by GEOFF FOX Hancock Police Chief Jim Robison talks to town officials addressing the Hancock Police Department’s Use of Force policy.   Over the last few months, there has been a call for police to be defunded and an end to police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. During […]

A 35-panel handmade quilt created by the Delectable Mountains Quilt Guild to mark the occasion of Morgan County’s 200th birthday was unveiled during a public event at Berkeley Springs State Park on Monday, July 6. Monday was “Morgan County Day,” proclaimed by county officials late last year as the day to mark the county’s bicentennial. […]

Two Berkeley Springs residents were arrested by Maryland police on June 26 off I-70 in the Mount Airy area and have been charged with drug dealing offenses there. According to news reports in the Carroll County Times, Randy W. Davis, 58, and Brenda L. Marsce, 54, both of Berkeley Springs, were involved in a rear-end […]

Jeffrey L. Spielman 1949-2020 Jeffrey L. Spielman, age 70, of Hancock, Md., passed away on June 22, 2020 at the Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C., after a short battle with Lymphoma. Born in Milford, Del., on August 8, 1949, he was the son of the late Donald and Janet Spielman; and the husband of […]

Debora A. Timmons 1961-2020 Debora Ann Timmons, age 58, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore, Md. B orn September 6, 1961, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of Irene (Peck) Ray, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and the late Ervin T. Ray; […]

Leila E. Stuckey 1928-2020 Leila Eloise Michael Stuckey, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Harmony of Martinsburg. Born December 25, 1928 in Sleepy Creek, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Harley Calvin and Tracy Ethel Gates Michael. Leila was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. […]

Mona L. True 1938-2020 Mona L. True, age 82, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., after a courageous fight with end-stage kidney failure. Born January 27, 1938, in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Curtis Diehl and Hope Hammond, and […]

Randy E. Keefer 1958-2020 Randy Eugene Keefer, 62, of Hagerstown, Md., died Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born May 26, 1958 in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Estella Truax Keefer of Berkeley Springs and the late William Keefer. He was a graduate of Hancock High School class of […]

by Kate Shunney West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has issued an Executive Order that requires those in the state to wear a face covering while in buildings outside of their homes. The order takes effect at midnight and will be in force on Tuesday, July 7. Gov. Justice said he is making the move following several […]

by Jamie Harris Paw Paw High School senior Coby Ridgeway was a two year varsity baseball player for the Pirates. However it was on the basketball court where Ridgeway made the most memories. Ridgeway scored 287 points, grabbed 66 rebounds, 44 steals, 35 assists and 18 blocked shots. He was named to the PVC Division […]