Blanche Jeanette McCarty 1926-2021 Blanche Jeanette McCarty, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at her home, while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 5, 1926 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles Wesley and Ottie Blanche Shade Michael. She attended […]

Barbara S. Hull 1955-2021 Barbara Sue Hull, 66, of Hagerstown, Md., died Saturday, July 30, 2021 at the Sterling Care South Mountain, in Boonsboro, Md. A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 30, 3-5 p.m., at the Park-N-Dine Restaurant, Hancock. Arrangements were handled by Grove Funeral Home.

William Rudolph Lewis 1944-2021 William “Bill” Rudolph Lewis, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, August 6, 2021 at WVUH East Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va.   Born December 6, 1944 in Eckhart Mines, Md., he was the son of the late Rudolph Bradford and Hilda Ruth Leasure Lewis. He was of […]

Grace Evelyn Rager 1926-2021 Grace Evelyn Rager, 95, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, and formerly of Lewistown, went home to be with her Lord, August 5, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born March 6, 1926, in McClure, Mifflin County, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Gertrude (Thomas) Stimely. In addition […]

Justin William Tranter 2002-2021 Justin William Tranter, age 19, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at his home. Born February 18, 2002 in Nyack, N.Y., he was the son of Lauren Margaret Murray Tranter Daniel and Thomas Butler Daniel, Jr., of Berkeley Springs. Justin was a spiritual person. He was a […]

David A. Outman 1959-2021 David Allen Outman, 62, of Paw Paw, died Sunday, July 25, 2021, at his home. Services and arrangements will be private. Arrangements are by the Giffin Funeral Home & Crematory in Capon Bridge.

by Kate Evans Public health officials on Monday released rules about when face masks could be required in local schools as they reopen. In a public letter, Berkeley-Morgan County Health Department Health Officer Dr. Kevin McLaughlin said mask wearing will be “universal” in all private and public schools in Morgan and Berkeley Counties when COVID […]

A Hancock, Md. medical practice got more COVID vaccine than they ordered and are now offering the shots to anyone in the area over the age of 18. Dr. Matt Hahn of Riverbend Family Medicine said Friday his practice got 400 doses of the Moderna vaccine rather than the 100 doses they had ordered. He […]

Massive uncertainty by Jim Buzzerd It was nearly two weeks ago that news broke that Texas and Oklahoma wanted out of the Big 12 to be able to join the Southeastern Conference. Last Monday a statement was issued by both schools. The statement read: The University of Oklahoma and The University of Texas at Austin […]

Mamie Ruth Bradshaw 1938-2021 Mamie Ruth (Mellott) Bradshaw, age 82, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born August 15, 1938, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Ross and Florence (Miller) Mellott. She was the widow of Donald R. Bradshaw, whom […]