Albert G. Salter 1926-2018 Albert G. Salter, 92, Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, October 15, 2018 at Coffman Nursing Home, Hagerstown. Born February 15, 1926 in Upland, Calif., he was the son of the late Albert G. Salter, Sr. and Geraldine Callahan. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He served in World War II as a radar specialist on the U.S.S. Elmore. […]

Ann J. O’Neal 1937-2018 Ann Jeanette O’Neal, 81, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 7, 1937 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late John Curtis, Sr. and Alice Softley Earles. She was a Christian. She graduated from […]

Ralph E. Jay 1948-2018 Ralph Eugene Jay, 70, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Born May 11, 1948 in Artemas, Pa., he was the son of the late Leo and Margaret Schetrompf Jay. He was a member of Mays Chapel Christian Church in Warfordsburg. He graduated from Everett High School in Everett, Pa. He retired as a […]

Henry R. King 1927-2018 Henry Reed King, 90, of Paw Paw, W.Va., died on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at his home. Henry was born on December 24, 1927 in Paw Paw, W.Va., a son of the late Arlof and O. Pauline King. He was a veteran in the United States Navy and worked in maintenance […]

  James M. Yonker, Sr. 1961-2018 James Marvin Yonker, Sr., 57, of McConnellsburg, Pa., died Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, Pa. Born April 24, 1961 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Ralph Marvin, Sr. and Jean Estelene Miller Yonker. He was a Christian. He attended Hancock High School in Hancock. He […]

by Geoff Fox A social media post regarding a possible child abduction at Save A Lot was widely circulated on Monday, October 15 but police have said there have have been no cases of child abduction in the area. According to the post, an older man tried to take an 11-month old child from a […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County residents received a printed survey in their mailboxes last week asking for information about the quality and cost of local broadband internet service. The Morgan County Commission, with a $75,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is planning ways to improve or provide reasonable-cost broadband internet […]

by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath has many projects its committees are working on, and a community workshop called “Putting the Pieces Together” will be held on Thursday, October 25 at 10 a.m. at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs. The town’s Streetscapes committee co-chair Sally Marshall said the workshop topics include updates on […]

Construction on an addition to Cacapon State Park lodge is underway. Excavators and other contractors were on site at Cacapon State Park on Monday, October 15, digging into work on an expansion of the lodge and other improvements. Paramount Builders of St. Albans is the general contractor for the $25 million project. A new wing […]

Belle Harvey by Jamie Harris The 59th running of the Potomac Valley Conference championships were held at Keyser High School on Tuesday, October 9. The PVC schools were finally able to have a good day to run, but it was the same team from Berkeley Springs dominating the girls race. The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians […]