Robert P. Leftridge Robert Paul Leftridge, 84, of Berkeley Springs, died on March 2, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Arrangements by Hunter-Anderson Funeral Home, Berkeley Springs.

Jon D. Linaweaver 1970-2021 Jon David Linaweaver 50, born in Berkeley Springs on July 2, 1970, died in Martinsburg on March 3, 2021. He is the son of the late Chester “Jeff” and Catherine Maxine (Frock) Linaweaver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings Donna Jean Linaweaver, Patricia Garcia, Vicki […]

Ruby Ilene Rockwell 1935-2021 Ruby Ilene Rockwell, age 86, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on March 1, 2021 at Berkeley Springs Center in Berkeley Springs. Born February 19, 1935 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Silas Jerome and Anna Beatrice Penner Murphy. Ruby is survived by six daughters, Carolyn Sue […]

Donald M. Truax 1932-2021 Donald M. Truax, 88, Warfordsburg, Pa. went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Born to the late Henry and Roxie (Lynch) Truax, Donald celebrated his birthday as March 9, 1932. Donald loved animals and spent his life working on the farm and tending to the cows. He […]

Hancock town officials will be holding their monthly town meeting tonight, Wednesday, March 10, 7 p.m. in Kirkwood Park. Prior to the meeting, Josh McCusker will be sworn in as the town’s new councilman. Town officials will be heading into a closed session prior to the 7 p.m.  start of the meeting. There will be […]

by Jim Buzzerd Three to go As has been the case multiple times this season, West Virginia University men’s basketball games scheduled for the week as of Monday evening get postponed in the days following the writing of this column. And so, it happened again last week. Thursday’s makeup game at Baylor was scrapped by […]

by Jamie Harris After a long wait the Berkeley Springs High School Indians Varsity Basketball Team is ready to kick-off the 2021 basketball season. Usually the month of March is the State Tournament for basketball season, however the West Virginia winter sports season was delayed due to the Covid-19. Now with the opening game scheduled […]

by Geoff Fox In a special town meeting last Wednesday, February 24, Hancock town officials selected Josh McCusker as the town’s newest councilman. McCusker replaces Tim Smith, who resigned from his council seat on February 18 to pursue the mayoral seat in April’s municipal election. The meeting was held virtually due to the COVID pandemic. […]

by Geoff Fox In 1991, Dana Rankin started working as a server at Park N Dine restaurant and on March 1, 2021, she celebrated her 30th anniversary at a job she loves. Rankin said she didn’t anticipate being at Park N Dine for 30 years. Dana Rankin pours a refill of coffee into Buck’s cup […]

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH), local jurisdictions, and their partners operate COVID-19 testing sites throughout the state which are also now being used in many cases for COVID-19 vaccination services. Vaccination sites across the state are operating on an appointment-only basis at this time, and walk-ins will not be permitted. The vaccine supply provided […]