Della M. Wachter 1930-2020 Della Mary Wachter, age 90, a former resident of Hancock, Md., and Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the Heritage Springs Memory Care, in Lewisburg, Pa. Born January 10, 1930, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late George William and Mary Eva (Spade) Peck; […]
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Morgan County students will stay remote learners this week
Morgan County students will continue to learn from home this week as the county’s COVID cases have placed it in the “orange” category on the West Virginia Department of Education map which dictates methods of instruction and student activity guidelines. Last week, county schools were able to distribute Chromebooks to students to use for […]
Reed resigns from County Commission to take office as State Delegate, four seek seat
Editor’s note: This story has been updated on December 8 with the names of the four applicants to fill Reed’s vacant seat on the County Commission. ———————————————- by KATE SHUNNEY Morgan County Commissioner Ken Reed resigned his seat on the commission on Wednesday, December 2 in preparation for starting work as a member of the West Virginia […]
Paw Paw art program gets grant
by Kate Evans The art program at Paw Paw Schools has received a $1,488 grant from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation’s 2020 Fall Education Grant fund to support the purchase of 20 portable aluminum easels and six H-frame wooden easels, as well as 120 stretched canvases and 120 canvas panels for its art classes. […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd Cutting to the chase Despite numerous teams dropping out of the Bad Boy Mowers Basketball Tournament the event was played. West Virginia University Mountaineers won the tournament with wins over South Dakota State, Virginia Commonwealth and Western Kentucky. The highly anticipated football matchup between the Mountaineers and Oklahoma scheduled for last Saturday […]
Community honors Mozier, driver of Berkeley Springs arts, history & tourism
Tributes to Jeanne Mozier came from near and far last week as news spread of her sudden death last Thursday, November 26 at the age of 75. In Berkeley Springs, her name was posted on the marquis of the Star Theatre – the movie theater she ran with her husband Jack Soronen for over 40 […]
Pandemic shuts down Chronic Wasting Disease testing in region
by Kate Evans The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) Chronic Wasting Disease testing was cancelled this year in this district on the first two days of buck season due to concerns about potential COVID-19 transmission to hunters and DNR staff at sampling stations. District 2 Division of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Rich Rogers […]
Paw Paw man dies while hunting on opening day
by Kate Evans A 56-year old Paw Paw man died while hunting on Monday, November 23 — the first day of buck season. The death occurred in Hampshire County between Slanesville and Capon Bridge on a large piece of hunting property, said West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Officer Richard Nelson from […]
County students will stay out of classrooms at least until mid-January
by Kate Shunney Washington County public school officials announced last week that students in the county’s schools will not return to classrooms at all for the rest of 2020. Previously, school officials had said students might go back to class in mid-December if COVID cases remained under a certain level. County COVID cases have risen […]
Mobile dental care returns to Hancock in partnership with Tri-State
by Geoff Fox Family Health Care Hagerstown is providing continuing dental care in Hancock thanks to Tri-State Community Health Center’s Hancock site. Usually, the Family Health Care dental van is located at either Hancock Elementary or Middle-Senior High School so students can get easy access to the dental care being provided. However, with schools resorting […]
