by Jim Buzzerd   Shew! For the second time this season the West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team rallied from a 19-point second half deficit to win a Big 12 game on the road. It happened in Stillwater, Oklahoma back on January 4 in an 87-84 win over the Cowboys. It happened again last Saturday […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians have been working since February 15 in preparation of their upcoming season. Normally this time of the year the team would be in the middle of sectional play, however Covid-19 threw a monkey wrench into those plans. Now the Lady Indians will be looking at […]

by Kate Shunney Family and friends of patients in the Berkeley Springs Center rehab and nursing home and those in War Memorial Hospital’s Long Term Care Unit can begin scheduling visits to those patients again under new national and state guidelines. Stonerise, which operates the Berkeley Springs Center, announced the change in visitor policy last […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools is using a new app — the School Info app – to broaden their school communications.  All county schools can use it to spread information, and kids and parents can download it onto their phone. Berkeley Springs High School Principal Mitch Nida said his school has made it a […]

Maryland residents aged 65 and older have access to a program that provides a daily phone call to check on the resident’s well-being. Residents can apply to be part of the Senior Call Check program via the computer, a paper application or a phone call. During the COVID-19 pandemic, residents can choose an expedited process […]

Five residents seek two council seats by Geoff Fox Hancock councilman Tim Smith has resigned his seat on the town council in order to run for mayor in this year’s municipal election. He will be running against former councilman Levi Little for the post. Mayor Ralph Salvagno is not running for re-election. The Town of […]

by Kate Shunney As of Saturday, February 20, West Virginia’s restaurants saw their seating capacity triple under a new . Gov. Justice announced the change on Friday during his daily press conference relating to COVID-19 and other state matters. Under the new order, food establishments can now use 75% of their seating capacity to serve […]

by Kate Shunney A late January foot search of an area of eastern Morgan County did not turn up evidence of the movements or whereabouts of a man reported missing from the area in April 2020, but police have said that case is still open and they continue to seek information about John Jesse Willey, […]

by Geoff Fox A Hancock-led effort to add a new interchange on Interstate 70 leading to the Orchard Business Park is picking up momentum as six resolutions in six jurisdictions in three states have been passed in support of the project. Hancock Town Manager Joe Gilbert said he has received letters of support from elected […]

Lisa L. Potts 1965-2021 Lisa Lynn (Shirley) Potts, 56, of Berkeley Springs, passed away at War Memorial Hospital on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Born on January 31, 1965, Lisa was the daughter of Connie (Young) Shirley and the late James Shirley. She was a homemaker who loved her family and her cats. Lisa is survived […]