Firefighters from four states fight blaze over two days by Kate Shunney & Kate Evans Firefighters and crews from the West Virginia Division of Forestry have contained and largely extinguished a mountain fire that burned roughly 100 acres on Sleepy Creek Mountain, largely in the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area. Assistant State Forester for Fire Jeremy […]

David Joseph Diehl 1944-2022 David Joseph “Joe” Diehl, 77, of Hancock, Md., passed away March 17, 2022, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born August 16, 1944, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late David Ross and Helen Lee Landers Diehl. He was a 1961 graduate of Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia. […]

Presiding Elder Jason Faith, Sr. 1937-2022 Presiding Elder Jason Faith, Sr., 84, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away March 18, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born June 11, 1937, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Advance Presiding Elder Harry and Superior Mother Irene Faith. He was a graduate of […]

William John Mosier 1929-2022 It is with deep sorrow that the family of William John Mosier, of Hancock, Md., announces his passing on March 13, 2022. Also known as Bill or Moose, he was born on November 22, 1929, in Hancock, the first born son of John Henry and Fannie (Fisher) Mosier. He leaves behind […]

James M. “Jim” Heironimus 1942-2022 James M. “Jim” Heironimus, 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at his residence. Jim was born on November 16, 1942 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the son of James Calvin and Ruth V. Stotler Heironimus. Jim attended Greenwood Church as a youth and worked 43 years […]

Bernard William Michael 1934-2022 With much sadness we announce the death of our loved one, Bernard (Bunny) William Michael, 87 of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., who went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 with family by his side. Bernard (Bunny) was born April 1, 1934, Easter Sunday, in a cabin along Spriggs […]

Brian Christopher Malinowski, Sr. 1984-2022 Brian Christopher Malinowski, Sr., age 37, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. Born October 7, 1984 in Chestertown, Md., he was the son of William Robert Shockley, Jr. of Dover, Del. and Tammy Jean Malinowski Robbins of Great Cacapon, […]

Mark A. Lewis 1970-2022 Mark Allen Lewis, 51, of Augusta, died Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 20 at Kimble Funeral Home, Paw Paw. Interment was at Enon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Largent. Funeral arrangements were handled by Kimble Funeral Home.

photo by Stacy Schultz A brush fire called into Morgan County 911 this afternoon has grown into a mountain fire still blazing on the west side of Sleepy Creek Mountain near White’s Gap. Fire crews from at least four states were dispatched to the area of Mountain Run Road, just north of the White’s Gap […]

by Kate Shunney West Virginia State Police have charged a Paw Paw man with attempted first degree murder, burglary, assault, wanton endangerment and several other crimes following an incident that left two people wounded by gunfire late Thursday night. Scottie L. Rhodes, 31, of McCoole Avenue was apprehended by officers at his Paw Paw residence […]