by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs  High School Lady Indians made the long trip to Taylor County to play the Grafton Bearcats in the opening round of the Class AA Sectional championships on Monday, February 24. The Lady Indians the #6 team  needed to put together one of its best performances of the season if […]

by Jim Buzzerd   The end is near It wasn’t long ago if you tuned in to watch a West Virginia University basketball game you might have heard ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla extolling the virtues of the Mountaineers and how they had the potential to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, and possibly […]

by Kate Evans Area firefighters had their hands full again this past weekend with a number of fire calls and smoke investigations on Sunday. Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company officials reported on their social media page that Sunday started out with their crews responding to a reported large outside fire on Duckwall Road at 7:44 […]

A Baltimore man was arrested last Friday, February 28 after bank employees at City National Bank received what they believed to be a forged check for more than $3,700. Daryl J. Jones, 53, was charged for forgery and uttering in the case. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court, Cpl. S. […]

by Kate Shunney Excavation work at the site of the future Paw Paw EMS station. Workers demolished the old Bevans house in downtown Paw Paw on Monday, February 17 and excavators were at work last week on the lot behind the Paw Paw Post Office. That parcel of land is the future home of an […]

Investigators from the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit raise are working to raise awareness of how parents and children can do more to protect themselves from potential dangers on the internet. The warnings come in conjunction with an effort to raise awareness of emerging online issues as people of all ages surround themselves with […]

Siding was being installed on the face of the new lodge addition at Cacapon State Park last week. Windows are installed, enabling contractors to do interior work. State Park officials have said they are aiming for a May opening of the 78-room addition.

by Kate Shunney Several dozen Hancock residents attended last Tuesday’s public meeting about proposed changes to addresses and road names here as part of a countywide 911 system upgrade. Residents were vocal about the impact the changes would have on them, from forcing them to redo legal documents to changing utility and pension accounts. Washington […]

James E. Shaw 1933-2020 James Edward Shaw, 86, of Needmore, Pa., died at his home on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Born March 11, 1933 in Hancock, he was the son of the late William E. and Ethel Regina Roberta Fisher Shaw and the husband of Anna Jane Brakeall Shaw, whom he married on June 21, 1957. He […]

Nena (Gajes) Benavides 1943-2020 Nena (Gajes) Benavides, age 76, of Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born September 28, 1943, in the Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Getulio and Leonida (Saducos) Gajes; and the widow of Jesus Benavides, who passed away July […]