by GEOFF FOX During last month’s town meeting, council members heard a proposal about using town-owned property at the entrance to Kirkwood Park for public composting. While no decision was made about the proposal, between meetings, residents wrote letters to The Hancock News, researched, signed letters and petitions, and questioned town officials about the composting location. […]

West Virginia State Police have charged a Berkeley Springs woman with embezzlement following an investigation into the finances of a local youth wrestling club. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court, Jamie Bowers, 34, was charged on July 29 by Cpl. V.E. Branham of the West Virginia State Police. At the […]

by KATE EVANS Governor Jim Justice issued an executive order on Wednesday, August 12 that temporarily prohibits in-person visitation to all nursing homes in West Virginia after 28 active outbreaks of COVID-19 infections occurred in nursing homes around the state. Justice was also concerned about community spread of the virus and 12 new deaths from COVID-19 […]

Rev. R. D. Smith, Sr. 1932-2020 Rev. R. D. Smith, Sr., husband of 67 years to Margaret Edna (Leake) Smith, was born on October 1, 1932, in Lonaconing, Md., and departed this life at the age of 87, on Friday, August 14, 2020, in Middleburg, Fla. He was the son of the late Edgar Mortimer […]

Virgil E. Hoover 1955-2020 Virgil Earl Hoover, 64, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born August 25, 1955 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late John Earl and Winona Marie Spielman Hoover. He was a member of Love Assembly of […]

Judith “Judi” Ann Shriver 1945-2020 Judith “Judi” Ann Shriver, 75, of Hedgesville, passed peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Born February 23, 1945, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Arthur Scott Stotler and Nellie Russell Fox. Judith devoted her life to her family, church and God. She is survived by […]

Robert S. Redding 1930-2020 Robert Samuel Redding, age 90, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died Sunday, July 19, 2020 at his home while under care of Hospice of the Panhandle. He was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Born June 6, 1930 in Seat Pleasant, Md., he was the son of the late George Ellyson and […]

Coryl L. Jones 1936-2020 Coryl LaRue Jones, age 84, of Washington, D.C. and Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at her home in Great Cacapon. Born February 25, 1936 in Houston, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Lamar and Margaret Mark Jones. She earned her PhD and had worked […]

John Puffinberger 1945-2020 John Puffinberger, 75, of Cross Junction, Va., died Friday, August 14, 2020 at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va. He was born May 1, 1945 in Berkeley Springs, son of the late Minnie Puffinberger Stotler. He worked as a groundskeeper for Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs and National Fruit Products in […]

by Jamie Harris Barring any changes from the WVSSAC the fall sports season of 2020-2021 will kick-off on Monday, August 17. All Morgan County  Middle School and  High School student athletes in grades six through 12 are reminded that they must have a WVSSAC physical and a 2.0 GPA (from the second semester from the […]