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Legal tips that can help with tree issues

by Deb Miller, JD WV Senior Legal Aid volunteer A neighbor’s oak tree branches had been hanging over the fence on Rose’s property for many years. The leaves always dropped onto her vegetable garden area, so that meant lots of springtime raking. Plus, its dead branches fell onto her land[Read More…]

Brian Keith Reed

Brian Keith Reed 1970-2024 Brian Keith Reed, 54, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at his home with his loving family by his side on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Brian was born on February 19, 1970 to the late D. Fay (Wolford) Reed and Orville “Tom” Reed in Berkeley Springs,[Read More…]

John David Swink

John David Swink 1935-2024 John David Swink, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, March 11, 2024 at Willow Tree Healthcare Center in Charles Town, W.Va. Born November 2, 1935 in the Cold Run Valley area of Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Oliver Henry[Read More…]

Kathern Marie Bell Gere

Kathern Marie Bell Gere 1931-2024 Kathern Marie Bell Gere, age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, March 15, 2024 at her home under the care of her caregivers, Joy and Dale Dailey and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 25, 1931 in Cowen, W.Va.,[Read More…]

Joseph M. Unger, Sr.

Joseph M. Unger, Sr. Joseph Matthew Unger, Sr., 81 of Winchester, Va. died Monday, March 18. 2024. Funeral services will be at a later date.

Teen found by bloodhound in daylong search

by Kate Shunney A 14-year-old boy who had gone missing from his New Hope area home on Sunday was found by a police bloodhound and his handler late Monday afternoon following a widespread search by multiple police agencies and members of the public. The teen was suffering from exposure to[Read More…]

Pulmonology and critical care specialties address health risks common in West Virginia

WV Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va.— If you think pulmonologists always focus on a patient’s lungs, you’d be wrong. Tom Takubo, D.O., of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s (WVSOM) Class of 1999, said many people don’t realize how intimately the lungs are intertwined with other organs involved in the breathing[Read More…]

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