Softball Senior Spotlight Meghan Fox by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians softball player Meghan Fox was participating in her first year of high school softball when the season came to an abrupt end. Fox was also a varsity cheerleader for Berkeley Springs High School and was a competitive gymnast for 11 years […]

Little League decides to suspend season The Morgan County Little League has voted to suspend their 2020 season. League officials announced the move in a social media post last Friday, June 5. West Virginia’s governor had opened up the option for youth sports to go ahead under certain guidelines meant to reduce contact between individuals […]

by GEOFF FOX Mark Widmyer (center) presented the proclamation to Mayor Ralph Salvagno and Town Manger Joe Gilbert during the June 6 event. With a multitude of trails crossing Hancock, Governor Larry Hogan has named the town Trail Town Maryland, a title only Hancock can boast. More than 30 people gathered in the parking lot by […]

The Morgan County Little League has voted to suspend their 2020 season. League officials announced the move in a social media post last Friday, June 5. West Virginia’s governor had opened up the option for youth sports to go ahead under certain guidelines meant to reduce contact between individuals to protect against the spread of […]

Wind Dance Farm & Earth Education Center will host a free farm/garden workshop this Saturday, June 13 at their farm south of Berkeley Springs. The Wind Dance Biomimicry team, EcoDefenders, created a workshop series as part of a biomimicry design challenge concentrating on regenerative Naomi Kesecker demonstrates the use of a broad fork. agriculture. “Regenerative […]

The Morgan County Commissioners appointed a new Paw Paw representative to the Economic Development Authority (EDA) to serve for a three-year term during their June 3 meeting, which was live streamed through social media. EDA Executive Director Daryl Cowles said Paw Paw town officials offered him three recommendations to fill a town space on the […]

The Washington County Health Department and the Town of Hancock are working together to hold a free, walk-up COVID-19 testing clinic for area residents this Friday, June 12, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The testing will be held outside Town Hall in the parking lot. There is no drive up testing as everyone will […]

by Kate Shunney A group of protestors occupied the sidewalks along the edge of Berkeley Springs State Park last Wednesday, June 3 for roughly three hours, joining a nationwide movement to speak out about racial inequities in the U.S. The event, dubbed “Justice for Floyd,” was organized through Facebook by local resident Henry Gill-Newton. At […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s election returns are still incomplete after a day of precinct voting, 10 days of early voting and more than a A voter heads for her precinct on Tuesday afternoon. month of voting by absentee ballot in this year’s primary election. By 10:45 p.m. today, June 9, preliminary vote totals had […]

Kathy Jean Spitzer July 31, 1949 – June 4, 2020 Helen Keller penned, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” And so it is. Since diagnosed with cancer my journey has been a joy, beautiful, grateful and endearing. We have one journey and I decided to make it good. I was born […]