James D. Beam 1949-2020 James Douglas Beam, 70, of Berkeley Springs, died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born July 11, 1949 in Carroll County, Md., he was the son of the late James William, Jr. and Anastasia Agnes Haddaway Beam Blasi. He attended St. Vincent de Paul […]

Sir John Lewis Maas PHD 1940-2020 Sir John Lewis Maas PHD, 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center. He was born August 13, 1940 in Detroit, Mich.; the son of Lewis D. and Marcella S. Maas. John retired from the USDA as a plant pathologist. He was […]

The Morgan County Commission will meet on Tuesday, April 21 at 9:30 a.m. in the Morgan County Courthouse in a public session that will be live-streamed via the county’s Facebook account. The meeting’s primary agenda item was to set the county’s levy, or property tax rates, for the coming fiscal year, which begins on July […]

by KATE SHUNNEY Frontier Communications announced on April 14 they have filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York. Company officials, in a statement from Norwalk, Conn., said the “financial restructuring plan” with its bondholders would allow it to reduce debt “by more than $10 billion and provide significant financial flexibility” that […]

by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School driver’s education and health class students got to experience the challenges of driving under the influence in the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration’s new DUI simulator on March 12.  Health and driver’s education teacher Holli McCumbee said the DUI simulator program is primarily for sophomores and juniors. […]

Like all public service agencies, Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center (EPEC), is having to adjust the ways they help clients in the times of “Stay at Home” orders and no in-person meetings. Their services are in even greater demand now, said Executive Director Katie Spriggs. EPEC works with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock town officials have voted to repay a $600,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) because the improvements it paid for have been used in connection with the Harvest medical cannabis operation. The grant was received to revamp and repair the former Fleetwood Building, known as the […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners have approved and signed an Emergency Order to impose rules meant to help stem the spread of the highly-contagious coronavirus between county residents. The order passed last Tuesday, three days after West Virginia Governor Jim Justice directed tighter rules about gatherings and business operations on the Eastern Panhandle, one […]

by Kate Shunney Paw Paw-based Mountaineer Health Clinic is one of 28 health centers in West Virginia to receive $22,161,110 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. The Morgan County clinic will receive $540,805. Hancock-based Tri State Community Health Center is one of 17 Maryland clinics to receive federal funding […]

Hancock-based Tri State Community Health Center is one of 17 Maryland clinics to receive federal funding to respond to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Tri State will receive $819,410 in federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the grants on […]