Robert A. LeBeau 1931-2018 Robert A. LeBeau, age 87, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born April 24, 1931, in New York City, N.Y., he was the son of the late Joseph and Lillian (Miller) LeBeau. He served in the U.S. Army, […]
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Indians volleyball pick up three wins
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Varsity Volleyball Team picked up their first wins of the season with a doubleheader sweep of Petersburg and Elkins last Monday, September 10. Berkeley Springs took an impressive 2-1 win over the home team Petersburg Lady Vikings. In the other match up Berkeley Springs swept […]
Paw Paw’s Dominic Tanouye finishes in sixth place at Frankfort Invitational Berkeley Springs finishes in sixth place
by Jamie Harris Paw Paw High School sophomore Dominic Tanouye continued his impressive fall cross country season with a solid sixth place finish at the Frankfort Invitational. Tanouye finished the challenging 3.1 mile course in 19:12 to be the top male finisher between Morgan County schools Berkeley Springs High School and Paw Paw High School. […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd More Florence It appears the football game between West Virginia University and North Carolina State University scheduled for last Saturday has been cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. Well, at least that’s what it says on the WVU athletic department website. The NC State website lists the game as postponed. Ever since officials […]
Shute gets three life sentences for 2016 murders
File photo of Erick Shute by Trish Rudder Erick D. Shute, 35, was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole plus 15-18 years in prison on Wednesday afternoon, September 12 in Morgan County Circuit Court by 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge R. Steven Redding. Shute killed three men and attempted to kill a […]
South Carolina man wanted by police for child porn arrested here
A man wanted by South Carolina authorities for 17 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor was arrested in Morgan County last Tuesday, September 11 by the West Virginia State Police. Douglas Bishop. Douglas B. Bishop, 50, of Union, S.C. was stopped near Paw Paw by Cpl. S. R. Smith shortly after 6:30 p.m. last […]
Nuisance ordinance approved, added to town charter
by Geoff Fox Town officials unanimously amended a portion of the Code of the Town of Hancock during last Wednesday’s town meeting with an ordinance regarding excessive use of police services. The ordinance takes effect 20 days after passage, which would be Tuesday, October 2. The ordinance has been in the works for the last […]
YMCA receives $51K grant for Hancock program
by Geoff Fox Washington County Commissioners have awarded the Hagerstown YMCA a $51,455 in Community Development Block Grant Funds by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. The grant money will be funding the after-school youth program in Hancock, which is held at Hancock Elementary. The town had reached out to the YMCA to […]
Sewer district looks to tackle water issues before extending lines
by TRISH RUDDER At the September 12 Warm Springs Public Service District (WSPS) meeting, board members decided a proposed sanitary system improvement project needs further discussion and work sessions are being planned. Mike Jenkins, who chairs the public sewer board, said that the committee wanted an overall report of the health of the system from […]
Man charged for voting in two states
A Great Cacapon man was charged last week with the misdemeanor of illegal voting after investigators from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office looked into his residency and voting record. Jeffrey Hartman, 73, of Gaither Road has been registered to vote in Morgan County since 2005. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan […]
