by Geoff Fox In 2019, Main Street Hancock held their first Miracle on Main Street in partnership with Hancock in Motion’s Christmas Tree Lighting, but the 2020 edition was canceled due to COVID. This year’s Miracle on Main Street will be taking place Saturday, November 27, from 2 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. with the annual […]

Homemade Cranberry Sauce Homemade cranberry sauce is just tastier. It takes about 20 minutes to prepare and only requires a few ingredients. Cranberry sauce can keep for over a week in the refrigerator, and fresh has a better visual appeal. Give the store bought, canned cranberry sauce the boot because it has high fructose corn […]

by Trish Rudder A Berkeley Springs man was one of more than 24 law enforcement officers recognized by their department last month for their role in securing the U.S. Capitol during rioting on January 6 of this year. Pictured, from left, are Metro Transit Police Department Deputy Chief Warren Donald, Officer Matthew Dixon, and Acting […]

Betty Lou Kline Harmison 1926-2021 Betty Lou Kline Harmison, age 95, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at her home in Berkeley Springs from natural causes. She was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, on March 19, 1926, to Charles A. Kline and Marie Lambert Kline. She was predeceased by her husband, William L. Harmison, and is survived by her […]

Eleanor Virginia Zimmerman 1945-2021 Eleanor Virginia Zimmerman, age 76, of Hancock, Md., died on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center. Born March 17, 1945 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Dewey Barney and Effy Mae Beddow Palmer. She attended Hancock United Methodist Church. V irginia went to Berkeley […]

Sarel Jacobus Deysel 1952-2021 Sarel Jacobus Deysel, age 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, November 8, 2021, at his home. Born December 12, 1952, in Salisbury, Rhodesia, he was the son of the late Sarel Jacobus and Anna Maria Elena Lee Deysel. He was a Christian. He was a graduate of public schools […]

More disappointment by Jim Buzzerd The 2021 edition of West Virginia University football has been a disappointment in multiple ways. Saturday’s 34-17 loss at Kansas State is just another example of WVU making it easy for an opponent to win a football game. The loss leaves the Mountaineers with a 4-6 record and WVU needs […]

Doris Jean Carbaugh 1943-2021 Doris Jean Carbaugh, 78, Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center. Born October 31, 1943, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., she was the daughter of the late David and Ethel (Keefer) Harr. She was of the Pentecostal faith and had a precious relationship with […]

Christopher Lynn Palmer 1970-2021 Christopher Lynn Palmer, 51, of Needmore, Pa., passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021, at the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, Pa. Chris was born in Hagerstown, Md., on June 27, 1970, a son of the late Darlene (McCusker) Palmer and Lynn and Betty Palmer of Warfordsburg, Pa. He was the husband […]

Shirley Kay Elbin 1955-2021 Shirley Kay Elbin, 66, of Old 126, Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away peacefully on Friday, November 5, 2021, with her significant other and caregiver, Richard Ritz, by her side. She was born October 11, 1955, in Everett, Pa., and was the daughter of late Clifford J. Simmons and Marlene E. (Hammond) Simmons. […]