1942-2018 Loretta Louise Chmielewski, 76, of Great Cacapon, died Saturday, May 26, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born February 22, 1942 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late John George and Loretta Agnes Allenbaugh Meile. She attended Emmanuel Baptist Church in Great Cacapon. She attended public […]

 1954-2018 James Russell Golden, 64, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at his home. Born March 21, 1954 in Martinsburg, he was the son of the late James Floyd and Wilma J. Ambrose Golden. A 1973 graduate of Hancock High School. A 1987 Associate in Arts graduate of Hagerstown Junior College. Honorably discharged in […]

 1929-2018 “When Lilacs Bloom” Madeline Dolores Widmyer, 89 of Berkeley Springs, WV passed on to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle, in Kearneysville, W.Va. She was escorted from her room to the Hospice entrance with an Honor Walk, covered in a patriotic quilt. Veterans saluted their fallen […]

 1942-2018 Ronald Edgel “Smitty” Smith, 75, of Paw Paw, died Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Western Maryland Health Systems in Cumberland, Md. Born October 30, 1942 in Kirby, he was the son of the late Edgell and Pauline Miller Smith Teter. He was of the Protestant faith. He was a graduate of Paw Paw High School […]

 1953-2018 Ellen Nadine Curtis, 65, of Great Cacapon, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born March 21, 1953 in Los Angeles, Calif., she was the daughter of John Murray, Shasta, Calif. and the late Jean Einsel Murray. She was of the Protestant faith. She attended public schools in California. She had worked as […]

by Jim Buzzerd The 2018 NBA Draft Combine was held last week in Chicago and two West Virginia University players were invited to participate. That is news in itself as the Mountaineer program has been fairly successful in recent years, but it has not been known for putting players into “The League.” As such, appearances […]

Three Hancock juveniles between the ages of 15- and 16-years old were charged on Wednesday, May 16, through the Department of Juvenile Justice with possession of marijuana, less than 10 grams. Possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana is a civil offense. Subjects who are younger than 18-years of age and found in possession […]

by Geoff Fox As the rain fell last week, the thought of flooding went through everyone’s mind. While Hancock didn’t have any serious flooding, the southern part of Washington County was hit with major damage from rising waters. According to the National Weather Service’s Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service, the Potomac River in Hancock crested sometime […]

by Jamie Harris A track season that was filled with a lot of cold and rainy weather came to an end this past weekend at the WV State Track and Field Championships. Programs from Berkeley Springs High School and Paw Paw High School made the trek to the state capital to seek state championship gold. […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County school officials expressed their deep appreciation at the May 10 school board meeting that the special levy was approved by voters during the May 8 primary election. Board vice-president Aaron Close congratulated Superintendent Erich May and board member Pete Gordon on their efforts to encourage the levy’s passage. Board member […]