David R. Stotler 1940-2020 David Richard Stotler, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born February 23, 1940 in the Highland Ridge Section of Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Isaac Dawson and Vertie Cleo Bohrer Stotler. He was a […]

by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney State and county agencies have launched public education campaigns, testing and planning efforts now that Maryland officials have confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced last week the first five confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the state of Maryland. Four […]

Eric T. Hensley 1970-2020 Eric Todd Hensley, age 49, of Warfordsburg Pa., passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born June 28, 1970, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Carl E. and Betty (Weller) Hensley, of Needmore, Pa.; and the husband of Angela (Moss) Hensley. […]

Phyllis W. Bohrer 1939-2020 Phyllis Wilma Bohrer, age 81, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Davis Medical Center in Elkins, W.Va. Born March 3, 1939 in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Ray Albert and Catherine Mae Johnson Grove. She was a member of the Stone Bridge […]

Philip E. Unger 1945-2020 Philip Eugene Unger, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at his home. Born December 17, 1945 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. he was the son of the late Raymond H. and Vera L. Young Unger. Philip graduated from Berkeley Springs High School in 1963. He was […]

Maurice D. Kesecker 1937-2020 Maurice Dean “Deanie” Kesecker, age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at War Memorial Hospital. Born July 14, 1937 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. on the family farm he was the son of the late Paul Franklin and Julia Viola Grove Kesecker. He was a member of […]

by Kate Evans Warm Springs Intermediate School art teacher Marianna Ruggiero was one of three educators that led presentations at the “Arts in Our Communities” conference which took place in Charleston on February 25-26. Ruggiero spoke about two classroom project collaborations with local artists-endangered animals sculptures and a recycled plastics ocean mural-and shared around 50 […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs  High School Lady Indians made the long trip to Taylor County to play the Grafton Bearcats in the opening round of the Class AA Sectional championships on Monday, February 24. The Lady Indians the #6 team  needed to put together one of its best performances of the season if […]

by Jim Buzzerd   The end is near It wasn’t long ago if you tuned in to watch a West Virginia University basketball game you might have heard ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla extolling the virtues of the Mountaineers and how they had the potential to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, and possibly […]

by Kate Evans Area firefighters had their hands full again this past weekend with a number of fire calls and smoke investigations on Sunday. Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company officials reported on their social media page that Sunday started out with their crews responding to a reported large outside fire on Duckwall Road at 7:44 […]