1924-2018 Howard Marshall Crouse, 94, died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Louisa County, Va. He was born in Paw Paw in 1924, he was the son of the late Howard L. and Minnie May Crouse. He was a veteran of the Navy serving in World War II trained as a radioman on […]

1925-2018 Betty Jeanette Nowak, age 93, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, May 25, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 10, 1925 in Lodi, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mathilda Weis Suelzle. She attended Berkeley Springs Seventh-day Adventist Church. S […]

1937-2018 Gloria Roxanne Gloyd, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, May 28, 2018, at Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born June 4, 1937 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late George Pete Divelbliss and Grace Whisner Divelbliss. She was of the Christian faith. She attended […]

1936-2018 Charles Darwin Flanary, 81, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 14, 1936 in Clinch Port, Va., he was the son of the late Emory Elijah and Bonnie McCoy Flanary. He was of the Methodist faith. He was a computer programmer for […]

1935-2018 James Calvin “Indian” Close, Sr., 82, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 30, 1935 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late William Henry and Margaret Belle Karns Close. He was a Christian. He attended public schools in […]

1936-2018 David Wise, long time resident of Berkeley Springs, passed away peacefully at his winter home in Zephyrhills, Florida, on February 16, 2018. Dave was the beloved father of David Wise, Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Robert Wise, Lothian, Md.; Trena Schaumburg, Melbourne, Fla.; Josie Riffle, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; James Wise, Orlando, Fla.; and Micheal Wise, Okinawa, […]

by Kate Evans Area fire companies responded to multiple water rescues around the county and assisted water rescue teams from other counties during the worst of the flooding on Sunday. Residents were trapped in vehicles and also in their homes. Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Company Chief Jimmy Reed said their firefighters responded to two water […]

Updated Tuesday, June 5 Flooding in small creeks and streams in the Paw Paw area undermined roads, causing several to collapse or develop dangerous sinkholes during Sunday’s flooding. Route 9 into Paw Paw was reportedly covered in large rocks and rubble, mud and water, making it impassable. Bevans Industrial Lane near the American Legion collapsed. […]

UPDATED 12:52 P.M.      Cacapon State Park officials announced they are evacuating cabins there out of concern that the upper reservoir dam was at risk of failing due to flooding. The dam, situated roughly a quarter of a mile west of cabins in the lower part of the park, serves as a reservoir for the […]

Larry Thomas. In a special meeting held this morning, Friday, June 1, Morgan County commissioners voted unanimously to fire County Administrator Larry Thomas from the job he’s held since November 13 of last year. The agenda for the June 1 special meeting included one item: “Discussion of Employee Grievances presented to Dan James, Morgan County […]