by Kate Shunney Morgan County has a housing affordability problem, county officials admitted last week as they approved another year of participation with the HOME Consortium. The Consortium is an Eastern Panhandle coalition of cities and counties formed to receive and distribute federal affordable housing funds. Cory Roman, Community Development[Read More…]
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Shooting leaves Hancock resident dead, police still investigating circumstances
by Geoff Fox A shooting on Whispering Winds Road has left a 43-year-old Hancock man dead and police looking for answers. On Saturday, February 21, just after 9:30 p.m., deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Hancock Police Department responded to the 400 block of Whispering[Read More…]
U.S. municipal waters come out on top, with sparkling and bottled winners representing Australia & Italy at Water Tasting
The 36th Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting gave out awards to waters from four continents. Five continents total had waters among the over 100 entries. The Municipal Water Category saw a U.S. sweep, including three previous gold medal winners. Ft. Wayne, Indiana took home their first Gold Medal. Silver medal[Read More…]
Marvin M. Miller
Marvin M. Miller 1939-2026 Marvin M. Miller, 86, of Winchester, passed away on February 16, 2026 at his home. Born October 14, 1939, he was the son of the late Mary (Renner) Miller and Ervin Miller and was preceded in death by his sister, Cletus McCarty. He was the loving[Read More…]
Ralph William Stotler
Ralph William Stotler 1948-2026 Ralph William Stotler, 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born October 15, 1948 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. he was the son of Roy C. and Ethel Clark Stotler. He attended schools in Morgan County.[Read More…]
Gary “Nuke’ Spielman
Gary “Nuke’ Spielman 1942-2026 Gary “Nuke” Spielman passed away peacefully at home on February 20, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born on May 30, 1942, and raised in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. His parents were Dustin Ellis Spielman and Dona Barnes Spielman. Nuke worked as glazier by trade[Read More…]
Samantha Reinold
Samantha Reinold 1940-2026 Samantha Reinold passed peacefully February 21, 2026 in Spring Arbor Senior Living in Winchester, Va. She had been a Berkeley Springs resident for more than 40 years where she was an avid antique collector and entrépreneur, bridge club and bingo enthusiast. For thirty years, she worked at[Read More…]
LeEsta Anderson Koontz
LeEsta Anderson Koontz 1934-2026 LeEsta Anderson Koontz, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026 at War Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born June 6, 1934 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Edward Garrison and Lillie Pauline Culp[Read More…]
Arthur Eugene Mason
Arthur Eugene Mason 1951-2026 Arthur Eugene Mason, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026 at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born July 8, 1951 in Schenectady, N.Y., he was the son of the late Willard Franklin and Elizabeth Jane Rycraft Mason. He was a[Read More…]
Hazel I. McFadden
Hazel I. McFadden Hazel Irene McFadden, 91, died Monday, February 23, 2026 at Augusta Health Shenandoah House, Fishersville, Va. Full obituary will be in next week’s The Morgan Messenger. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.
