Helene M. Keefer 1951-2021 Helene M. Hull Keefer, 69, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born June 4, 1951 in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Paul Hull and Rosa Frūhnert Hull. Helene lived in Germany until the age of five at which time with the passing of her […]

John Lee Weller, Sr. 1942-2021 John Lee Weller, Sr., 78, passed peacefully into his eternal life on Thursday, April 22, 2021, surrounded by family at his home on Hollow Road, Hancock, Md. He was born September 10, 1942, in Hancock, Md. John was the son of the late Michael B. and Frances E. (Johnson) Weller; […]

Earl W. Brown, Sr. 1926-2021 Earl W. Brown Sr., 94, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on April 19, 2021 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. He was born on May 15, 1926 in Nescopeck, Pa. and was raised there studying farming and graduated from Nescopeck High School as an Agriculturist in 1943. He married the […]

Roger Anthony Miller 1954-2021 Roger Anthony Miller, age 67, of Warfordsburg, Pa. and formerly of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at his home. Born March 3, 1954 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Virgil Joseph Miller, Sr. and the late Mary Anna Lee Crosen Kirch. He […]

Timothy Lynn Abrell, Sr. 1955-2021 Timothy Lynn Abrell, Sr., 65, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born on December 22, 1955 in Bloomery, W.Va., he was the son of the late Orron L. Abrell and Rosalie V. Kerns Abrell. Timothy worked as a carpenter. […]

Elsie Louise “Mim” McCoy 1944-2021 Elsie Louise “Mim” McCoy, age 76, of Paw Paw, W.Va., died on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Grant Memorial Hospice. Born October 17, 1944 in Urbanna, Va., she was the daughter of the late William Otto Ketchum, Sr. […]

Nancy Stein Nathan 1929-2021 Nancy Stein Nathan, age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Care Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born April 5, 1929 in Warren, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Maurice and Elma Rubinstein Stein. She was of the Jewish […]

by GEOFF FOX Ballots cast in the April 19 municipal election in Hancock will be recounted on Wednesday, April 28, in Town Hall at 7 p.m. One of the council candidates — Tim Boyer —  filed a petition requesting the recount on Saturday, April 24. Boyer, an incumbent, lost his re-election bid by one vote […]

The murder trial of Andy McCauley Jr. that was to start this coming Monday, April 26,  in Morgan County Circuit Court has been delayed until September 27. The decision to postpone the trial came during a pre-trial hearing in Circuit Court on Thursday, April 22. Courthouse sources said the trial postponement was tied to exposure […]

Ronald H. Myers 1937-2021 On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, Ronald Hugo Myers, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at the age of 83. Hugo was born August 22, 1937 in Berkeley Springs, raised his family in Brooklyn Park, Maryland, and returned to Berkeley Springs to live once he and his wife Linda retired. Hugo […]