by Geoff Fox This past Saturday, Tiffany Hendershot was promoted to first lieutenant in the West Virginia Army National Guard during a swearing in ceremony in front of the War Memorial in Hancock’s Widmeyer Park. Her husband, Andrew, her children, and parents, joined Hendershot at the memorial. Hendershot has been a member of the 167th […]

by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Commission opened two bids for professional services for broadband internet planning for the county during their June 6 regular meeting. Morgan County received a $75,000 broadband planning grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development this year. The bids will be evaluated and bidders interviewed before a […]

by Kate Evans Pleasant View Elementary fourth grade teacher Summer McClintock was chosen as the Morgan County Schools Teacher of the Year at a June 5 school board meeting awards ceremony. McClintock is finishing her twelfth year of teaching fourth grade at Pleasant View Elementary. Summer McClintock (right) with Gat Caperton. McClintock received her Bachelor […]

Hancock officials are estimating that property values within the town limits will increase their property tax collections beginning with the July 1, 2018 fiscal year. The town is not proposing raising their town tax rate, but will hold a public hearing about the estimated higher tax revenue. A notice of the hearing in Hancock was […]

1938-2018 Laura Alice Bloom, 80, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Extended Care Facility of War Memorial Hospital. Born January 30, 1938 in Viacova, she was the daughter of the late Ruff and Una Viola Worrell Smith. She was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Berkeley Springs. She was […]

1935-2018 Charles James Heise, 83, of Hedgesville, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 27, 1935 in Ferndale, Mich., he was the son of the late Claude Augustus, Sr. and Evelyn Claire Scheiblich Heise. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. […]

1973-2018 Bobby Adam Omps II, 44, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Berkeley County, W.Va., as a result of an automobile accident. Bobby was born on July 20, 1973 in Winchester, Va., the son of Bobby A. and Crystal Yvonne Omps of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He worked as a Mason […]

1944-2018 Earl James Hendershot, age 73, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at his home. Born November 22, 1944 at home in Warfordsburg, PA., he was the son of the late Kenneth Ellsworth and Stella Virginia Barnhart Hendershot. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church USA. Earl was a 1962 graduate […]

by KATE SHUNNEY A handful of county roads are still closed due to damage from a June 3 flood that hit a wide swath of Morgan County. State road crews have been working their way around the county to address problems like debris on public roads, unstable shoulders and sink holes caused by water undercutting […]

by Jim Buzzerd Monday was a travel day for me and the 480 mile drive cut into the time usually set aside for this column, but over seven hours of listening to sports talk radio gave me a few topics to make quick comments on. One of the first topics that came up was Cleveland […]