by Trish Rudder The Clothing Den, located south of Berkeley Springs next to Herb’s Auto, has budget friendly new and used clothing for sale. Clothing Den employee Jayme Souders shows off the large selection of prom dresses. Owner Emily Kuhn has stocked the store with 75% new clothes from close-out sales from JC Penneys and […]

by Kate Shunney Hancock’s fire station. County emergency officials will add paid firefighters to Hancock’s fire response teams under an approved plan. The decision to add paid staff at Hancock’s volunteer company came as Washington County Commissioners took a deep look at response times across the county. Commissioners approved a regional staffing plan for the […]

by Geoff Fox After lengthy discussion, town officials last week backed away from a resolution to declare a house at 5229 Creek Road, just outside Kirkwood Park, as surplus property. The land across the entrance from the park was originally purchased in 2016 as way to allow for more parking at events held in Kirkwood […]

An 11-year-old child injured in a Saturday ATV accident was resuscitated by emergency medical personnel and flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries. A second child was evaluated for injuries and released after the incident. According to Morgan County 911 officials, dispatchers received a call at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, February 15 […]

Evelyn Timko 1932-2020 Evelyn (Gido) Timko, age 87, of Hancock, Md., passed away at her home on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Born December 4, 1932, in Monessen, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Shinko) Gido; and the widow of Bernard A. Timko, Sr., who died February 1, 2012, after 44 […]

Linda M. Iden 1944-2020 Linda Mae Iden, 75, of Hancock, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at her home. Born December 11, 1944 in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Louella French and the wife of Paul M. Iden, Sr. She attended school in Berkeley Springs. I n addition to her husband, she is survived by […]

Julene M. Sexton 1942-2020 Julene May Sexton, age 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 21, 1942 in Princeton, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Walter Frazier and Violet Mae Holdren Whittaker. She was a […]

Richard L. Fishel, Sr. 1960-2020 Richard Lee Fishel, Sr. 59, of Paw Paw, died Saturday, February 15, 2020 at his home. He was born December 6, 1960 at Cumberland, Md. and was the son of the late Ray Johnson Fishel and Ruby Madeline Miller Fishel. He was a graduate of Paw Paw High School, where he is […]

Julie R. Bishop 1962-2020 Julie Rae Bishop, age 57, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 10, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born May 9, 1962 in Marion County, Ill., she was the daughter of the late William Paul and Rayetta Larue Smith Gordon. She […]

Anna L. Moreland 1933-2020 Anna Louise Santymire Moreland, 86, of Paw Paw, died Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. She was born March 12, 1933 in Paw Paw, she was the daughter of the late Asa M. and Elnora N. Perry Santymire. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 […]