A Baltimore man was arrested last Friday, February 28 after bank employees at City National Bank received what they believed to be a forged check for more than $3,700. Daryl J. Jones, 53, was charged for forgery and uttering in the case. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court, Cpl. S. […]

by Kate Shunney Excavation work at the site of the future Paw Paw EMS station. Workers demolished the old Bevans house in downtown Paw Paw on Monday, February 17 and excavators were at work last week on the lot behind the Paw Paw Post Office. That parcel of land is the future home of an […]

Investigators from the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit raise are working to raise awareness of how parents and children can do more to protect themselves from potential dangers on the internet. The warnings come in conjunction with an effort to raise awareness of emerging online issues as people of all ages surround themselves with […]

Siding was being installed on the face of the new lodge addition at Cacapon State Park last week. Windows are installed, enabling contractors to do interior work. State Park officials have said they are aiming for a May opening of the 78-room addition.

by Kate Shunney Several dozen Hancock residents attended last Tuesday’s public meeting about proposed changes to addresses and road names here as part of a countywide 911 system upgrade. Residents were vocal about the impact the changes would have on them, from forcing them to redo legal documents to changing utility and pension accounts. Washington […]

James E. Shaw 1933-2020 James Edward Shaw, 86, of Needmore, Pa., died at his home on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Born March 11, 1933 in Hancock, he was the son of the late William E. and Ethel Regina Roberta Fisher Shaw and the husband of Anna Jane Brakeall Shaw, whom he married on June 21, 1957. He […]

Nena (Gajes) Benavides 1943-2020 Nena (Gajes) Benavides, age 76, of Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born September 28, 1943, in the Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Getulio and Leonida (Saducos) Gajes; and the widow of Jesus Benavides, who passed away July […]

Clarence E. McBee 1924-2020 Clarence Edward McBee, 95, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at his residence. Born July 17, 1924 in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Harry Monroe and Ella Virginia Sipes McBee. He was a member of Trinity-Asbury United Methodist Church. He attended Spohrs Crossroads School. He served with […]

Cynthia M. Mellott 1960-2020 Cynthia Maria Mellott, 59, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at her home. Born November 9, 1960 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Daniel W. and Beverly L. Clark Smith and the widow of Ryan Mellott who died in 2017. She was a 1978 graduate of […]

Lonnie E. Keller 1946-2020 Lonnie Eugene “Loose Screw” Keller, 73, of New Jersey, formally of Berkeley and Jefferson counties, died Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Samaritan Healthcare Center, Voorhees, N.J. while under Hospice care. Born June 20, 1946 in Butler, Tenn., he was the son of the late Warren Jeneral and Anna Magdalene Laws Keller. He was […]