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 […]

by Geoff Fox On Tuesday, August 7, Hancock in Motion will partner with the Hancock Police Department to present the annual National Night Out in Widmeyer Park, and for the third year in a row, fireworks will be closing the event. Officials unanimously voted to have the fireworks, but it didn’t come without discussions. The […]

A Berkeley Springs man has been charged with wanton endangerment after police were called to a downtown church for reports of a possible hostage situation on Monday, July 16. Richard “Rick” Jenkinson, 70, was located and disarmed by police after they received a 911 call from the wife of the pastor of the Gospel Light […]

Morgan County School retirees for the 2017-2018 school year were honored at a June 7 retirement dinner at Cacapon State Park.  Seen with Superintendent Erich May at the celebration (third from right) are from left to right retirees Pleasant View Elementary cook Connie Wilson, Widmyer Elementary pre-K special needs teacher Mary Vivian Hornbaker, Pleasant View […]

by Kate Shunney A number of Morgan County residents have complained in recent weeks about increased Frontier internet outages and wait times to get company technicians to fix their service. In some cases, local customers have been told they must wait up to 20 days for a technician to respond to a trouble ticket. Frontier […]

A jury of nine men and three women were sworn in this morning in Morgan County Circuit Court as the murder trial of Erick Shute begins, two years after Shute shot and killed three Great Cacapon men and is alleged to have tried to kill a fourth man. Circuit Judge Steve Redding is presiding over […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is working to identify a deceased African-American male who was dropped off at War Memorial Hospital this morning, July 13, and are investigating the circumstances of his death. Deputy Luke Shambaugh is the lead investigator in the case. According to a press release from Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, the unidentified male, […]