by Kate Evans Firefighters were busy responding to multiple large brush fires that occurred in Berkeley Springs and Great Cacapon last Saturday. According to a Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company press release, their company was alerted around 11:22 a.m. Saturday morning February 22 for a reported brush fire in the 4200 block of River Road. […]

by Kate Shunney The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Monday rejected an appeal by Erick Shute of his conviction in July 2018 for three counts of murder and several other felonies in Morgan County. Justices also denied Shute’s argument that the Morgan County Circuit Court and Circuit Judge Steven Redding erred in sentencing […]

Robert D. Shives 1927-2020 Robert D. Shives, 92, of Mercersburg, Pa., died Friday, February 21, 2020 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Chambersburg, Pa. Born September 3, 1927 in Little Cove, Pa., he was a son of the late Benjamin F. and Effie C. Rager Shives. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. He worked at […]

Keith T. Tomlinson 1930-2020 Keith Thomas Tomlinson, 89, of Paw Paw, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at his home. Born April 28, 1930 in Lynchburg, S.C., he was the son of the late Charles and Mary E. Hinson Tomlinson. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 16 years, the U.S. Navy for four years then […]

Vickie L. Stohl 1962-2020 Vickie Lynn Stohl, 57, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 18, 1962 at Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Marion Ellis and Barbara Elizabeth Wills Reeves. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in […]

Barbara A. Perry 1936-2020 Barbara Ann Perry, age 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at War Memorial Hospital. Born November 6, 1936 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Peter Wesley and Carrie Virginia Henry McCoy. She was a member of Highland United Methodist Church. She […]

Audrey F. Clark 1940-2020 Audrey Florence Clark, age 79, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born April 26, 1940 in Smoke Hole, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Grant Isaac and Esta Pearl Nelson VanMeter. She was a member of Mt. Zion United […]

Harry T. Graham, Sr. Aug. 17-1952-Feb. 20, 2020 Harry T. Graham, Sr., 67, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home in Sproul, Pa. He was born in Altoona, Pa., son of the late James and Norma (Shannon) Graham. He married Constance Smith. Surviving are his wife in West Virginia; daughters, Kaaren Zembower, and […]

Nancy J. Bishop 1942-2020 Nancy Jean Bishop, 77, of Hancock, Md., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 16, 2020, under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born November 23, 1942 in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jesse E. and Ruth B. Bishop. She was a […]

Charles G. Anderson, Sr. 1932-2020 Charles Glendon “Andy” Anderson, Sr., age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his home. Born June 3, 1932 at Spohrs Crossroads, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clarence Henry, Sr. and Nannie Ellen Mason Anderson. He was a member of Mt. Zion United […]