by Jim Buzzerd   Defense of note At the risk of jinxing the whole thing, it seems time to give out kudos to the defense of the West Virginia University Football Team. They have been strong all season with the exception of the eight-minute scoring drive they allowed to Oklahoma State late in that loss. […]

by Jamie Harris The final event of the cross country season took place last Saturday, October 31 at Cabell Midland High School. The 2020 WV Class AA State Cross Country Championships was ran on a cold Halloween day. However, the two Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Cross Country runners proved they were not scared […]

by Geoff Fox The Washington County Public Schools Board of Education was to take into consideration this week the request to name the gym at Hancock Middle-High School after former Panthers coach Jeff Spielman. An agenda for the Tuesday school board meeting included the discussion item. Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey Prouix will be making the […]

by Kate Evans Area health care providers are reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases that are impacting local families and communities. As of Monday, Morgan County had 161 total COVID-19 cases-148 confirmed and 13 probable, with 39 active cases and no deaths. Washington County is reporting 2,376 cases of the virus and 47 deaths.  Fulton […]

by WADE SHAMBAUGH Anyone who knows me, knows that I enjoy shooting and using all kinds of firearms and archery equipment. I also really like to cook and eat many different game animals, as well as fish. That being said, I have recently been spending a lot of time afield not with a gun or […]

by Kate Evans The longtime annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Morgan County Starting Points Mealtime Community Kitchen is going virtual this year.  The kitchen serves free community meals to anyone three afternoons each week in Berkeley Springs. The community can help support the meal program through a weeklong online auction, a drive-through donation event […]

by Geoff Fox Each year, Christmas For Others in need has helped hundreds of Hancock residents in getting their holiday food and toys and clothing for children. This year is going to see a few changes. For 2020, Christmas For Others will be in a modified mode as organizers look at crowd size for the […]

by Trish Rudder & Kate Shunney Sidewalk, lighting and drainage improvements in downtown Berkeley Springs will keep rolling into a new phase, as state officials last week awarded more grants for the Streetscapes project. Governor Jim Justice on October 30 awarded over $2.3 million in Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program (TARTP) grants for seven […]

Morgan County Clerk Kim Nickles delivered election results for the county’s 13 precincts by 9:20 p.m. this Election Night — far earlier than in any general election in recent memory. Results include received absentee ballots and early voting tallies, along with ballots cast in polling places around the county on a clear sunny Tuesday, November 3.  […]

Alvia E. Kidwell 1932-2020 Alvia Eugene “Gene” Kidwell, age 88, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 21, 1932 in Morgan County, W.Va, he was the son of the late Dayton Victor […]