Bob E. Morris, Jr. 1958-2018 Bob Ellis Morris, Jr., age 60, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 2, 1958 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Bobby Ellis Morris, Sr. and Margaret Carolyn Beyer Proescher. He was […]
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Barbara J. Cirigliano
Barbara J. Cirigliano 1938-2018 Barbara Jean Cirigliano, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on November 19, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 23, 1938 in Corona, N.Y., she was the daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Elizabeth Greenwood Cirigliano. She was of the Protestant faith. Barbara […]
Ruth M. Miller
Ruth M. Miller 1942-2018 Ruth Marie Miller, 76, of Berkeley Springs, died on Monday, December 3, 2018 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born June 16, 1942 in the New Hope Section of Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Dunn and Anna Blanche Crone Tritapoe. She was […]
Vivian D. Strader
Vivian D. Strader 1936-2018 Vivian Darlene Kuhl Strader, 82, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, November 27, 2018. She was born October 11, 1936 in Burnsville, she was the daughter of the late Minnie B. Spaur and Cecil Dan Kuhl. She graduated from William Penn High School, New Castle in 1955. She was a member of the […]
No mail on Wednesday
Post office officials have confirmed reports that U.S. Postal Service locations will be closed on Wednesday, December 5. Wednesday has been set as a national day of mourning for former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, who died on Friday, November 30 at the age of 94. The offices of federal executive agencies, including the […]
Man wanted for thefts arrested in Thursday search
A Rio man who was wanted here in connection with theft and for violating his probation was arrested on Thursday morning at a residence in the Posey Hollow area of southern Morgan County. Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer said four members of the Sheriff’s Department and five members of the Frederick County (Va.) Sheriff’s Department […]
Lady Indians basketball in rebuilding mode
by Jamie Harris Veteran head coach Dale McCumbee makes his return to the sidelines this season for Berkeley Springs High School after missing all of last season with back surgery. McCumbee will be faced with a very young and inexperienced roster that has only two varsity starters returning and only three seniors on the girls […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd Dazed and confused It’s Monday evening and I’ve basically had three days to think about West Virginia University’s 59-56 football loss to Oklahoma last Friday night and I’m still all over the place on some of my thoughts. So, I’m going to jump in with no real plan, which will likely make […]
Town tree lit for the season
Hancock in Motion, with help from three Girl Scout troops, hosted Hancock’s annual tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, November 24 at Joseph Hancock Park. In addition to lighting the public tree, organizers arranged a visit to town by Santa and Mrs. Claus. Children and families were able to spend time talking with the North Pole […]
County fills administrative, dispatcher positions
Morgan County officials approved the hire of two administrative-level employees and three 911 staff members during their November 21 meeting. Acting on the recommendation of County Administrator Stefanie Allemong, Commissioners Joel Tuttle and Ken Reed voted to hire Aaron Arrington as the county’s new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Director at an annual salary of $30,000 […]