by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s hospital has taken multiple steps to protect their healthcare workers and prepare for a potential surge of patient cases, said Valley Health system officials this week. Tom Kluge, President of War Memorial Hospital, said all employees of Valley Health hospitals have had “a lot of training” in the appropriate use […]

by Jody Stottlemyer Do you worry? My mother did. If people could be paid for worrying, my mother would’ve been filthy rich. Since the pandemic situation interrupted our normal routines, I’ve found myself thinking of Mom and, to be honest, feeling somewhat relieved that she didn’t have to deal with it all. For starters, she […]

Hancock Mayor Ralph Salvagno has installed signs at the Western Maryland Rail Trail parking lot entrance to the C&O Canal towpath to remind those who are using the trails to keep their social distancing to six feet between them. Photo by Ralph Salvagno

Charles E. Puffinberger, Jr. 1951-2020 Charles Eugene Puffinberger, Jr., 68, of Paw Paw, died Monday, March 23, 2020 at his home. He was born June 4, 1951 in Winchester, Va. and was the son of the late Charles Eugene Puffinberger, Sr. and Judy Nicholson Puffinberger. He was a stone mason. He is survived by his […]

Oleta J. Shanholtz 1942-2020 Oleta Jean Shanholtz, 78, of Martinsburg died Saturday, March 28, 2020. Born March 16, 1942 in Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Martin Shanholtz and Oleta Arnold Shanholtz. She was a member of Enon Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by three sisters, Twila Andrews, Betty Perry and […]

Barbara A. Kave 1951-2020 Barbara Ann (Roach) Kave, 68, died March 26, 2020 with her family by her side in Falling Waters, W.Va. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a loyal friend to many throughout her life. She attended Beulah Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling, NASCAR, fishing and just spending […]

Carolyn M. Jones 1936-2020 Carolyn M. Jones, 83, of Fairfield, Pa. died Monday, March 23, 2020 at Shippensburg Health Care Center, Shippensburg, Pa. She was born November 30, 1936 in Berkeley Springs, W. Va., the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Yost McCumbee. Her husband, Lewis Edward “Louie” Jones died in 2013. In her […]

Thomas Cathcart “Tim” Potter Thomas Cathcart “Tim” Potter, age 83, of Fulton County, Pa., passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 at his home. Tim loved his family, farming, politics and yard sales; not necessarily in that order. He was originally from the Philadelphia, Pa. area. He graduated from Penn State University with a Dairy Technology […]

Traci D. Snidemiller 1984-2020 Traci Dawn Snidemiller, age 36, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her home. Born February 3, 1984 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va., she was the daughter of Mary Susan Spitzer Snidemiller of Berkeley Springs and the late Steve Leon Snidemiller. […]

Theresa M. Goodman 1948-2020 Theresa Marie Goodman, of Martinsburg died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Care Facility in Kearneysville. Born on September 29, 1948 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of Mary Hobday Goodman of Falling Waters and the late John Goodman. She was a Christian. She was […]