by Geoff Fox Area firefighters battled a trailer fire along Interstate 70 that had the interstate closed for about two hours Monday night. Firefighters from Hancock Fire Company and other area fire companies battled a trailer fire along I-70 last Monday, July 12, just after 10 p.m. The fire was near the rear of the […]

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is now accepting applications to participate in controlled deer hunts at seven state parks. Controlled hunts are scheduled this fall at Beech Fork, Blennerhassett, Canaan Valley, Cacapon, North Bend, Stonewall and Twin Falls state parks. Hunters have from July 1 to August 30 to apply. Drawing for the […]

Kollin Sullivan (top) and Evan Zombro represented Berkeley Springs in the high school division at the takedown tournament on Saturday, June 26. by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs wrestling team held a takedown tournament on Satuday, June 26, to help raise funds for two wrestlers going to compete in Fargo, N.D., in July. The takedown […]

A tiger swallowtail butterfly gathers nectar last Friday from the purple butterfly bush planted by Hancock sixth graders as part of their pollinator project.                                        photos by Kate Shunney by Kate Shunney Milkweed in bloom attracts monarch […]

Virginia and John Marple on their local farm in eastern Morgan County. by Heather Duncan John and Virginia Marple own and operate a feeder calf operation in Berkeley Springs. They were selected by the Morgan County supervisors as the 2021 Morgan County Conservation Farm. This is the first leg of the West Virginia Conservation Farm […]

A tractor-trailer attempting to turn around in the parking lot of The Hancock News and Maryland Eye Incident clipped the wires hanging overhead, bringing them down and disrupting electricity and cable services for a brief time. by Geoff Fox Last week was not a good week for tractor-trailer drivers in Hancock as two were involved […]

by Kate Shunney Gas company executives are asking West Virginia utility regulators to approve the sale of a West Virginia natural gas company to a Pennsylvania gas supply corporation. The Public Service Commission of West Virginia will hold a public comment hearing on July 20 on the proposed sale of Mountaineer Gas to UGI Corporation. […]

Deuce not coming back by Jim Buzzerd The wait for West Virginia University guard Miles ‘Deuce’ McBride’s decision to return to play his junior season at WVU, or remain in the NBA draft arrived last Friday. Tony Caridi, the Voice of the Mountaineers, Tweeted Friday evening that McBride had informed head coach Bob Huggins of […]

William Cletus “Billy” Lineburg, Jr. 1967-2021 William Cletus “Billy” Lineburg, Jr., age 53, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, July 2, 2021 at his home. Born November 7, 1967 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late William Cletus, Sr., and Retha Geraldine Smith Lineburg. He was a […]

Joseph Vernon Snidemiller 1949-2021 Joseph Vernon Snidemiller, age 72, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born March 28, 1949 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late James Harvey and Barbara […]