Almeeta Rose McDonald Snyder 1932-2021 Almeeta Rose (McDonald) Snyder, age 88, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born December 13, 1932, in Little Orleans, Md, she was the daughter of the late John Richard McDonald and Bertie Louise McDonald. She was the widow of […]

Joan Andrea Kessler 1954-2021 Joan Andrea Kessler, 66, of Hancock, Md., passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Hagerstown, Md. Born June 24, 1954, in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Leo Miller and Gloria (Cavanaugh) Miller. Joan was of the Catholic faith. She was co-owner of the Apple Tree Inn in […]

Heather Jo Arnold Hottle 1977-2021 Heather Jo Arnold Hottle, 43, of Paw Paw died Sunday, June 27, 2021 at home. Services will be at Paw Paw Church of Christ, Wednesday, June 30 at 2 p.m. Arrangements are by Kimble Funeral Home, Paw Paw.

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools is no longer requiring students and staff to wear face masks for any reason after Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Education lifted all mask mandates. “Staff and students may wear a mask if they choose to do so, but no one is required to wear […]

West Virginia adds a quarterback by Jim Buzzerd RIGHT: Nicco Marchiol with WVU president E. Gordon Gee. Monday was a good day for West Virginia University football recruiting as the Mountaineers secured a verbal commitment from quarterback Nicco Marchiol for the Class of 2022. Marchiol played for Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona this past […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County officials, in response to what they described as persistent and widespread requests from county residents, last week took the step to declare the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary. In a unanimous vote following the reading of a three-page document during the June 16 commission meeting, County Commissioners adopted a Resolution […]

by Geoff Fox A week after the resignation of former councilman Leo Murray during the June 8 town meeting, town officials have already appointed his replacement. During a special town meeting last Wednesday, June 16, town officials unanimously voted to appoint David Kerns as the new town councilman. The meeting agenda specified the council would […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s Farmland Protection program has a lot more money at their disposal to preserve agricultural and woodland space in recent months. The program is funded in part by an Estate Transfer Tax collected by the County Clerk.  Funds used to purchase conservation easements from this source are matched by the Natural […]

At the end of canvassing early last week, the results of the June 8 Town of Bath Election have been made official. Bath Mayor Scott Merki. Mayor Scott Merki won another term in his unopposed big with 62 votes. Town Recorder Susan Webster won another term with 54 votes. The Bath town council saw the […]

by Kate Shunney At some point in the five hours it took Ron Garrison to find help after his plane crashed in a wooded area near Cumberland, he thought he might just lay in the thorny underbrush and not get up again. The 76-year-old Great Cacapon man who has flown planes for more than 30 […]