Melanie L. Kline 1993-2020 Melanie Lynn Kline, 26, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg. Born May 29, 1993 in Frederick County, Md., she was the daughter of Jeffrey Wayne and Teresa Lynn Myers Kline, Berkeley Springs. She attended Open Arms Ministry in Hedgesville. She was a graduate of Berkeley […]
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Marie D. Kozak
Marie D. Kozak 1925-2020 Marie Dorothea Kozak, 94, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, January 30, 2020 at her residence. Born February 16, 1925 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Charles Bartholomew Leo and Pauline Petronella Keller Hester. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She was a […]
As flu hits area, local schools urge parents to keep ill students home
by Kate Evans Seasonal influenza activity and flu-like illness is now widespread in our area, with growing numbers of flu cases confirmed at War Memorial Hospital and illnesses prevalent in local schools. War Memorial Hospital’s emergency room has seen an increase of patient cases with flu and flu-like illness symptoms, said Chris Parsons, Emergency Department Director. Medical staff confirmed […]
Free Girls Basketball Clinic
Berkeley Springs High School and Warm Springs Middle School girls basketball teams will hold a free basketball clinic for girls in grades second through fifth on Saturday, February 1. The clinic will consist of basic skills and drills that will be led by the BSHS Lady Indian coach Dale McCumbee and his staff and players […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd Anyone’s game? Seems most West Virginia University fans would be pleased with the Mountaineers’ 16-3 record to begin the 2019-2020 season. That is especially true considering the team won only 15 games a season ago. The success so far has the Mountaineers projected to attain even more lofty status as the season […]
Maryland DNR to begin new survey of Mason-Dixon Line
Department Begins New Survey of Mason-Dixon Line January 27, 2020 Effort To Document Remaining Original Markers from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Geological Survey, a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, will lead professional surveying societies of Maryland and Pennsylvania in a new survey of monuments along the Mason-Dixon Line. […]
Not sleepy on Saturday
Pam Bergmann took this photo of the low water bridge over Sleepy Creek on Saturday, January 25. Rains on Friday made streams swell and rivers rise in the region. The low water bridge was closed to traffic until Monday morning, January 27.
Man charged for holding woman captive, firing gun in residence
by Kate Shunney Police have charged a man with kidnapping and wanton endangerment with a firearm after responding to a Great Cacapon residence late on Friday, January 24 and finding a woman being held against her will in a Hammond Street home. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Deputy […]
Changes to town zoning could create official Downtown District
by Geoff Fox A resolution to amend Hancock’s zoning ordinance would create and define a Downtown District, encouraging the economic development of the historic downtown for retail, hospitality, services and tourism. The geographic boundaries of the proposed district would be between Church Street and the 522 Bridge over Main Street. It would also include parcels […]
School board won’t search for new superintendent
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board held a special meeting on Monday, January 27 to consider the employment and evaluation of School Superintendent Kristen Tuttle. Board president Aaron Close said Monday morning that the school board is looking forward to offering Tuttle a longer contract as superintendent. She was hired as an interim […]




