On Monday, December 14, federal court officials announced that a Berkeley Springs man Gunner Scott Young, 28, has admitted to a child pornography charge. Young pled guilty to one count of “Possession of Child Pornography.” Young admitted to having pornographic images involving minors under the age of 12 in June 2019 in Morgan County. Young […]

The first doses of of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in West Virginia on Monday, December 14 at two “hub” locations in Kanawha and Monongalia counties. Governor Jim Justice was one of the first state residents to receive the vaccine on Monday afternoon. “I cannot express how incredible of an achievement this has been,” Gov. […]

Melvin P. Tritapoe 1933-2020 Melvin Paul Tritapoe, 87, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born December 14, 1933 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Robert Franklin and Annie Marcheline Yost Tritapoe. He was a member of Highland United Methodist Church. He served […]

Vernon Carl Graham 1945-2020 Vernon Carl Graham, age 75, of Big Pool, Md., passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at his home. Born August 8, 1945, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Carl Owen and Orpah Agnes (Keefer) Graham. He was a truck driver; and he farmed for his grandfather […]

Dorothy Elizabeth Price 1922-2020 Dorothy Elizabeth Price, age 98, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at her home. Born July 9, 1922, in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Ethel (Smith) Leasure; and the widow of Joseph W. Price, who passed away on October 4, 2018. […]

Kathy Lynn Abrell 1960-2020 Kathy Lynn Abrell, 60, of Paw Paw, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at her residence. Born on September 24, 1960 in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of the late Edward Lange and Charlotte Kerns Lange. She always put others before herself, especially her family. Her children and […]

Susan L. Gusciora Susan Louise Gusciora, 74, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Winchester Medical Center. Services will be announced by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.

Karin Ingrid Gerda Munson 1941-2020 Karin Ingrid Gerda Munson, age 79, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at the Julia Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born April 13, 1941, in Stettin, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Gertrud (Knittel) Belling; and the widow of […]

Selvia Swaim Selvia Swaim, 75, formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, December 7, 2020 in Melbourne, Fla. She is survived by two sons, Tony Swaim, Palm Bay, Fla. and Denny Swaim, Berkeley Springs; two sisters, Rose Hendershot, Town Hill, Pa. and Edna Hixon, Hancock and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death […]

Roger “Skip” Allen 1946-2020 Roger “Skip” Allen, age 74, of Hancock, Md., passed away on December 8, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, in Morgantown, W.Va. Born January 17, 1946, in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Imogene Arbutus (Allen) Golliday, and the step-son of Homer Curtis Golliday; and the husband of Rhodie […]