A Berkeley Springs woman allegedly escaped police custody and fled on foot while handcuffed in the Morgan County Courthouse parking lot last Wednesday, March 9 at about 12:15 p.m. Alethia P. Hovermale, 28, was able to evade immediate apprehension, according to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Sherriff K.C. Bohrer. Special […]

Clarence Edward Middlekauff 1924-2022 Clarence Edward Middlekauff, 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away peacefully on March 9, 2022 at home with his family. Born August 9, 1924 in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Clarence Leroy and Emma Hager Middlekauff. Ed was a man of faith and was a member of […]

Blaine Carlton Clingerman, Jr. 1947-2022 Blaine Carlton “Possum” Clingerman, Jr., age 74, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Born September 26, 1947 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Janesta Josephine Keefer Clingerman of Hagerstown, Md. and the late […]

Thomas William Breeden 1962-2022 Thomas William Breeden, age 60, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born February 11, 1962 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Warner Ray, Sr. and Phyllis Maxine Alderton Breeden. He was a Christian. He attended Berkeley […]

Berkeley Springs High School’s boys basketball team brought scores of local fans onto their home court on Tuesday night, March 8, as they faced off against the North Marion in regional action. The Indians lost a close battle with the Huskies, falling 49-40 in the Class AAA, Region I tournament. Despite a Berkeley Springs lead […]

Yay! by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team ended its second seven game losing streak of the season with a 70-64 win over TCU last Saturday in the Coliseum. The Mountaineers were locked into last place in the Big 12 regardless of the result of the game, and due to Oklahoma State […]

by Geoff Fox As COVID numbers continue to improve, Meritus Health has eased visitor restrictions by moving to Green visitation status. The change went into effect last week. The Green visitation status allows visitors for adult and pediatric inpatients 27/7 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown and at Meritus Health’s outpatient services and practices, surgery […]

Lowest virus count in more than a year by Kate Evans The number of COVID-19 cases in Morgan County has decreased dramatically since the beginning of February. As of Monday, just four county residents had reported active COVID cases. The county had been at the high COVID transmission level for many months. As of Monday, […]

Fire investigators, including agents from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, were not able to determine a cause behind the February 26 at the West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. That early morning fire totally gutted the former Administration Building on the campus of the […]

by Geoff Fox After two years of being closed for public use, Interfaith Service Coalition will be reopening Martha’s House on Monday, March 14. Martha’s House, located at 47-49 West Main Street, takes its name from Martha of Bethany in the New Testament of the Bible who, along with her siblings, was friends with Jesus […]