by Jim Buzzerd One way to go Mountaineer fans probably have a good idea now as to why former West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen was focusing more on signing a nice deal with the University of Houston than he was preparing the Mountaineers for the Camping World Bowl last December. Saturday’s 38-7 […]
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First Panther football team leaves lasting mark
Members of the first football team stand by the plaque that was unveiled on the side of Hancock Middle-Senior High School last Friday evening. Left to right – Tom Imphong, son of Coach Paul Imphong, Bill Little, Leo Murray, H.L. Powers, Hal McCarty, and Junior Shoemaker. by Geoff Fox On Friday, September 6, 1957, Coach […]
Apple Butter road closures approved
by Trish Rudder At the September 3 meeting, the Bath Town Council approved road closures during the 46th Annual Apple Butter Festival on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13. The request was made by the local Chamber of Commerce, the organization in charge of the yearly festival. For the parade on Saturday, October 12 […]
CDC says stop vaping after five deaths, local schools focus on preventing student vaping
by Kate Evans Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and health officials nationwide are urging people to stop vaping and using e-cigarettes after the number of severe lung illness cases associated with these products surged to over 450 cases as of Friday, September 6 in a multi-state outbreak. Five deaths have been confirmed in […]
Hsus named to Apple Butter Festival Hall of Fame
Jean-Pierre and Carol Hsu, 2019 inductees into the Apple Butter Festival Hall of Fame. Local artists Jean-Pierre and Carol Hsu have been chosen by the Apple Butter Festival as the 2019 inductees into the festival’s Hall of Fame. With the 2019 tee-shirt and program cover, the Hsus have created eight festival designs. They are already […]
911 director pleads for new field radios for first responders
by Kate Shunney What’s the life of a first responder worth? That was the question posed by 911 director Ronald Mason last week to two of the county’s three elected commissioners. Behind Mason, more than a dozen local volunteer and paid first responders filled the seats in the County Commission meeting room. “We need to […]
French and Indian Colonial Soldiers to guard Fort Frederick
Re-enactors portraying Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Provincial Troops will show the life of men and women during the Forbes Campaign during the French and Indian War this weekend. The event will take place at Fort Frederick State Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 14 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
More bypass comments are being compiled by the DOH
by Trish Rudder Only 35 comments regarding the proposed U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs bypass were received from the state Department of Transportation Division of Highways (DOH) from the February 28 public workshop in Berkeley Springs. The comment period deadline was April 1. Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that was submitted by The […]
Irene B. Sheppard
Irene B. Sheppard 1932-2019 Irene Bell Kerns Sheppard, 87, of Artemas, Pa., and formerly of Hancock, died Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown. Born July 13, 1932, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Wilbert and Ida G. Barnhart Kerns; and the widow of Edward Nolan Sheppard. She […]
Jerry W. France
Jerry W. France 1939-2019 Jerry William France, 80, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at his home. Born August 7, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late William Robert and Marjorie Ruth Dowd France. He was a Christian. He was a field agent for the IRS and recent years, he worked at […]