by Kate Shunney The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday, July 19 issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Columbia Gas Transmission to build a natural gas pipeline from Fulton County, Pa. through the area west of Hancock and under the Potomac River to reach Morgan County, W.Va. FERC’s decision will allow […]

After deliberating for fewer than two hours on Wednesday, July 18, a Morgan County jury returned a verdict of guilty on all charges in the triple murder case against Erick Shute. The verdict included three counts of first-degree murder. Each count corresponds to a victim in the June 13, 2016 triple homicide in the Valley […]

Eileen F. Clark 1934-2018 Eileen Fern Clark, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at her daughter and son-in-law’s residence while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born June 25, 1934 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Carl and Theresa Helen Aulabaugh […]

Naomi L. Helsley 1919-2018 Naomi Lee Michael Helsley, age 99, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at the Extended Care Facility of War Memorial Hospital with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Born April 13, 1919 in Big Pool, Md., she was the daughter of the late Marvin Blue and […]

Frances A. Timmons 1953-2018 Frances Ann Timmons, 65, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born March 11, 1953 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Llewellyn Vernon and Gladys Myrtle Miller Davis. She was a Christian. She was a graduate of Musselman High School. She […]

Anna L. Hovermale Anna Lou Hovermale, 95, of Lynchburg, Va., died Saturday, July 7, 2018. Arrangements handled by Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Services Timberlake Chapel.

Ronald W. Fipps 1950-2018 Ronald Wayne Fipps, age 67, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at his residence while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 20, 1950 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Alton and Martha Elma Keith Fipps. He served with the […]

Erick Shute took the stand in his own defense on Wednesday, July 18, during the third day of his trial for murder in Morgan County Circuit Court. Shute was the first of three defense witnesses that testified on Wednesday. Shute was on the stand for 45 minutes. Linda Shute, the mother of the accused, and […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s Prosecuting Attorney opened the murder trial of Erick Shute on Monday, July 16 by telling a Morgan County jury of nine men and three women that the 35-year-old Great Cacapon man “took the law into his own hands” on June 13, 2016 when he shot and killed three men on […]

by Geoff Fox Citizens and public officials dove into a discussion about the funding of a project that has been a hot topic for the last three or four years – the town pool. A bond bill for the pool failed to get passed by the Maryland Assembly earlier this year. Councilman Levi Little asked […]