Robert C. Yeakle 1929-2019 Robert Carl Yeakle, 89, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in Salisbury, Md. He was born August 3, 1929 in Little Cove, Pa., he was the son of the late Myrtle Brubaker Yeakle and William Ernest Yeakle. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1948. He bottled and distributed Frosty […]

Lewis E. Payne, Jr. 1932-2019 Lewis Eldridge Payne, Jr., 86, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, January 10, 2019 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg. Born May 8, 1932 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Lewis Eldridge Payne, Sr. and Orris Emily Webb Payne. He was a graduate of Calvin Coolidge High […]

Donald E. Divilbiss 1938-2018 Donald E. Divilbiss, 80, of Davenport, Fla. and formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, December 15, 2018. He was born August 1938 in Paw Paw, he was the son of the late George Lawrence and Lillie Divilbiss. He served in the United States Air Force for 12 years. He is survived by […]

Annie E. Good 1938-2019 Annie Elizabeth Good, age 80, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Friday, January 18, 2019 at her home while under the care of her loving son Tommy and beautiful Angel daughter Janet. Born June 30, 1938 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Herbert Louis and Elizabeth Leese Boswell. […]

Gary L. Berkey 1946-2019 Gary Lee Berkey, 72, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born September 7, 1946 in Windber, Pa., he was the son of the late Donald Roy and Ruth Adele Ream Berkey. He was a Christian and attended many […]

by Jim Buzzerd   Finally, a win The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team went to Fort Worth, Texas last Tuesday and were administered a 31 point beating by the TCU Horned Frogs which left the Mountaineers in the Big 12 basement with a 0-5 record in conference play.  In the first four conference losses […]

by Kate Shunney A Great Cacapon resident was arrested on Tuesday night by local police after he allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend near Oldtown, Md. and left her by the side of the road there. Local law enforcement was dispatched to the couple’s residence in Great Cacapon on Tuesday, January 15 shortly before 8 […]

Berkeley Springs High School senior Larry Miller, 21, shoots over Frankfort senior Zach Whitacre, 24, on Friday, January 4.photo by Amanda Miller by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team went 1-2 in games played  last week. With two road contests and one home event the Tribe was looking to […]

Basketball woes by Jim Buzzerd There was plenty of optimism surrounding the West Virginia University football program last Thursday as new head coach Neal Brown held his introductory press conference. It is a busy time for the new head coach as he is tasked with getting his coaching staff in place and shoring up the […]

by Kate Evans The official Morgan County School headcount enrollment figures for the 2018-2019 school year have decreased by 30 students from the 2017-2018 school year.   The loss in enrollment will reduce state aid funding for Morgan County in the 2019-2020 school year. How much state money will be lost is uncertain at this time. […]