by Kate Shunney A solar energy firm with plans to build a $2.3 million array of solar panels in the Hancock area is set to ask Washington County officials for a special tax arrangement to make their project financially feasible. In December 2020, the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved a two megawatt Solar Energy […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board voted to require universal indoor face coverings for students, staff and visitors on Morgan County Schools properties and buses when levels of community transmission rise to substantial or high. This is as determined by the 7-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases per the Morgan-Berkeley County Board […]

Archery hunting for white-tailed and sika deer opened statewide last Friday, September 10, and continues through January 31, 2022. Archers may also use vertical longbows and vertical recurve bows February 1-3, 2022 during the second annual Primitive Deer Hunt Days, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). photo by Jan Branscome “September signals […]

“It’s been a long time coming” by Trish Rudder About 50 people attended the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT) celebration on Friday, September 10 to applaud the remediation of the trailhead – cleanup of the contaminated land parcel north of the Berkeley Springs Train Depot. The parcel of less than one-half acre had to be […]

by Kate Evans There has been a recent large outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the Stonerise Healthcare Berkeley Springs Center, according to the Stonerise Healthcare website and the West Virginia Department of Health and Resources (DHHR) COVID-19 websites. The Stonerise Healthcare website lists their Berkeley Springs Center as having 28 patients positive for COVID-19 as […]

  In recent months, some types of ammunition have been difficult to find, or if you can find it, extremely expensive. There are ways to shoot more efficiently without expending a lot of rounds. One of the best ways to practice, with any type of firearm, and it doesn’t take any ammunition at all, is […]

Neal Edward Redmond 1950-2021 Neal Edward Redmond, founder, owner and operator of Druid’s Oak (established in 1990), based out of Little Orleans, passed away quietly on September 4, 2021, after a long battle with complications from a stroke he suffered in May of 2014. Born to William Edward Redmond (deceased) and Marjorie Elizabeth Fiona McGainey […]

Robert E. Gantt 1957-2021 Robert E. Gantt, age 63, of Needmore, Pa., sadly passed away at his home, on September 8, 2021. Born September 19, 1957, he was the son of the late Robert Gantt, and Nina (Hull) Gantt, of Hancock, Md. Gantt was a 1975 graduate of Hancock High School. Although he was chronically […]

Kenneth B. Scriever 1930-2021 Kenneth B. “Jake” Scriever, age 91, of Buck Valley, Pa., passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, after a brief illness. Born March 9, 1930, he was the son of the late Grier Lehman Scriever and Emily Elisabeth (Ward) Scriever. Jake, as he was commonly […]

Mary Ann Merrell 1939-2021 Mary Ann Merrell, age 82, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born April 23, 1939, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late John Ernest Barnard and Pauline (Spitzer) Barnard; and the widow of Raymond Merrell. Mary was a […]