by Geoff Fox Hancock Volunteer Fire Company is three firefighters stronger as the Division of Emergency Services placed three full-time firefighters at the station. The new firefighters started on May 15. Chief Bobby Hoopengardner said they would be staffing the station 24 hours a day, everyday. “This is to supplement our volunteers and our corporate […]

by Geoff Fox A Warfordsburg man was attacked in the 880 block of Pigeon Cove Road in Warfordsburg between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on May 20. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the 62-year-old victim was pressure washing an asphalt roller at P&W Excavating along Pigeon Cove Road when two unidentified males attacked him. Police […]

Last year, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan designated Hancock as the state of Maryland’s Trail Town. Hancock is located near the halfway point between the Tuscarora Trail’s southern and northern terminuses (where the TT rejoins the Appalachian Trail), is located along the C&O Canal towpath and the Western Maryland Rail Trail. To celebrate the town’s trail […]

Governor Jim Justice officially announced last Thursday that the new lodge at Cacapon Resort State Park is now open following a $25 million addition and upgrade project. The governor was expected to visit the park and mark the occasion with local officials, but had to cancel his trip to Morgan County the day before. Construction […]

Late last week, periodic cicadas starting showing up all over in Morgan County. Crunching, crawling and humming kicked into high gear in Morgan County since last week, as the Brood X periodic cicadas emerged for their 17-year appearance. Experts say up to a million cicadas can be in an acre of land. Holes are visible […]

Bessie Rae Riley Bessie Rae Riley (Stotler), 51, of Paw Paw, W.Va., passed away at her home on Saturday, May 15, 2021. She is survived by her husband, Craig Riley; children, Dalton Craig Riley and Delylah Sunshyne Richards; parents, Mary Skiver and stepfather, Mike Skiver, Sr., along with stepmother, Kathy Ginevan; her siblings, Shelly Brown […]

Denise Ann Omps 1957-2021 Denise Ann Omps, age 63, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, May 21, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 29, 1957 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of Roy Bobby and Betty Lou McCoy Hovermale […]

Leo Vincent Kesecker 1932-2021 Leo Vincent Kesecker, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center. Born June 26, 1932 in Morgan County, WV, he was the son of the late Paul Franklin and Julia Viola Grove Kesecker. He was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. […]

Don O. Mayberry  1932-2021 Don Oliver Mayberry, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center. He was born on August 10, 1932 in Evansville, Indiana, to the late Guy Curtis and Edith Burns Mayberry. He was a graduate of Marion High School in Marion, Kentucky, attended Murray […]

Marshall Carl “Ike” Gurson 1942-2021 Marshall Carl “Ike” Gurson, age 78, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, May 24, 2021 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 16, 1942 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Abraham Samuel and Goldie Gallion Gurson. He was […]