Nigel Dardar. by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney Hancock resident and former Hancock councilman Nigel Dardar was found deceased along the C&O Canal east of Hancock on Thursday, February 13 following a brief search. Officers started searching for Dardar along the canal on Thursday morning after his car was found in the parking lot of […]

by Kate Evans Flu is very prevalent now in the region with cases of Influenza A with some Influenza B, said local health officials last week. Berkeley/Morgan County Nurse Director Angela Gray said that Morgan County is deemed as a community outbreak with flu since there are so many cases. Gray and Dr. Gerald Bechamps, […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Varsity Boys Basketball Team hosted rival Keyser last Thursday, February 6. Just a few weeks earlier Keyser had blasted the Tribe 78-36 on their home court and this time around Berkeley Springs was looking for some redemption. In the first quarter the two teams battled to […]

by Jim Buzzerd Right on cue Last week the point here was that it would behoove the West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team to figure out how to win a few road games if the Mountaineers want to retain their lofty post season projections. WVU defeated Iowa State 76-61 at the Coliseum last Wednesday to […]

by Trish Rudder Two Berkeley Springs businesses received permission from the Bath Town Council to make changes on their properties. At the February 4 meeting, the owners of the property at 33 Fairfax Street received approval to build a small pizza shop on the vacant lot next to the Fairfax Coffee Shop that is also […]

The Washington County Commission on Aging will host a free session on “Safe Use & Safe Disposal of Medications” at the Hancock Senior site on Thursday, February 20 beginning at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend. The presentation will focus of how medication can be stored and disposed of safely. Presenters are volunteers from […]

One of Morgan County’s K-9 officers was retired last Thursday, February 6 after seven years working with Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Jenkins. K-9 Troy was given a service commendation and will spend his retirement years with Deputy Jenkins, who has been the dog’s exclusive partner during his service to the county. Deputy Dennis Jenkins with K-9 […]

by Geoff Fox A letter from the Washington County NG911 Addressing Initiative was sent out earlier this month alerting a number of Hancock residents when their address would be changing for the county’s new Next Generation 911 system. According to a letter obtained by The Hancock News, the county is holding an information session on […]

by Kate Shunney The commission meeting room and hallway of the Morgan County Courthouse were packed with people on Sunday, February 9 for the county’s bicentennial birthday party. A large cake, decorated with the county’s bicentennial logo, was flanked by stacks of cupcakes in the western hallway of the courthouse. In an over-capacity meeting room, […]

by Kate Evans With so many grandparents and family relatives caring for children in West Virginia, the Healthy Grandfamilies program was created to bring information, resources and support to relative/kinship caregivers that are raising one or more grandchildren or children. A five-year estimate has 205 Morgan County grandparents with grandchildren living with them in their […]