The beginnings of a fire department that would protect the families and property of southern Morgan County citizens from fire took place at a December 5, 1970 meeting at Greenwood Elementary where many residents gathered. The gathering was the South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department’s first meeting, according to a fire department history written by Scott […]

by Geoff Fox Town officials formally adopted the town’s fiscal year 2022 budget during their August town meeting. Officials drafted and reviewed a preliminary budget during a special town meeting on July 26. The final budget projects a total operating budget of $5,685,651 and a general fund of $4,836,701, which is what was presented in […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County COVID-19 cases have jumped dramatically in the last several weeks and have health officials concerned about the increasing spread of the virus which is mainly due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. Morgan-Berkeley County Health Department officials mandated face masks again in school facilities for the third week due to […]

First responders and emergency managers are urging residents in Morgan County, Hancock, Md. and the surrounding area to prepare for flash flooding and river flooding that is likely to result from the local arrival of a storm system tied to Hurricane Ida. That system is expected to drop 4-6 inches of rain between tonight, Tuesday, […]

Connie L. French 1932-2021 Connie L. French, age 89, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born February 10, 1932, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William and Elsie Hovermale; and the widow of her first husband, John Bowers; and […]

Nicole Renee Yonker 1972-2021 Nicole Renee Yonker, age 49, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at the UPMC West Shore Hospital, in Mechanicsburg, Pa., from complications caused by the Covid virus. Nicole was born on Sunday, June 11, 1972, at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, the […]

Gary Dan Baker Gary Dan Baker, loving husband of Jennifer Mae Ruppenthal Baker, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 22, 2021. He is preceded in death by his parents Daniel Herbert and Theola Marie McIntyre Baker; one sister, Dan Marie Baker. He is survived by brother Darryl Kim and […]

Pauline Virginia Bechtol 1925-2021 Pauline Virginia Bechtol, age 96, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 9, 1925 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Gardner Isaac, Sr. and Clara Ellen Householder Cain. […]

Bruce Wayne McCoy, Jr. 1955-2021 Bruce Wayne McCoy, Jr., age 65, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, August 27, 2021 at WVUH East Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born October 11, 1955 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Bruce Wayne, Sr. and Nora Louise Kipe McCoy. He was […]

Betty June Lezzer 1932-2021 Betty June Lezzer, age 89, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, August 27, 2021 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 5, 1932 in Tazewell, Va., she was the daughter of the late James Issac and Mae Mitchell Martin. She was a member […]