by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools are closed for students through at least Friday, March 27, due to Governor Jim Justice’s March 13 order to close all West Virginia public and private schools. The move is meant to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Morgan County Schools has already taken steps to continue […]

by Kate Evans The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) reported 3,487 confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 and 68 deaths in the United States as of Monday evening. Some 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands were reporting cases of the virus. West Virginia was the only state […]

by Kate Shunney A bridge replacement project on Winchester Grade Road (Rt. 13) has affected drivers on the well-traveled road since last year, but a separate bridge project is expected to close a section of the roadway for several months this spring. Bridge engineer Paul Steedman of the West Virginia Division of Highways confirmed that […]

Notices of closure are becoming a common sight around Hancock as local businesses, towns, and churches deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Notices of closure are becoming a common sight around Hancock as local businesses, towns, and churches deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney Schools, churches, restaurants, and other businesses have […]

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.