Ross Elmer Twigg 1983-2021 Ross Elmer Twigg, age 38, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. Born February 1, 1983 at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Kathryn Joy Morgan and Elmer Theodore Twigg, both of Great Cacapon, W.Va. He […]

Vernon L. “Sarge” Dodson 1931-2021 Vernon L. “Sarge” Dodson, 90, of Martinsburg W.Va., passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Berkeley Medical Center. Born September 23, 1931 in Berkeley Springs W.Va., he is the son of the late Henry Harrison Dodson and Lula Johnson Dodson. Living most of his life in his home state, […]

Betty L. Hummel 1939-2021 Betty L. Hummel, 82, formerly of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and known to her friends as “Space” went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Hanover, Pa. Betty was born October 28, 1939. She married Wellington A. Hummel on July 1, 1956. Betty, […]

Patrick Jennings Largent 1954-2021 Patrick Jennings Largent passed peacefully with a friend and family on November 4 at the Hospice Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born January 1, 1954, he was the son of Harold Jennings Largent and Nancy Hovermale Largent. He was a 1973 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School and received an accounting […]

Jeffrey Lynn Mummert 1951-2021 Jeffrey Lynn Mummert, 70, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was born September 20, 1951 in Berkeley Springs, the son of the late Karry Mummert and Maxine Perry Mummert. He worked at CertainTeed, before going to work at U.S. Silica, […]

Sylvia Carol Rankin 1938-2021 Sylvia Carol Rankin, 83, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, Md. Born September 15, 1938 in Hedgesville, W.Va. she was the daughter of the late George Branson Fuss and Agnes Richards Fuss. She is survived by a daughter, Sonja Stotler; […]

That’s more like it by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University Football Team made a clear statement last Saturday that the season is very much alive with a 38-31 win over 22nd ranked Iowa State in Morgantown. The win leaves the Mountaineers with a 4-4 record heading into this Saturday’s home game against 11th ranked […]

by Kate Shunney Tight quarters for dogs and a failing well at the Morgan County Animal Control facility on Martinsburg Road have prompted the county to consider building a new kennel and Animal Control office near the old 911 center. Commissioners talked about the proposal at their October 20 meeting, but opted not to make […]

by Kate Evans According to state officials, 46 Morgan County residents have now died from COVID-19, the highly-contagious respiratory virus. That figure is up from 41 deaths last week. The number of Morgan County active COVID-19 cases has decreased from 60 to 45 as of Tuesday, November 2. A total of 2,128 county residents have […]

Citizens Redistricting Commission to Vote on Final Proposed Congressional, Senate, and Delegate District Maps The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission (Citizens Commission), a balanced commission created by Governor Larry Hogan to draw fair and representative legislative and congressional district maps for the 2022 elections, will hold its final meeting on Wednesday, November 3 at 6 p.m. […]