Patrick Jennings Largent 1954-2021 Patrick Jennings Largent passed peacefully with a friend and family on November 4 at the Hospice Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born January 1, 1954, he was the son of Harold Jennings Largent and Nancy Hovermale Largent. He was a 1973 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School and received an accounting […]

Jeffrey Lynn Mummert 1951-2021 Jeffrey Lynn Mummert, 70, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was born September 20, 1951 in Berkeley Springs, the son of the late Karry Mummert and Maxine Perry Mummert. He worked at CertainTeed, before going to work at U.S. Silica, […]

Sylvia Carol Rankin 1938-2021 Sylvia Carol Rankin, 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, Md. Born September 15, 1938 in Hedgesville, W.Va. she was the daughter of the late George Branson Fuss and Agnes Richards Fuss. She is survived by a daughter, Sonja Stotler; […]

That’s more like it by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University Football Team made a clear statement last Saturday that the season is very much alive with a 38-31 win over 22nd ranked Iowa State in Morgantown. The win leaves the Mountaineers with a 4-4 record heading into this Saturday’s home game against 11th ranked […]

by Kate Shunney Tight quarters for dogs and a failing well at the Morgan County Animal Control facility on Martinsburg Road have prompted the county to consider building a new kennel and Animal Control office near the old 911 center. Commissioners talked about the proposal at their October 20 meeting, but opted not to make […]

by Kate Evans According to state officials, 46 Morgan County residents have now died from COVID-19, the highly-contagious respiratory virus. That figure is up from 41 deaths last week. The number of Morgan County active COVID-19 cases has decreased from 60 to 45 as of Tuesday, November 2. A total of 2,128 county residents have […]

Citizens Redistricting Commission to Vote on Final Proposed Congressional, Senate, and Delegate District Maps The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission (Citizens Commission), a balanced commission created by Governor Larry Hogan to draw fair and representative legislative and congressional district maps for the 2022 elections, will hold its final meeting on Wednesday, November 3 at 6 p.m. […]

by Kate Evans With increasing need for safe and temporary shelter for people throughout the year, the Morgan County Homeless Coalition has begun work to create a year-round shelter in Berkeley Springs. Pastor Dick Voorhaar, president of the Morgan County Homeless Coalition, signed a lease on Friday, October 29 to renovate the former pawnshop next […]

Regina Grace Myers 1934-2021 Regina Grace Myers, 87, formerly of Big Pool, Md., and a resident of Julia Manor Nursing Home in Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021, at the home. Born August 4, 1934, in Mooresville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Harry O. Mills and Rose Grace (Miller) Mills. Regina […]

Penny Sue Clark 1969-2021 Penny Sue Clark, 51, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born December 9, 1969, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late John Young and Darlene (Collins) Young. She was the widow of Kevin Clark who passed away […]