by KATE EVANS A suspicious early morning April 16 structure fire at 3394 Cherry Run Road is currently under investigation by West Virginia Assistant Fire Marshal George Harms as suspected arson. Harms is asking the public for their help and information regarding the fire. Harms said that the fire involved an outbuilding across from a […]

The Maryland Department of Labor (Labor) last week provided important updates about the implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Eligible Marylanders began seeing their additional $600 per week payments on Friday, April 17. This Friday, April 24, the department will be launching a new one-stop unemployment insurance application to […]

Work continues at a slower pace on the northern addition to the Cacapon State Park lodge. by Kate Shunney Even when West Virginia State Parks can reopen their facilities under the governor’s direction, Cacapon State Park’s lodge will stay closed to undergo renovation work, said Park Superintendent Scott Fortney. Construction continues at a slow pace […]

by KATE SHUNNEY A Hedgesville man is seeking a action from a Kanawha County judge to stop votes for Ken Reed from being counted during the June 9 primary election. Howard Stone, through Cross Lanes attorney Patrick Lane, filed a lawsuit in Kanawha County Circuit Court in late March against Mac Warner, Secretary of State […]

Paul J. McCusker 1946-2020 Paul Joseph McCusker, 74 of Little Orleans, Maryland, passed away at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, Pa, on April 17, 2020. Born at his home on January 22, 1946, he was the son of Arlington Sylvester and Jessie Eleanor (Barnes) McCusker. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arlie and Jessie […]

James G. Wiggington, Sr. 1970-2020 James Garfield Wiggington, Sr., 49, of Berkeley Springs died on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in Berkeley Springs. He was born in Adams County, Pa. on April 13, 1970. He graduated from Williamsport High School in 1988. He is survived by his wife Barbara Wiggington; one son James Wigginton, Jr.; three […]

James D. Beam 1949-2020 James Douglas Beam, 70, of Berkeley Springs, died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born July 11, 1949 in Carroll County, Md., he was the son of the late James William, Jr. and Anastasia Agnes Haddaway Beam Blasi. He attended St. Vincent de Paul […]

Sir John Lewis Maas PHD 1940-2020 Sir John Lewis Maas PHD, 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center. He was born August 13, 1940 in Detroit, Mich.; the son of Lewis D. and Marcella S. Maas. John retired from the USDA as a plant pathologist. He was […]

The Morgan County Commission will meet on Tuesday, April 21 at 9:30 a.m. in the Morgan County Courthouse in a public session that will be live-streamed via the county’s Facebook account. The meeting’s primary agenda item was to set the county’s levy, or property tax rates, for the coming fiscal year, which begins on July […]

by KATE SHUNNEY Frontier Communications announced on April 14 they have filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York. Company officials, in a statement from Norwalk, Conn., said the “financial restructuring plan” with its bondholders would allow it to reduce debt “by more than $10 billion and provide significant financial flexibility” that […]