Pauline Virginia Bechtol 1925-2021 Pauline Virginia Bechtol, age 96, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 9, 1925 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Gardner Isaac, Sr. and Clara Ellen Householder Cain. […]

Bruce Wayne McCoy, Jr. 1955-2021 Bruce Wayne McCoy, Jr., age 65, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, August 27, 2021 at WVUH East Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born October 11, 1955 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Bruce Wayne, Sr. and Nora Louise Kipe McCoy. He was […]

Betty June Lezzer 1932-2021 Betty June Lezzer, age 89, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, August 27, 2021 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 5, 1932 in Tazewell, Va., she was the daughter of the late James Issac and Mae Mitchell Martin. She was a member […]

Robert George Burke 1943-2021 Robert George Burke, 77, of Martinsburg passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Hospice of the Panhandle. Born on October 5, 1943, in Parsons, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles S. Burke and Claudia Mary Phillips Burke. He is survived by two daughters, Melissa Garrett and husband, […]

Thomas Sidney Fitzgerald, Sr. 1935-2021 Mr. Thomas Sidney Fitzgerald, Sr., 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his loving family while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born December 15, 1935 in Emmitsburg, Md., he was the son of Naomi Elizabeth Powell (deceased […]

Bertha Lee Irene Cross 1933-2021 Bertha Lee Irene Cross, age 87, of Hedgesville. W.Va., died on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at her home. Born September 6, 1933 in Pinto, Md., she was the daughter of the late Guy E. and Bertha Marie Lease Shuck. She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Cross, at home; […]

The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday morning that the Apple Butter Festival, scheduled each year for the second weekend in October has been cancelled for 2021. This is the second year in a row that COVID-19 has shut down the signature festival, which draws thousands of people to Morgan County. The Chamber […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools students, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks this coming week of school — the week of August 30 –as the Morgan County COVID-19 transmission levels remain high. The weekly total of new COVID-19 cases for the week of August 20-26 was 55 cases, according to […]

by Lisa Schauer “The Cacapon River was his coach,” said Teresa Shattuck of Great Cacapon, talking about her son Zachary Shattuck, 25, a first-time Paralympian swimming for Team USA in Tokyo this week. Zach is swimming for Team USA in six events in the Tokyo Aquatics Center at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The […]

Old and new by Jim Buzzerd This time next week it will be game week for the West Virginia University Football Team. Sometime late this week or early next week we should have access to a depth chart. It will be interesting to see where some of the newcomers fit in. Early speculation has several […]