley Medical Center. Born September 23, 1931 in Berkeley Springs W.Va., he is the son of the late Henry Harrison Dodson and Lula Johnson Dodson. Living most of his life in his home state, […]

Betty L. Hummel 1939-2021 Betty L. Hummel, 82, formerly of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and known to her friends as “Space” went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Hanover, Pa. Betty was born October 28, 1939. She married Wellington A. Hummel on July 1, 1956. Betty, […]