by Steve French 1842 was an exciting year for the people of Morgan County. On the morning of May 30, a passenger train carrying B & O executives and various Baltimore VIP’s departed Baltimore and, after stops at Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg, that afternoon arrived at Alpine Depot, just across the Potomac from Hancock. While […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Police will receive a state-level grant to help keep local officers on the job. Chief of Police Jim Robison told officials his department received a $2,000 grant similar to one received last year as a retention bonus. The money comes from the state of Maryland through the Police Recruitment and Retention […]

by Kate Evans Some 197 people were tested for COVID-19 at a Wednesday, September 9 free testing event at the Morgan County Health Department. Testing was done in the evening — from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, the Berkeley-Morgan County Health Department and Q Labs provided the […]

Bidding by contractors on a proposed U.S. 522 bypass plan has been extended by the West Virginia Division of Highways. Highways officials had set the bid deadline for September 5, but extended that to September 15, according to online records. An overview map of the proposed U.S. 522 Bypass is included in bid documents. The […]

by Kate Evans Berkeley Floral is in their 35th year of providing flowers, floral arrangements and gifts for all occasions to the community. Owner Lynda Bradley said she opened the floral shop with her husband Larry Bradley 35 years ago with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The shop has been in the same building at 160 N. […]

Robert W. Hendershot, Sr. 1941-2020 Robert Wayne Hendershot, Sr., age 79, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Friday, September 11, 2020. Born in Hancock, on July 18, 1941, he was the son of the late James C. and Eva M. (Shaffer) Hendershot; and the husband, for 60 years, of Edna M. (Carlisle) […]

Monique “Nikki” Dawn Fredman 1988-2020 Monique “Nikki” Dawn Fredman, 31, of Paw Paw, W.Va., passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Maryland after a tragic fall. She was born December 1, 1988 at Cumberland, Maryland and was the daughter of Steven Mark Fredman and wife, Michelle Jean Fredman, of […]

Elsie L. Roach 1933-2020 Elsie Louise Roach, 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center. Elsie was born on May 2, 1933 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., a daughter of the late John D. and Lottie Wolfe Bohrer. She was a 1955 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School, […]

Donald D. Bohrer 1935-2020 Donald Dean “Don” Bohrer, 84, of Paw Paw, W.Va., passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020 at his home. Don was born on November 20, 1935 in Paw Paw, W.Va., the son of the late Homer F. and Georgia V. Anderson Bohrer. He was a 1955 graduate of Capon Bridge High […]

Denny R. Colbert 1926-2020 Denny Richard Colbert, 94, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, September 14, 2020 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 12, 1926 in Altoona, Pa., he was the son of the late John and Martha Nash Colbert. He was a Christian. He was a 1943 […]