Patricia L. Wise 1943-2020 Patricia Louise Gill Wise, 76 of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and formerly of Curwensville, Pa., died Monday, February 17, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born on August 17, 1943 in Clearfield, she was the daughter of Andrew Braid Gill and Laura Harriet Charlton. She had been a member of […]

Irene “Lois” Barnett 1939-2020 Lois Barnett, age 80, of Port Orange, Fla., passed away peacefully at her home, with her daughter Darlene and great grandson Gavin Barnett on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Born May 3, 1939 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Mayme (Nurmi) and George Tripe. A 1957 graduate of […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Varsity On the court for the Lady Indians are Taylor Stotler, 5; Harly Didawick, 22 and Molli Hogbin, 45.    photo by Lori Younker Basketball Team picked up their ninth win of the season with a 54-43 win over visiting Faith Christian Academy. Before the tip-off […]

by Jim Buzzerd No O What was once a surprisingly promising season for the West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team has taken a decided downturn as the Mountaineers have lost three in a row as this is being typed. WVU now sits at 18-7 Overall and 6-6 in Big 12 play. If someone told me […]

by Kate Evans Local health officials and physicians are prepared for and watching for any emergence of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Some 15 confirmed cases in the United States have been linked to travel to China, especially to Wuhan in Hubei Province where the outbreak originated. There are no confirmed cases in West […]

by Geoff Fox Last weekend, Hancock Police investigated threats a student made about harming students at Hancock Middle-Senior High School. In a release on the department’s social media page, police said they had interviewed the student making the threats and staff of Washington County Public Schools was aware and dealing with the situation. There had […]

The 30th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting festival kicks off this Thursday, February 20 downtown as waters from around the globe are poured for panels of judges. The event this year welcomes more than one hundred waters from across the country and around the world. Preliminary judging starts Thursday, followed by water-themed seminars on […]

by Trish Rudder The Clothing Den, located south of Berkeley Springs next to Herb’s Auto, has budget friendly new and used clothing for sale. Clothing Den employee Jayme Souders shows off the large selection of prom dresses. Owner Emily Kuhn has stocked the store with 75% new clothes from close-out sales from JC Penneys and […]

by Kate Shunney Hancock’s fire station. County emergency officials will add paid firefighters to Hancock’s fire response teams under an approved plan. The decision to add paid staff at Hancock’s volunteer company came as Washington County Commissioners took a deep look at response times across the county. Commissioners approved a regional staffing plan for the […]

by Geoff Fox After lengthy discussion, town officials last week backed away from a resolution to declare a house at 5229 Creek Road, just outside Kirkwood Park, as surplus property. The land across the entrance from the park was originally purchased in 2016 as way to allow for more parking at events held in Kirkwood […]