by KATE EVANS Ticks are already prevalent this spring and area physicians are treating people for tick bites and Lyme disease. Health officials urge everyone to keep checking for ticks on themselves, their children and pets and watching for signs of tick bites, Lyme disease and other tick-borne illness. Lyme disease Lyme disease is a bacterial […]

by KATE EVANS The Morgan County Health Department issued a rabies alert for the Fish Hatchery Road area in Berkeley Springs in the early evening on Friday, May 29. The Health Department put the rabies alert on their Facebook page and their post was also shared by Morgan County Animal Control. Health Department officials said the […]

Patricia A. Webster 1939-2020 Patricia Ann Webster, age 81, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at her home in Adelphi, Md. Born March 17, 1939, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Margaret E. and James R. Smith. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Carl Webster, […]

Terry L. Appel 1958-2020 Terry Lee Appel, age 61, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the UPMC Western Maryland, in Cumberland, Md. “Gone but not forgotten.” Born October 7, 1958, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Doris L. (Boone) Appel and John W. Appel, Sr.; […]

Geraldine A. Moser 1932-2020 Geraldine Agnes Moser, 87, of Paw Paw, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her home. She was born August 10, 1932 at Levels, she was the daughter of the late Marshall Taylor Kidwell and Audrey Moreland Kidwell. A 1951 graduate of Paw Paw High School, she had worked at Bonnie Kay […]

Trisha Lynn McCauley 1979-2020 Trisha Lynn McCauley, aged 40, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2020 at Winchester Hospital, joining her mother, Terry, in Heaven. She was surrounded by her children and loved ones before she passed. She was born on December 12, 1979 to Terry Shock in Baltimore, Md. Trish enjoyed music, singing and […]

Joe Lee Delph, Sr. 1964-2020 Joe Lee Delph, Sr., age 56, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md., while under the care of Hospice of Washington County and by his loving family. Born on April 26, 1964 in Montgomery County, Md., he was the son of […]

Janice Lee Swink 1947-2020 Janice Lee Swink, age 72, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at UVA University Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. Born June 6, 1947 in Frostburg, Md., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Harold and Mary Ellen Legeer Buskirk. She was of the Methodist faith. Janice was […]

by GEOFF FOX Starting next week, students in Hancock who have belongings still at schools can pick them up as well as dropping off any equipment or books belonging to their school. Students in Hancock will begin picking up their belongings from their respective school starting next Tuesday. Both Hancock Middle-Senior High School and Elementary principals […]

  ANNAPOLIS (May 30, 2020) – While the majority of eligible Maryland voters are expected to vote by mail in the June 2 primary election, those who cannot vote by mail can either submit completed ballots at designated ballot drop-off locations or vote in-person at select locations on June 2.   In Washington County, eligible […]