by Kate Shunney As of early this week, Morgan County’s vaccination rate was second from the bottom of West Virginia’s 55 counties. Only Mingo County, on the south border of the state, has a lower rate of vaccination for their residents. On Monday, October 11, 29.9% of Morgan County’s population of 17,884 residents had received […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Police are looking for a person who has been riding a dirt bike throughout town at all times of the day. A post on social media brought the nuisance to light, noting the driver of the dirt bike is waking people up in the middle of the night. Comments on the […]

A Great Cacapon man who police had asked the public to be on the alert to locate has been found deceased. According to Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, Charles Stotler was located over the weekend. Stotler’s family had reported him missing early last week. He said family noted that Stotler had been acting out of […]

The town of Clear Spring, located about 18 miles east of the town of Hancock, will be celebrating its 200th Anniversary this Saturday, October 16. Several activities are planned to commemorate this milestone including a Passport to Clear Spring, Landmark Hunt of Clear Spring, tours of historical buildings including Brown’s Meeting House, the 1823 Post […]

Jean Marshburn Sloan 1945-2021 Jean Marshburn Sloan, age 75, of Manteo, N.C., formerly of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. Born November 29, 1945 in Pomona, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Arthur Ermin and Carol Alene Mead Marshburn. She was of the […]

Theabelle Elizabeth Eddy 1931-2021 Theabelle Elizabeth Eddy, 90, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and formerly of Hancock, Md., passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital Extended Care in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born July 6, 1931, in Clear Spring, Md., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Franklin Harnish Sr. and Fannie Esther […]

Daren E. Schultz 1971-2021 Daren E. Schultz, 50, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. Daren was born in Hagerstown, Md., on May 25, 1971, a son of Doris E. (Fraley) Schultz, of Warfordsburg, Pa., and the late Joseph Ray Schultz, Sr. He was the husband of […]

Janet Ruth Avey 1927-2021 Janet Ruth Avey, age 93, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born November 5, 1927 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Clarence and Farah Ellen Ambrose Yost. She was a Protestant. Janet attended the Timber […]

Moral loss? by Jim Buzzerd Last week I mentioned that many were calling the three-point loss by the West Virginia University football team to Oklahoma on a walk off field goal a moral victory. While not a fan of the term ‘moral victory’, I acknowledge that some losses can provide a springboard into future success. […]

Chance Tylor Morris Chance Tylor Morris, 26 years young, of Fredericksburg, Va., passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday September 23, 2021. Chance was employed as a landscaper for Brightview, alongside his older brother, Gage. He was a beloved father, son, brother, uncle, grandson, cousin and friend. He was kind, loving, strong, free spirited […]