James R. Downs 1949-2020 James Russell Downs, 71, of Falling Waters, died Friday, October 2, 2020 at Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Care Facility in Kearneysville. Born March 26, 1949 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late James R. and Clara Noma Gordy Downs. He was a Christian. He graduated from Richard Montgomery […]

William R. Hook 1934-2020 William Roy “Bill” Hook, 86, of Paw Paw, died Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the UPMC Western Maryland Hospital in Cumberland, Md. He was born on August 3, 1934 in Paw Paw, he was the son of the late Roy A. and Virginia M. Trenter Hook. He spent 21 years as a […]

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 High School, […]

Katherine M. Bowles 1951-2020 Katherine Marie Bowles, 69, of Berkeley Springs passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020. Born May 15, 1951 in St. Clair, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Loren Laverne Gerow and Florence Glover (Dixey) Gerow. She is survived by one son, David Kevin (Kelly) Bowles; one daughter, Larissa Marie […]

Andrew “Drew” Martin Shambaugh 2007-2020 Andrew “Drew” Martin Shambaugh, 13, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020 at his home. He was born January 26, 2007 to Keith and Alison (Moreland) Shambaugh of Paw Paw. Drew was an amazing, helpful, kind and loving son, grandson, great-grandson, nephew, cousin and friend. He […]

by GEOFF FOX An early morning incident on eastbound Interstate 70 woke a Hancock family on Maryland Avenue when the trailer from a tractor-trailer rolled off the interstate and landed next to their house. According to homeowner Richard Powers, the tractor-trailer driver began losing the trailer as the driver was making the curve coming out of […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Boys Soccer Team hosted three home games last week. Unfortunately, the Tribe was not able to secure a win at the friendly confines of Morgan Field. The Indians hosted the Martinsburg Bulldogs and lost 9-2 Monday, September 21. Senior Tristan Romo scored two goals for the Indians. […]

by Jim Buzzerd That didn’t look good Everyone watching the progress of the West Virginia University football program had last Saturday’s game at Oklahoma State earmarked as being a barometer of where the Mountaineers are in their climb. There was good, bad and ugly in their 27-13 loss, but if you’re looking for any kind […]

by GEOFF FOX Cases for the novel coronavirus are creeping toward 30 confirmed cases in the Hancock zip code and 1,700 overall in Washington County. As of Monday afternoon, the state’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard had the 21750 zip code as having 26 confirmed cases. That total has not changed in two weeks. Screenshot of Maryland COVID dashboard […]

by KATE SHUNNEY Morgan County Courthouse Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin has ordered that a survey of potential local jurors can go ahead as part of preparations for the murder trial of Andrew McCauley Jr. Judge McLaughlin filed the order on September 8. In that order, the judge also approved court funding for the survey work, which […]