by Kate Evans Morgan County resident Ashley Harford won two gold medals at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle, Washington. Harford took medals in mini-javelin and shot put in her division. The Special Olympics USA Games took place from July 1 through July 6. Harford’s gold medal score in mini-javelin (Turbo Jav) was […]

Crystal M. Sensenbaugh 1967-2018 Crystal Mychelle Clopper Sensenbaugh, 50, of Hagerstown, Md., died Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at The Doeys House, Hagerstown. Born August 20, 1967 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of Patricia Ann Silvers Clopper and the late Emerson L. Clopper, Jr. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband Douglas […]

Ella G. Eckerd 1927-2018 Ella Genevieve Eckerd, 91, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center. Born February 17, 1927 in Olympia, Wash., she was the daughter of the late George and Gladys Walden Linden. She was a member of the Berkeley Springs Church of Christ. She was a homemaker all […]

Elvira Anne Kronyak 1953-2018 “Elle” Elvira “Elle” Anne Kronyak, 86, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Elle was born in 1931 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Joseph & Anna Pangaro. She married John Nicholas Kronyak, Jr. on […]

The public is invited to a celebration to congratulate and welcome home USA Special Olympics double gold medal winner Ashley Harford on Tuesday, July 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. by the Berkeley Springs State Park gazebo. DJ Rick Rohn will be providing music for the event and refreshments are planned. In case of […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the Tuesday, July 3 death of a Morgan County man in an apparent drug overdose in a camper trailer, said Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer in a July 5 press release. Chief Deputy John Walter responded to a residence on River Road at 5:51 a.m. on July 3 […]

 1932-2018 Wilma Mae Largent, 85, of Paw Paw, departed this life at her home in Paw Paw on Monday, July 2, 2018 to be with her Lord and Savior. Born August 20, 1932 at Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Anchilia Esther Carter. Wilma worked for Capitol Records, was a homemaker and a […]

Sheriff K.C. Bohrer handed out the third Life-Saving award in 18 months to a member of his department last Wednesday, June 27. The presentation was made during a Morgan County Commission meeting. The award went to Sgt. Wade Shambaugh for his response to a May 22 call in the area of River Road in which […]

by Geoff Fox AC Bain has been in the retail business since 1995 when he opened his first store at 47 East Main Street in Hancock. That store closed in 2000 after becoming a NASCAR and automotive die-cast store. Now, after 18 years, Bain has returned to Main Street at 101 West Main Street where […]

Effective July 1, 2018, two Eastern Panhandle counties were be added to three that already have restrictions on the disposal and transport of deer carcasses. The restrictions are designed to combat the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). Berkeley and Mineral counties have been added to Hampshire, Hardy and Morgan counties as areas where restrictions […]