by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools students, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks again this coming week – the week of September 13 – since Morgan County community COVID-19 transmission levels remain at a high level. The weekly total of new COVID-19 cases for the week of September 3 to September […]

by Geoff Fox The Hancock man accused of murdering his roommate in their house on Fleming Drive in the early morning hours of March 27, will learn his fate in Washington County Circuit Court starting next May. According to online court documents, Everett Allen, 57, will stand trial beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May […]

by Geoff Fox What was supposed to be a major flooding event in the Hancock area turned out to be a manageable heavy rain as the majority of the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused flooding and damage east of Washington County. Hurricane Ida caused flooding and damage to the Gulf Coast last week and made […]

by Trish Rudder, Kate Evans & Kate Shunney About four inches of rain fell in Berkeley Springs last week from Hurricane Ida, but precautions were taken to avoid possible flooding in the Town of Bath. Councilman Rick Weber, who heads up the town’s Public Works Committee, said last Friday that the Public Works crew, led […]

100 year old George Beam (front center), a former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worker from Fort Ashby in Mineral County, was honored for his service in helping to build Cacapon State Park during his time at Camp Morgan in the 1930s. Retired Cacapon State Park Superintendent Tom Ambrose also honored CCC worker P.T. McIntire who […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools students, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks during the week of September 6 since Morgan County community COVID-19 transmission levels are at a high level. This is the third week that students have been in class, and the fourth week that the Health Department mask […]

by Kate Evans A Wednesday afternoon house fire that burned during the heavy rains from Hurricane Ida destroyed an abandoned home in southern Morgan County. Firefighters responded to a rekindle of the fire later Wednesday night. The fire call came into Morgan County 911 Dispatch Center at 3:17 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1 for a […]

by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw High School Lady Pirates Volleyball Team hosted a pair of games last week at the friendly confines of the Paw Paw gym. The Moorefield Yellow Jackets came to town on Monday, August 30 and swept the Lady Pirates by the scores of 25-8, 25-8 and 25-18. Leading for Paw […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Football Team traveled to Mineral County last Friday, September 3 for a game at Keyser High School. The Indians were looking for their first win of the season while the Golden Tornado were playing their season opener due to their previous game being postponed. Keyser jumped […]

Misled by Jim Buzzerd This will probably turn into a rant piece, but I’m going to try and remain even keel in the aftermath of the West Virginia University Football Team’s, 30-24, loss to Maryland last Saturday. It will be hard to stay positive after losing a game that many had penciled in as one […]