Janice Lee Swink 1947-2020 Janice Lee Swink, age 72, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at UVA University Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. Born June 6, 1947 in Frostburg, Md., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Harold and Mary Ellen Legeer Buskirk. She was of the Methodist faith. Janice was […]

by GEOFF FOX Starting next week, students in Hancock who have belongings still at schools can pick them up as well as dropping off any equipment or books belonging to their school. Students in Hancock will begin picking up their belongings from their respective school starting next Tuesday. Both Hancock Middle-Senior High School and Elementary principals […]

  ANNAPOLIS (May 30, 2020) – While the majority of eligible Maryland voters are expected to vote by mail in the June 2 primary election, those who cannot vote by mail can either submit completed ballots at designated ballot drop-off locations or vote in-person at select locations on June 2.   In Washington County, eligible […]

by KATE SHUNNEY At least three dozen people had already passed through screening and testing areas by 10 a.m. today, Friday, May 29, as two days of free testing for COVID-19 opened  to the general public at Warm Springs Middle School in Berkeley Springs. The testing takes place until 4 p.m. today and continues on Saturday, May 30 from […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the Class of 2020 which will be inducted this coming fall. Anyone needing a nomination form can pick one up from Jamie Harris at Warm Springs Middle School located at 271 Warm Springs Way or by email at […]

by Jim Buzzerd   New college baseball model College baseball is pondering a new model that will delay the start of the season until mid-March, but before getting to that there is news from the Big 12 Conference office that gets top billing. The league announced last Friday that member schools will be allowed to […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board adopted their proposed total $29,998,331 Fiscal Year 2021 budget at their Tuesday, May 19 meeting, pending approval by the West Virginia Board of Education.  A public hearing on the budget was held at the meeting before its adoption.  No members of the public offered any comments. School […]

by Kate Evans State testing data says Morgan County has had 17 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, with one probable case and 16 local residents recovered from the respiratory disease.  There have been no deaths from coronavirus in the county. Berkeley County now has 276 COVID-19 cases as of Monday May 25, with six deaths, 10 probable […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Superintendent Kristin Tuttle said last week that the county’s six schools are preparing for a continuation of distance learning in the fall if needed. Officials are preparing contingency plans for three different options: a normal school start, a blended option and a virtual option, depending on what’s happening with […]

by Geoff Fox Three Fulton County residents were charged in connection with a drug case tied to a residence on Pigeon Cove Road in Warfordsburg earlier this month. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on May 6, Troopers from the McConnellsburg barracks received noticed of a retail theft that occurred at Harr’s Grocery Store in Big […]