by Kate Evans Black bears start emerging from their dens as early as March and begin causing damage around homes in spring and early summer when there’s little natural food for them to eat.  They’re seeking mates and young male bears are leaving the den for new territory. Wildlife officials urge people to not feed […]

by Trish Rudder Veronika (Nika) McCann has been living what she calls “a nightmare” since the Russians invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian born, McCann, 28, works at Cacapon State Park.  She came to the U.S. on a work visa and is married and living in Martinsburg with her husband and two children. Her parents and two sisters […]

Students at Hancock Middle-Senior High School have been acknowledged for their musical abilities in band and also preparing for their annual Panther Review talent show. The Panther Review takes place tomorrow night, Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. “The students have been waiting patiently through the pandemic to be able […]

Tribe runner Jazmine Briscoe waits for the hand-off during a relay event at Keyser High School last Tuesday, March 29.photo by Lydia Fincham The Berkeley Springs High School Track and Field Teams hit the road for a meet at Keyser High School on Tuesday, March 29. The meet contained 10 boy’ s teams and nine […]

by Kate Shunney Red gates stand at road access points to Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area. West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials temporarily closed access to Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area to contain and patrol a mountain fire two weeks ago, but the public is now able to access the 22,000-acre public hunting […]

Commutes on Interstate 70 in Fulton County will be slightly slower as work on a pavement preservation work began on Tuesday, April 5. New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc., of New Enterprise, Pennsylvania, started the work yesterday cleaning and inspecting pipes on I-70 from Amaranth, Brush Creek, Union, and Bethel townships in Fulton County […]

Bobby Junior Johnson 1940-2022 Bobby “Burk” Johnson, 81, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 while under the care of Hospice. Bobby previously lived in Little Cove, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and Big Cove Tannery in Fulton County, Pennsylvania before moving in with his daughter. Born Sunday, August 25, 1940 in Hancock, Maryland, […]

Gilbert Dupree Spielman 1936-2022 Gilbert Dupree “Gibby” Spielman, 85, of Winchester, Va. died on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at his home. Gibby was born on November 9, 1936 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., a son of the late Arloff and Elma M. Spielman Spielman. He worked as a press operator for O’Sullivan Films in Winchester, Va. […]

John Steiner Newbraugh 1948-2022 John Steiner Newbraugh, age 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022. John was a lifelong resident of Berkeley Springs where he was born on April 19, 1948 to Frederick Thomas and Lona Maxine Steiner Newbraugh. He attended Hancock United Methodist Church. John graduated from Berkeley Springs […]

Jordan L. Castle 1990-2022 Jordan L. Castle, 32, of Warfordsburg, Pa. died unexpectedly, Thursday, March 31, 2022 at his home. Funeral Service will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Hancock, MD., at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, with Bishop Christopher Hartman officiating. Visitation will be one hour before […]