Wilbert P. Galliher 1942-2020 Wilbert P. (Willy) Galliher, 78, of Paw Paw, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Born November 11, 1942, he was the son of the late Pinkney and Agnes (Twigg) Galliher and grew up in Green […]

Hugh L. Rockwell, Jr. 1950-2020 Hugh Leroy Rockwell, Jr., 70, of Winston-Salem, N.C., died. He was born March 1, 1950. He liked woodworking, taking photographs and was a craftsman. He was a graduate of Morris Harvey College. He began his career in management in the coal industry at Bethlehem Coal and retired from Patriot Coal as […]

Thomas S. Cox 1982-2020 Thomas Sylvester “Tommy” Cox, 38 of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 in Clear Spring, Md. Born March 14, 1982 in Winchester, Va., he was the son of Ronald Michael and Barbara Jane Luttrell Cox, Berkeley Springs. He attended Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Berkeley Springs. He was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High […]

Susan D. Brice 1950-2020 Susan D. Brice, 70, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md., after a brief illness. She was a loving wife and mother of three. Susan was born on April 1, 1950 in Thurmont Maryland to Roy A. and Dorothy E (Stambaugh) […]

Mary Lois Newbraugh Spears Mary Lois Newbraugh Spears, age 89, died Saturday, November 14, 2020. A private memorial service will be held in West Virginia at a later date. Mrs. Spears was preceded in death by her husband, Gene William Spears. She is survived by a nephew, Danny Reynolds and wife, Kim of Farmville; niece […]

Larry E. Creek 1956-2020 Larry Edwin Creek, 64, of The Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, formerly of Saxton and Portsmouth, Va., died Sunday, November 15, 2020. Born on April 29, 1956 in Berkeley Springs, a son of the late Mary O. Price and Thomas R. Creek, Jr. He was a 1974 graduate of Hancock High School, and […]

Mark K. Johnson 1961-2020 Mark Kevin Johnson, 59, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at his mother’s home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born June 19, 1961 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, he was the son of Barbara Irene Kuykendall Johnson, Berkeley Springs and the late Herbert Lester Johnson. He […]

by KATE EVANS An 88-year old Morgan County man has died of COVID-19, health officials announced on November 21. This is the first reported COVID-related death in the county.  The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) made the announcement in their Saturday update report about the status of coronavirus infection in the state.  […]

As West Virginia rifle season approaches, hunters are considering many different factors when deciding where and how they are going to hunt. Things like the weather, the mast crop, hunting pressure, etc. can all make a difference in what a hunter should do. One thing that I seldom hear mentioned is the date that opening […]

Maryland State Police have said Thomas S. Cox, 38, of Berkeley Springs was struck and killed along Interstate 70 in the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 17.  Police had responded to a motor vehicle accident near the 18 mile marker of I-70 near Clear Spring shortly before 5 a.m. on Tuesday. They determined that […]