by Trish Rudder A Good Samaritan is defined as a person who helps other people and especially strangers when they have trouble. We found that Morgan County has many Good Samaritans who came to the aid of Berkeley Springs resident Ellen Lachewitz (Watson) right before Christmas. Lachewitz had been seen along U.S. 522 with a […]

by Kate Evans Amid a national spike in COVID cases, local viral infections rose in Morgan County again last week, hitting 216 active cases on Monday. Another four county deaths were attributed to the virus last week. The highly-infectious respiratory virus  also hit vulnerable residents in the local nursing home. The West Virginia Department of […]

by Kate Evans Two Morgan County Schools bus runs and one Head Start bus runs had to be shut down last week because there were no substitute bus drivers available to transport students. Morgan County Schools Transportation Director Tammy Painter said that on Tuesday, January 4 it was Bus 16-10, a Paw Paw route that […]

by Kate Shunney The 2022 session of the West Virginia Legislature opens this Thursday, January 13 and runs through April 10. Lawmakers from around the state will gather at the State Capitol to introduce bills and debate legislation during the 60-day session. As each year’s new session opens, delegates and state senators prepare to weigh […]

The Washington County, Maryland Joint Information Center (JIC) was reestablished and released updated information about COVID in the county on Monday, January 10, citing the current “state of emergency.” The current JIC will provide information from the Washington County Health Department, Washington County Government, and Meritus Health. All information related to COVID-19 in Washington County, […]

Debra Kay Swink 1953-2022 Debra Kay Swink, age 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born August 8, 1953 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Ann Pritchard. She was a Christian. […]

Patricia Kennedy Lerner 1932-2022 Patricia Kennedy Lerner, age 89, passed away at her home Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., while under the care of hospice. Mrs. Lerner was born in Clifton, N.J., on June 28, 1932. She was proceeded in death by her father Eugene Kennedy and her mother, Christina Hilbig. She […]

Dawn Renee Beddow 1965-2022 Dawn Renee Beddow, 55 of Martinsburg and formerly of Berkeley Springs, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Dawn was born on April 30, 1965 in Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of Gary W. Beddow and Constance J. Ritter-Beddow. Dawn was a […]

Dudley Wilson Finneyfrock, Jr. 1963-2022 Dudley Wilson Finneyfrock, Jr., age 58, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. Born December 27, 1963 in Silver Spring, Md., he was the son of Dorothy Lee Lechlider Finneyfrock of Brookeville, Md. and the late Dudley Wilson Finneyfrock, Sr. Dudley was a […]

Dennis Green 1947-2021 It is with great sadness the family of Dennis “Larry” Green, 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. announce his passing on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. He was born on June 19th, 1947, in Hagerstown, Md. to the late Grace E. Green and A. Robert Green of Smithsburg, […]