Judith Benson Judith “Lovely” Benson, age 80, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully on September 17, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Richard H. “Dick” Benson; her parents, Lynn and Mary Munson; two children, Robert Benson, and Sarah Sanders; and siblings, Gary Munson, and Joan Munson. She […]

Ziglia Agnes Ertter 1931-2021 Ziglia Agnes Ertter, age 90, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, September 6, 2021 at the Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born May 26, 1931 in Manhattan, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Anna Sierra Colon. She was of Catholic faith. Ziglia was a graduate of New […]

Gordon Kirk Chambers 1945-2021 Gordon Kirk Chambers, age 76, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at The Berkeley Springs Center. Born January 25, 1945 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late George Kenneth, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia Flora Chambers. He was a member of Peoples Assembly of God […]

Marie Elaine Stotler 1942-2021 Marie Elaine Stotler, 78, of Augusta, W.Va. passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Romney. She was born December 8, 1942 at Baltimore City, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Mary Martin Hooper. She worked at Capitol Records and National Fruit […]

William Harrison Youngblood 1932-2021 William Harrison “Bill” Youngblood, age 89, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born May 10, 1932 in Great Cacapon, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lawrence William and Eleanor Frances Thrasher Youngblood. He attended Wesleyan Chapel in Berkeley Springs. […]

Marjorie Lenora Ours 1922-2021 Marjorie Lenora Ours, age 98, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at The Berkeley Springs Center. Born October 3, 1922 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Cecil Ray and Lola May Waugh Ambrose. She was a member of Trinity-Asbury United Methodist Church. […]

Barbara Ann Henry Clark 1947-2021 Barbara Ann Henry Clark, 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born April 8, 1947 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Melvin Eugene Henry, Sr. and Hazel Delores Michael Henry. Barbara loved to […]

by Kate Evans People that received two Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines at least six months ago are now eligible to receive booster shots of that particular vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine booster shots are now available at county health departments, pharmacies and area physicians’ offices. Pfizer is currently the only COVID-19 vaccine authorized for booster shots by […]

by Kate Evans The Stonerise Healthcare Berkeley Springs Center has had a total of nine COVID-19 associated deaths as of Friday, October 1, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) COVID-19 dashboard. Three COVID-19 associated deaths were listed previously as of Monday, September 20 from the outbreak.   There were 18 […]

Hunters getting ready for the fall hunting seasons can now review the 2021 Mast Survey and Hunting Outlook publication available on the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ website at WVdnr.gov. “Beech, walnut, hickory and black cherry production was up dramatically above last year and the long-term average,” said Chris Ryan, supervisor of WVDNR’s Game […]