by Geoff Fox The annual Walk to End Child Abuse has been canceled for 2018. The walk and 5K run were scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 29, in Widmeyer Park. In a press release, McCusker said the family recently met to discuss the cancelation of the Walk to End Child Abuse. They started […]

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for this year’s black bear hunting lottery. Successful applicants will receive a permit valid for the five-day hunting season, taking place Oct. 22-26 in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties. The department will issue 800 hunting permits that can be used anywhere in those four […]

by Kate Evans A Thursday afternoon vehicle fire in the Valley High Timber Farms area that endangered multiple vehicles and outbuildings was extinguished before it turned disastrous. Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Company Captain Junior Hook said the fire call came in on July 19 around 4:15 p.m. for multiple cars on fire endangering a structure […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board unanimously approved selling the former Greenwood Elementary and 5.74 acres of land to the Greenwood United Methodist Church for a dollar. The action took place at the July 17 school board meeting. The church plans to use the building as a community center. Greenwood Elementary. The board […]

Della Johnson has been voting in elections since she first registered to cast a ballot in 1942. On Friday, July 20, the 105-year-old Morgan County woman became the latest West Virginian to be added to the state’s Voter Hall of Fame. West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, the state’s chief election officer, welcomed Johnson […]

Anna A. Blackburn 1927-2018 Anna A. Blackburn, 91, of Great Cacapon, died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at her home while under the care of her daughters and Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 15, 1927 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Lawrence, Sr. and Anna Lader Pearce. She attended Wesleyan Chapel in […]

Adrian D. Beattie 1962-2018 Adrian Dale “Bear” Beattie, age 56, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at his home. Born June 5, 1962 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of Maryellen Hendershot Beattie Snyder Willinghan of Berkeley Springs and the late Donald William Beattie. He was […]

Pastor Michael W. Rosensteel 1959-2018 Pastor Michael Wayne Rosensteel, age 59, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center. Born April 29, 1959 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of Raymond Lee and Caroline Mae Madden Rosensteel of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was the […]

Granville Cowgill 1930-2018 Granville “Leroy” Cowgill, 87, of Slanesville, W.Va., passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at his home. Born on September 25, 1930 in Neals Run, W.Va., he was the son of the late Granville T. Cowgill and Ada E. (Abe) Cowgill. Leroy was a farmer and timberman, he sawed on his sawmill […]

Gayle R. Braithwaite 1941-2018 Gayle “Buck” Richard Braithwaite, 76, went to be with the Lord Friday, July 20, 2018 at Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility. Buck was born on August 3, 1941 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Herbert Loyer and Mary Ellen Henry Braithwaite. He was retired from […]