William Edward “Wil” Rightnour 1995-2021 William Edward “Wil” Rightnour, age 25, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born November 28, 1995 in Silver Spring, Md., he was the son of Richard Alan and Kimberly Ann Barney Rightnour, of Berkeley Springs. He was a Christian. […]

Junior Lee Sipes 1927-2021 Junior Lee Sipes, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the Martinsburg Center LLC in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born January 3, 1927 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles and Laura Vanorsdale Sipes. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. […]

Mary Louise Miller Mayhew 1922-2021 Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Miller Mayhew, 99, of Fairview, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital on July 29, 2021. Her daughter Kathy was with her at the end. Mary Lou was born on July 2, 1922, to Eugene P. Miller and Mary C. Young […]

Blanche Jeanette McCarty 1926-2021 Blanche Jeanette McCarty, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at her home, while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 5, 1926 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles Wesley and Ottie Blanche Shade Michael. She attended […]

Barbara S. Hull 1955-2021 Barbara Sue Hull, 66, of Hagerstown, Md., died Saturday, July 30, 2021 at the Sterling Care South Mountain, in Boonsboro, Md. A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 30, 3-5 p.m., at the Park-N-Dine Restaurant, Hancock. Arrangements were handled by Grove Funeral Home.

William Rudolph Lewis 1944-2021 William “Bill” Rudolph Lewis, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, August 6, 2021 at WVUH East Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va.   Born December 6, 1944 in Eckhart Mines, Md., he was the son of the late Rudolph Bradford and Hilda Ruth Leasure Lewis. He was of […]

Grace Evelyn Rager 1926-2021 Grace Evelyn Rager, 95, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, and formerly of Lewistown, went home to be with her Lord, August 5, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born March 6, 1926, in McClure, Mifflin County, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Gertrude (Thomas) Stimely. In addition […]

Justin William Tranter 2002-2021 Justin William Tranter, age 19, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at his home. Born February 18, 2002 in Nyack, N.Y., he was the son of Lauren Margaret Murray Tranter Daniel and Thomas Butler Daniel, Jr., of Berkeley Springs. Justin was a spiritual person. He was a […]

David A. Outman 1959-2021 David Allen Outman, 62, of Paw Paw, died Sunday, July 25, 2021, at his home. Services and arrangements will be private. Arrangements are by the Giffin Funeral Home & Crematory in Capon Bridge.

by Kate Evans Public health officials on Monday released rules about when face masks could be required in local schools as they reopen. In a public letter, Berkeley-Morgan County Health Department Health Officer Dr. Kevin McLaughlin said mask wearing will be “universal” in all private and public schools in Morgan and Berkeley Counties when COVID […]