by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s courthouse will be open again to the public on Monday, May 18 with specific restrictions meant to reduce person-to-person contact in offices. Morgan County Commissioners issued guidelines for a reopening of the courthouse during a live-streamed public meeting on Wednesday, May 6. Unrestricted access to the courthouse was closed on […]

Valeria R. Shoemaker 1935-2020 Valeria R. (Younker) Shoemaker, 84, of Orchard Ridge Road, Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Linda Keefer and son-in-law, Theodore Jay Keefer, Sr., where she had resided for the past six years. She was under the care of Hospice of Washington […]

Ila R. Whitacre 1926-2020 Ila Roselea Kidwell Whitacre, 93, of Paw Paw, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at her home. She was born July 18, 1926 at Levels, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Owen Kidwell and Stella Mae Shreve Kidwell. She was a 1945 graduate of Paw Paw High School, worked as […]

Ronald H. Ankeny, Sr. 1934-2020 Ronald Henry Ankeny, Sr., 85, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born October 19, 1934 in Johnstown, Pa., he was the son of the late Raymond Lauer and Flora Elizabeth Williams Ankeny. He was a Christian. He was a graduate of Dundalk High […]

Spring dogwood in the West Virginia woods. Spring is a glorious time in West Virginia. It’s an especially great time to be an outdoors person. Depending on the weather conditions, some time around the last of March, or the first of April, a lot of exciting things start to happen in nature in this area. […]

Hannah Burton by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians softball player Hannah Burton is a left hander with a powerful swing. She helped contribute to a lot of wins over the last three years on the diamond. Burton was also versatile on the defensive side where she played first and third base along […]

Brown cautiously optimistic by Jim Buzzerd It’s been nearly two months since the Coronavirus has shut down the college sports world, and every other sports world for that matter. Last week West Virginia University head football coach Neal Brown addressed the uncertainty facing college football, now less than four months from the scheduled start of […]

Cole Morris by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School baseball senior Cole Morris is an offensive threat at the plate. With a sweet swing and speed on the bases Morris helped contribute to a lot of wins for the Indians over the last three years on the diamond. Morris was just as valuable on the […]

Natalie Hashem by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School senior Natalie Hashem and her senior tennis teammates have a more unique story that they will remember for years. Imagine having to practice on courts that were in bad shape and do not meet regulations. How about not having a single home tennis match in her […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s election officials said Monday that 715 absentee ballots have already been returned to them during this year’s unusual primary election cycle. County voters last month received an absentee ballot application in the mail, whether they had called to request one or not. Joyce Spring of the County Clerk’s office said […]