by Jim Buzzerd No O What was once a surprisingly promising season for the West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team has taken a decided downturn as the Mountaineers have lost three in a row as this is being typed. WVU now sits at 18-7 Overall and 6-6 in Big 12 play. If someone told me […]

by Kate Evans Local health officials and physicians are prepared for and watching for any emergence of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Some 15 confirmed cases in the United States have been linked to travel to China, especially to Wuhan in Hubei Province where the outbreak originated. There are no confirmed cases in West […]

by Geoff Fox Last weekend, Hancock Police investigated threats a student made about harming students at Hancock Middle-Senior High School. In a release on the department’s social media page, police said they had interviewed the student making the threats and staff of Washington County Public Schools was aware and dealing with the situation. There had […]

The 30th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting festival kicks off this Thursday, February 20 downtown as waters from around the globe are poured for panels of judges. The event this year welcomes more than one hundred waters from across the country and around the world. Preliminary judging starts Thursday, followed by water-themed seminars on […]

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 […]