Robert Lee Richards, Sr. 1947-2021 Robert Lee Richards, Sr., age 73, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 at his home. Born May 4, 1947, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Lee M. and Lena (Crouse) Richards; and husband of the late Joyce Eva (Roberts) Richards, whom […]

Lyle Francis “Buzzy” Truax 1944-2021 Lyle Francis “Buzzy” Truax, age 76, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in the Veterans’ Hospital, in Tampa, Fla. Born October 18, 1944, in Warfordsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Bradie W. and Lenore (O’Rourke) Truax. He served honorably in the U.S. […]

Robert Lynn Mellott 1971-2021 Robert Lynn Mellott, age 49, of Waynesboro, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, near Leitersburg, Md., due to injuries resulting from an automobile accident. Born October 6, 1971, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Marion L. and Janet E. (Munson) Mellott. He is survived […]

Kimberly Dee Jordan 1969-2021 Kimberly Dee Jordan, age 51, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 27, 1969 at Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of Dee Ann Westfall Stotler of Great […]

Ralph Andrew Webb November 1, 1942 – January 20, 2021 Ralph Webb, 78, passed away January 20, 2021 at an in-home care facility in Tucson, Arizona. He was also under the care of Bristol Hospice of Tucson, Arizona. Ralph was born November 1, 1942 to Arthur and Maggie Webb in Montgomery County, Md. Ralph graduated […]

by Jim Buzzerd   Good restart The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team resumed their season Saturday following a two-week COVID induced hiatus with a 69-47 win at Kansas State. I knew Kansas State was struggling this season, but I had no idea the extent of their issues. The thinking was the Mountaineers might struggle […]

by Kate Evans Jeromy Duelley is the new Morgan County Schools Director of Attendance, Safety and Maintenance.  Duelley was a former .75 Berkeley Springs High School Assistant Principal and .25 Morgan County Schools Career Technical Education Director from 2015-2018. Duelley was hired September 1 by the Morgan County School Board for his new position.  His […]

by Kate Evans The Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle plans to buy part of Berkmore Place, a commercial business complex across from Widmyer Elementary, as a new location for their Morgan County club.  The building Morgan County Boys and Girls Club cook Barbara Tucker is seen preparing meals on Friday for Monday’s […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners decided last Tuesday to pursue federal funding under a Small Cities Block Grant to expand access to broadband internet for Morgan County residents across the county. County officials voted 3-0 on January 19 to seek $715,766 through the West Virginia Development Office for a Broadband Improvement Project. The vote […]

by Kate Shunney As of Monday morning, West Virginians were able to sign onto a new online COVID vaccine scheduling  tool that will notify them about when vaccine doses are available for them. The tool can be found at Vaccinate.WV.gov. West Virginia will be the first state in the U.S. to utilize this type of […]