by Kate Evans The Boys and Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle plans to buy part of Berkmore Place, a commercial business complex across from Widmyer Elementary, as a new location for their Morgan County club.  The building Morgan County Boys and Girls Club cook Barbara Tucker is seen preparing meals on Friday for Monday’s […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners decided last Tuesday to pursue federal funding under a Small Cities Block Grant to expand access to broadband internet for Morgan County residents across the county. County officials voted 3-0 on January 19 to seek $715,766 through the West Virginia Development Office for a Broadband Improvement Project. The vote […]

by Kate Shunney As of Monday morning, West Virginians were able to sign onto a new online COVID vaccine scheduling  tool that will notify them about when vaccine doses are available for them. The tool can be found at Vaccinate.WV.gov. West Virginia will be the first state in the U.S. to utilize this type of […]

Washington County residents who want to be in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available to their age or health group can now register ahead of time to be notified of its availability. The Washington County Health Department has created an interest form in order to create lists for each priority group moving […]

Registration event set for Saturday in Hancock The Town of Hancock will offer local residents assistance with registering for the COVID-19 vaccine. At this time, residents of Maryland age 65 and older are eligible to register. The Hancock Works! Workspace at Town Hall will be available with computers and internet access from 8-12 a.m. this […]

Barbara L. Flowers 1938-2021 Barbara L. Flowers (nee Burnett) of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021, at the age of 82. Born in Brosius, W.Va., on September 24, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Harold A. and Magdalene M. (Fox) Burnett. She is survived by her husband, James (Jimmie) Flowers, […]

Michelle L. Douglas 1972-2021 Michelle L. Douglas, 49, of Mount Union, Pa. died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital, Johnstown, Pa. Services will be private. Arrangements by the Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home, Inc., McConnellsburg, Pa.

Sheril D. Merki Sheril D. Merki, age 81, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died at York Hospital on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Born in Tyrone, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Paul Eugene James McCoy and the late AnnaMary (Kreiger) McCoy. Sheril was the wife of the late Rev. William E. Merki, who preceded her […]

Karen D. Amos 1965-2021 Karen Denise Amos, 55, of Hedgesville, W.Va., formerly of College Park, Md., passed away on January 23, 2021. Born on May 29, 1965 in Fredericksburg, Va., she was the daughter of Carl E. Blevins and B. Christine Blevins. Karen loved her family, especially her grandchildren and keeping up with all their […]

Douglas Y. Leighton 1948-2021 Douglas Yutzy Leighton, age 72, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born February 10, 1948 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Floyd Oliver and Ruth Ann Yutzy Leighton. He was a Christian. Doug was a graduate of […]