by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians hosted the Class AA Region I Golf Championships at the Cacapon State Park Golf Resort on Monday, September 28. With nine teams vying for the top two team’s state qualifying spots the stakes were at an all-time high. Keyser laid claim to one of the team […]

by KATE SHUNNEY Morgan County’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) board has approved a $200,000 contract with Lotus Healthcare Group for the Maryland-based company to purchase the old Bath District School on the edge of downtown Berkeley Springs. The company has said they want to turn the building into a residential drug treatment center. The sale is […]

by GEOFF FOX Hancock Parks and Recreation will hold their Pumpkin Derby on Sunday, October 18, at 2 p.m. at the Hancock Veterans Memorial Library with check-in between 12 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. No registrations are permitted after 1:45 p.m. The first Pumpkin Derby was held last year during the first Harvest Fest with 25 entries. […]

by KATE EVANS Health officials are urging everyone six months and older to get their annual seasonal influenza vaccine as soon as possible, especially if they are at high risk for serious flu-related complications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends getting your flu shot by the end of October before flu season begins.  […]

by GEOFF FOX While students in neighboring counties and states have started their fall sport seasons, Washington County athletes won’t be joining them until later this month. Washington County Public Schools announced Monday it will be welcoming more students back to classrooms as it moves into Stage 3 in their Return to Learn plan on Monday, […]

The deadline for West Virginia residents to register to vote in the November general election is this coming Tuesday, October 13. Morgan County residents can register to vote or change their voter registration information through the end of Tuesday at the County Clerk’s office in the Morgan County courthouse. Eligible residents can also find voter […]

Norman Trail 1935-2020 Norman Trail, age 85, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born in Hancock, Md., on March 25, 1935, he was the son of the late John William and Rintha Grace (Clingerman) Trail; and the husband of […]

Laura Elaine Steiner 1930-2020 Laura Elaine Steiner died the night of September 28, 2020, at the age of 90 years old. She was born May 25, 1930, in Washington County, Md., to her parents, Millard and Marguerite Shives. She was raised with her four siblings, Chester Shives, Dolly Trumpower, Millard Shives and Kenneth Shives and […]

Fay Audrey Younker 1926-2020 Fay Audrey Younker, age 94, passed away on September 30, 2020, in Hancock, Md. Born July 12, 1926, in Pecktonville, Md., she was the daughter of the late John V. and Hazel V. (Shives) Younker; and the widow of Arnold L. Younker, who passed away on January 13, 2018. Fay was […]

Roger Lee Shoemaker 1943-2020 Roger Lee Shoemaker, age 76, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born October 20, 1943, in Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Llewellyn and Rosalie Virginia (Keefer) Shoemaker. He was employed for thirty-two years at the former […]