John Francis Gusciora 1947-2021 John Francis “Gus” Gusciora, age 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born September 27, 1947 in Stoughton, Mass., he was the son of the late Albin A. and Margaret Doris Goulart Gusciora. He was a Christian. Gus was a graduate […]

Margaret Jane Tweddell Memorial Service for Margaret Jane Tweddell of Berkeley Springs will be held at Brown’s Funeral Home, South Berkeley Chapel, Inwood on Sunday, May 16, 2 p.m.

David Waugh David Waugh, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Services will be announced by the funeral home in next week’s Morgan Messenger. See full obit at www.helsleyjohnsonfh.com. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson […]

Sharon L. Humber 1950-2021 With heartfelt sadness we announce the passing of Sharon, a devoted wife, loving mother, adoring grandmother and thoughtful friend, on May 4, 2021. She was born in the coal-mining community of Connellsville, Pennsylvania on April 24, 1950, and at a young age she moved to Alexandria, Virginia where she later worked […]

Robert “Bob” Twigg 1940-2021 On Sunday, May 2, 2021, Robert “Bob” Twigg, loving husband, Father, and proud Pap, passed away at the age of 80. Bob was born on October 9, 1940 in Morgan County, W.Va., to Frank and Lillian Batt Twigg. He attended school in Paw Paw, W.Va. and later received his GED. Bob […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board will consider approving a contract of purchase of 28.3 acres of land at 1088 Fairview Drive at their meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11. The land is located behind the intermediate school and adjoins the 23 acres the school board owns at the Warm Springs Middle School-Warm Springs […]

Police have charged one local man and issued an arrest warrant for another after a break-in Friday morning that turned violent and sent a Berkeley Springs man to the hospital with a skull fracture. Sheriff K.C. Bohrer has charged John Barber, 48, of Fairbee Lane, Berkeley Springs with multiple felonies related to the early morning […]

by Geoff Fox During the May 4 Board of Education Meeting, Washington County Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Boyd Michael told school board officials he would recommend a modified version of closure for Hancock Middle-Senior High School. His advice to the board was a departure from a Facilities and Enrollment Advisory Committee report presented to the […]

by Jim Buzzerd NFL Draft The NFL Draft took place over three days last weekend and just one West Virginia University football player was selected. Linebacker Tony Fields was the only Mountaineer picked in the 2021 NFL Draft, which concluded with the final four rounds Saturday. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Softball Team hosted Keyser in a key sectional game on Tuesday, April 27. The winner would pick up some much needed advantage in the future sectional championships. In the first inning Berkeley Springs jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Keyser tied the game in the […]