by Kate Shunney Greenwood’s Mt. Olivet Church sign on Sunday, March 15. Editor’s note: This online story was edited to reflect the announcement late Tuesday that West Virginia had its first confirmed case of the virus. Public life in Morgan County changed swiftly late last week, as state and then local officials took decisive action […]

by Kate Shunney A traffic stop by a Morgan County Sheriff’s deputy on Sunday night led officers to locate and seize a large amount of illegal drugs from a vehicle passing through the area. Deputy Dennis Jenkins has charged Marreen J. Garrett, 59, of Morgantown with felony possession of a controlled substance with the intent […]

The Maryland man who robbed the City National Bank in Berkeley Springs in June of 2019 has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail for the crime. According to press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia, Steven L. Silverman, 50, of Thurmont, Md., was sentenced on Monday, […]

Helen M. Moats 1929-2020 Helen Margaret Moats, age 90, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at her home. Born July 4, 1929, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Howard James Weller, Sr. and Olive Mae (Mellott) Weller; and the widow of Leroy E. Moats, who passed away March […]

Adolph W. Swain 1933-2020 Adolph W. Swain, 86, of Hancock, died Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Doey’s House, Hagerstown. Born August 20, 1933, he was the son of the late George and Nancy Booth Swain and the widower of Ruby I. Hull Swain, who died August 22, 2019. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired […]

Mary D. Geary Mary Darlene Geary, 82, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Neil Geary, Hancock. Her wishes were to be cremated and inurned at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Mount Savage, Md.

Edward D. Willey 1947-2020 Edward Dennis “Denny” Willey, 72, of Great Cacapon, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Fox Subacute at Mechanicsburg, Pa. Born December 16, 1947 in Great Cacapon, he was the son of the late Jesse Winford and Stella Wilma Moore Willey. He was a Christian. He attended public schools in Great Cacapon and […]

Gardner I. Cain, Jr. 1927-2020 Gardner Isaac “Junior” Cain, Jr., age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, March 9, 2020 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born December 5, 1927 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Gardner Isaac, Sr. and Clara Ellen Householder […]

Audrey J. Carroll 1925-2020 Audrey Jean Carroll, age 94, was born in Newburg, New York on December 12, 1925 to the late David and Katherine Gilchrist. She leaves behind her children, Kimberly Carroll, Christopher (Debbi) Carroll, Nancy (Joseph) Szabo, and Candace Shauger and her partner Don Grimm; Her Grandchildren, Andrew, Jenna, Kirsten, Jeffrey, Megan, Richard, […]

Elba L. Wise Elba Lenora Wise, 90, of Milford, Del., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Genesis Milford Center. Elba was born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the daughter of the late Luther P. and Maryann Elizabeth (Tritapoe) Cain. She worked as an office manager at Jenkins Foods, at Rogers Graphics and at […]