Clarence E. McBee 1924-2020 Clarence Edward McBee, 95, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at his residence. Born July 17, 1924 in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Harry Monroe and Ella Virginia Sipes McBee. He was a member of Trinity-Asbury United Methodist Church. He attended Spohrs Crossroads School. He served with […]

Cynthia M. Mellott 1960-2020 Cynthia Maria Mellott, 59, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at her home. Born November 9, 1960 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Daniel W. and Beverly L. Clark Smith and the widow of Ryan Mellott who died in 2017. She was a 1978 graduate of […]

Lonnie E. Keller 1946-2020 Lonnie Eugene “Loose Screw” Keller, 73, of New Jersey, formally of Berkeley and Jefferson counties, died Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Samaritan Healthcare Center, Voorhees, N.J. while under Hospice care. Born June 20, 1946 in Butler, Tenn., he was the son of the late Warren Jeneral and Anna Magdalene Laws Keller. He was […]

Ryan C. Ogden 1975-2020 Ryan Christopher Ogden, 44, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, February 16, 2020 in Berkeley Springs. Born February 18, 1975 in Springfield, Ill., he was the son of Diana Rhodes Ogden Augustine of Berkeley Springs and the late John Ogden. He was a member of Berkeley Baptist Church. He served in the United […]

William Schwartz William Schwartz, 73, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed peacefully on February 14, 2020, after a battle with lung & brain cancer. Served in the Navy in Vietnam Nam. Retired electrician with IBEW. Past Comm. of VFW #4019. He was always a proud veteran. He is predeceased by his son, Willie, his parents and brother Larry. He […]

A Friday fire has leveled a one-story, single-family home in the 1200 block of Duckwall Road in eastern Morgan County. According to Morgan County 911 spokesperson Sarah Hogbin, the first emergency call for the blaze came in at 12:55 p.m. on Friday, February 28, with the caller reporting they saw flames and suspected a house […]

by Jamie Harris Paw Paw High School was the place to be as the Berkeley Springs High School Indians went to Paw Paw to play the Pirates last Tuesday, February 18. Before a packed gymnasium Paw Paw recognized their senior athletes before the tip-off. Paw Paw jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead behind a […]

by Jim Buzzerd   Rudderless? Maybe it was me who jinxed the West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team several weeks ago when I dismissed the notion that the Mountaineers would be a 10-loss team. Yeah, before the season began I would have been happy to sign off on a 20 win regular season. Especially considering […]

by Trish Rudder On February 18, Johnny McGuire, the new police officer for the Berkeley Springs Poli Newly hired Berkeley Springs Police Department officer, Johnny McGuire (left) joined the department last week. He is pictured here with Police Chief T.J. Johnson. ce Department, was sworn in and began working for the town. McGuire was introduced […]

by Geoff Fox Mayor Ralph Salvagno delivered the State of the Town during the February town meeting. He addressed making a healthy Hancock, starting a monthly coffee session with the mayor, and other positives from the previous year. Mayor Ralph Salvagno gave his State of the Town address during the February town meeting noting some […]