Forever Maryland, in partnership with the Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for the Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program. Four different grants are being offered to help volunteer and nonprofit groups, communities, and land trusts support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship, and solve […]

by Kate Shunney Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin put her court in recess this afternoon, Friday, October 1 after ruling that the murder, abuse and disposal case against Andy McCauley Jr. would, indeed, head to a jury for verdict some time next week. Defense attorney Andrew Arnold reviews papers on Friday afternoon in Morgan County Circuit […]

by Geoff Fox Two people were flown to the hospital with injuries after a pickup and a utility truck were involved in a head-on collision on U.S. 522, just south of the Hancock Bridge on Monday evening, September 27. West Virginia State Police didn’t provide any details about the accident at the scene as investigators […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County Unit of the Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new club location at Berkmore Plaza on Saturday, September 25. The club marked 25 years of service to the community this year.  The new club opened Monday, September 13. […]

by Geoff Fox Officer Quentin Brown hasn’t been with the Hancock Police Department very long, but he’s already a “good fit” for the department according to veteran officers. That’s how Officer Rich Miller described Brown last Thursday at the Hancock Police Department. Brown was sworn in as the third full-time officer during the September 13 […]

by Lisa Schauer A day after its official ribbon-cutting ceremony, the new Rock & Roll trail at Cacapon State Park was broken in by over 200 student athletes on mountain bikes. West Virginia Interscholastic Cycling League organized the race of middle and high school students representing 18 teams from 14 counties. “It’s a fun, flow-y […]

by Trish Rudder Vandalism in the North Berkeley Community Park on Williams Street was a topic of discussion at the September 21Bath Town Council meeting. Mayor Scott Merki said the vandalism at the playground is an ongoing problem, and that he saw the pictures on the social media page that were brought to his attention. […]

by Geoff Fox A former Hancock High School Agriculture teacher was killed in a three-car accident on Interstate 68 last Tuesday morning. According to Maryland State Police, troopers from the Hagerstown Barrack responded to the area of eastbound I-68 at the 75-mile marker, between Woodmont Road and the Sideling Hill Rest Area, just west of […]

COVID surge fills ICU at Winchester Medical, forces limits on surgeries & hospital visits by Kate Shunney Officials with the Valley Health System, which operates War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, have announced several new steps they are taking to protect medical resources amid a surge in regional COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday evening, a Valley […]

A local man and his alleged accomplice have been charged in the theft of a vehicle from the Angus & Ale restaurant in Berkeley Springs last Friday. According to Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, Matthew Bernstein, 37, has been charged with grand larceny and conspiracy to commit grand larceny and is incarcerated in the Eastern Regional Jail. […]