Jill M. Reynolds 1965-2020 Jill Marie Reynolds, age 55, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Blue Ridge Hospice of Winchester, in Winchester, Va. Born August 4, 1965, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Eva (Kanneberg) Warfle. She is survived by two sons, Tyler E. […]

Donald E. Weller 1940-2020 Donald Edwin Weller, age 80, of Hancock, Md., died on Friday, October 16, 2020 at Doey’s House Hospice in Hagerstown. Born July 30, 1940 in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Edgar E. and Bertha N. Weaver Weller. He was a member of the Needmore Seventh-day Adventist Church. […]

Pamela Lee Humphries 1969-2020 Pamela Lee Humphries, 51, of Berkeley Springs passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Born February 5, 1969 in Staunton, Va., she is the daughter of William and Barbara Harris Marshall. She was a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church of Berkeley Springs. In addition to her parents, she is […]

Mary J. Mills 1939-2020 Mary Joan Mills, 81, of Hancock, died on October 5, 2020 at her home. Born March 21, 1939, in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Nonsetta Hobday Stotler and the widow of Frank A. Mills, who died September 25, 2002. She worked for orchards in Hancock […]

Margaret E. Barrow 1986-2020 Margaret Elizabeth “Maggie” Barrow, 34, of Cumberland, Md., died on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Maryland in Cumberland. Born February 14, 1986 in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Wallace L. Combs, Sr. and the late Rebecca R. Barrow. She was a Christian. […]

William R. Powell, Sr. 1945-2020 William Roger Powell, Sr., 75, of Stephens City, Va., died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Heritage Hall in Front Royal, Va. He was born June 10, 1945 at Woodrow, he was the son of the late George Denton Powell and Juanita Corbett Powell Peters. He was a graduate of Paw Paw […]

by KATE EVANS Due to a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases locally, Morgan County was classified as an orange county on the West Virginia Department of Education Saturday, October 17 School Alert System map.  The orange classification means that Morgan County Schools must move to fully remote learning for this week October 19-23. […]

Morgan County health staff tested local residents for COVID at a free event on Thursday. Editor’s note: This story has been edited to add updated information about testing events in Morgan County this weekend. The Morgan County Health Department has scheduled more free COVID testing events as local case numbers have risen since last weekend. The […]

by Jamie Harris The first state championship tournament was held for the fall sports season last Tuesday and Wednesdat, October 6 and 7. Oglebay Golf Resort in Wheeling hosted the Class A, AA and AAA State Golf Championships. Despite the setbacks of the pandemic there were state titles on the line and athletes ready to […]

by Jim Buzzerd   Briefly Not much time tonight as I failed to budget my Monday hours wisely, but with the West Virginia University Football Team off last weekend there isn’t a lot to discuss about coach Neal Brown’s football team. There is some news in that there will be fans at Milan Puskar Stadium […]