by KATE SHUNNEY & KATE EVANS A mass COVID-19 testing site at Warm Springs Middle School last week tested 353 residents for the highly contagious respiratory disease on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30. Tests were done through vehicle windows. Dr. Kevin McLaughlin, Deputy Health Officer for the Morgan-Berkeley County Health Department, said that 200 people were […]

The Berkeley Springs pool in Berkeley Springs State Park opened on Saturday, May 30 for the summer season and remains open daily under new restrictions. Young people were making full use of the Berkeley Springs pool on Monday, June 1. This is the first full week the pool will be open. Pool users must have […]

by Geoff Fox The crack of the bat as Mike Trout smacks a home run could very well not be heard this summer as the 2020 Major League Baseball season is in danger of being cancelled. Baseball field at Hancock’s Kirkwood Park. However, the clang of a bat as the next Mike Trout will be […]

by KATE EVANS Ticks are already prevalent this spring and area physicians are treating people for tick bites and Lyme disease. Health officials urge everyone to keep checking for ticks on themselves, their children and pets and watching for signs of tick bites, Lyme disease and other tick-borne illness. Lyme disease Lyme disease is a bacterial […]

by KATE EVANS The Morgan County Health Department issued a rabies alert for the Fish Hatchery Road area in Berkeley Springs in the early evening on Friday, May 29. The Health Department put the rabies alert on their Facebook page and their post was also shared by Morgan County Animal Control. Health Department officials said the […]

Patricia A. Webster 1939-2020 Patricia Ann Webster, age 81, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at her home in Adelphi, Md. Born March 17, 1939, in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late Margaret E. and James R. Smith. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Carl Webster, […]

Terry L. Appel 1958-2020 Terry Lee Appel, age 61, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the UPMC Western Maryland, in Cumberland, Md. “Gone but not forgotten.” Born October 7, 1958, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Doris L. (Boone) Appel and John W. Appel, Sr.; […]

Geraldine A. Moser 1932-2020 Geraldine Agnes Moser, 87, of Paw Paw, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her home. She was born August 10, 1932 at Levels, she was the daughter of the late Marshall Taylor Kidwell and Audrey Moreland Kidwell. A 1951 graduate of Paw Paw High School, she had worked at Bonnie Kay […]

Trisha Lynn McCauley 1979-2020 Trisha Lynn McCauley, aged 40, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2020 at Winchester Hospital, joining her mother, Terry, in Heaven. She was surrounded by her children and loved ones before she passed. She was born on December 12, 1979 to Terry Shock in Baltimore, Md. Trish enjoyed music, singing and […]

Joe Lee Delph, Sr. 1964-2020 Joe Lee Delph, Sr., age 56, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md., while under the care of Hospice of Washington County and by his loving family. Born on April 26, 1964 in Montgomery County, Md., he was the son of […]