by Geoff Fox Councilman Leo Murray would like Hancock councilmen to have a work session where town officials can put the town’s ordinances into better order. Murray said he has been going through them with fellow Councilman Tim Boyer and also suggested possibly Tim Smith and Roland Lanehart, Jr. get together and go over them […]

Free COVID-19 testing in Morgan County has just been announced by the West Virginia DHHR. Testing will take place at Warm Springs Middle School on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Warm Springs Middle School is located at 271 Warm Springs Way in Berkeley Springs. Here is the […]

by Jim Buzzerd   Live sports returned Whether prudent, or not, most of the United States is gradually moving in the direction of reopening the country from the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A sign of relief came on Sunday when NBC aired a live benefit golf skins match as Rory McIlroy […]

by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School senior Luke Spielman was an offensive threat at the plate with a quick swing and the ability to hit the ball all over the baseball field. Spielman helped contribute to a lot of wins at the plate, in the outfield and on the pitching mound for the Indians […]

by Kate Shunney A woman has her temperature taken by a courthouse security officer on Monday, May 18. Morgan County’s Courthouse on Monday, May 18 reopened its front doors to allow the public in to do business. There are restrictions in place about how many people can be in county offices, and the public must […]

by Kate Evans Artists, dance and yoga instructors, school teachers and others got creative about getting their art and information to students and audiences through remote learning as schools and other venues closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Carpenter-Peak (Jensuya) and her husband Bob Peak of TarabRaqs were scheduled to teach Middle Eastern dance […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Town Manager Joe Gilbert told town officials during the tele-conference town meeting last Wednesday both the wastewater and freshwater projects are moving along and bids have been received from contractors for the preliminary engineering reports (PERs). The upgrades are to the town’s water and sewer infrastructure – separate from the construction […]

by Geoff Fox An idea originating from her mother led Hancock teen Brianna Buskirk to create treat pans for first responders around Washington County. Brianna’s mother, Beth Buskirk, is a first responder came home one day and mentioned many of first responders in Washington County were sometimes forgotten about with the health care community because […]

Stay-at-home orders designed to keep high-risk residents safe amid the pandemic have created a rapid increase in the number of seniors who rely on home-delivered meals as their primary source of food. “In order to keep the elderly citizens of Morgan County safe, we have increased our services as seniors are faced with staying home […]

Senior class banners filled windows at Tari’s Café and other downtown businesses last week as the town showed their support for the Berkeley Springs High School Class of 2020. One sign at Berkeley Springs State Park pulled no punches about what the year was like for graduating seniors. Walgreens tipped their hats at Berkeley Springs […]