More than a decade’s worth of articles from longtime Morgan Messenger outdoor columnist Dan Stiles have been compiled into book form and are now available for sale online. Stiles’ range of topics over the years in his regular column stretched from the nesting habits of phoebes to the surprises and challenges of fall deer hunts. […]

Rodney R. Smith, Sr. 1939-2020 Rodney Randolph “Red” Smith, Sr., age 81, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Doey’s House Hospice, in Hagerstown, Md. Born March 14, 1939, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Daniel and Bernice (Lucas) Smith. He was a veteran of the […]

Jerry Bryan Deaver 1947-2020 Jerry Bryan Deaver, age 73, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed peacefully on July 13, 2020, at Devlin Manor Nursing Home in Cumberland, Md. Born April 28, 1947 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Jennings Bryan Deaver and Mildred Nellie (Foltz) Deaver. He was a graduate of […]

Lynne M. Nelson 1958-2020 Lynne Marie (Vantz) Nelson, age 61, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Inova Fairfax Medical Center, in Falls Church, Va. Born December 24, 1958, in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of June M. (Martin) Vantz, formerly of Hancock, Md., and the late Frederick […]

Jennifer N. Day Jennifer N. Day, aged 34, passed away on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was an alumni of Berkeley Springs High School and was raised in Great Cacapon, W.Va. She was the daughter of Richard S. Day and Anita L. Day. She is survived by her daughter, Aubree […]

Tammy L. Cain Tammy L. Cain, 52, died Sunday, June 21, 2020 at York Hospital in York, Pa. She is survived by one daughter, Cristal Cain, Berkeley Springs; one granddaughter; one sister, Candi Didawick, Berkeley Springs; one brother, Richard Cain, Hedgesville; father, Gale Cain, Berkeley Springs and many cousins, aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by […]

A Morgan County man was severely injured in a Tuesday afternoon accident along U.S. 522 south of the Dairy Queen. His female passenger received minor injuries, according to police. West Virginia State Police Cpl. S.R. Smith said Justin Kesecker, 37, of Great Cacapon was driving southbound on Valley Road when his vehicle crossed over the […]

by Jim Buzzerd What’s in a name? It hasn’t been a great week with news regarding the football teams I call my own. Last weekend I found out that I would no longer be a Washington Redskins fan. That is not as a result of a decision I have made (actually a decision I’ve been […]

Two female residents of Paw Paw were among 10 people arrested last Thursday night, July 9, in a drug raid near Slanesville in Hampshire County. Officers from multiple police agencies converged on a home north of Route 29 off Critton Owl Hollow Road, having been alerted that a wanted individual was at the residence. Cerefino […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock town officials unanimously approved the annexation of three properties with four addresses along East Main Street to be incorporated in to the town limits. The addresses coming in within the town limits are 305, 307, 317, and 319 East Main Street. Property parcels at 305, 307, 317, and 319 East Main […]