by Kate Evans The four-way Myers Road traffic light was installed in late November but is not yet operational. District Five Construction Engineer Daniel Watts said that the contractor is still waiting for the power service to be provided for the traffic light. The light is located on U.S. 522 at the intersection with Myers […]

Sunday night snow and a few flurries on Monday delivered the first few inches of snow accumulation for this season. Morgan County Schools were closed on Monday, December 16 and the county courthouse opened an hour late to accommodate plowing and sidewalk clearing. Rain continued throughout Monday but didn’t wash away the white covering everywhere. […]

by Geoff Fox New Hancock Police Chief James Robison. The Hancock Police Department has a new chief and two new officers after they were sworn in during last Wednesday’s town meeting. James Robison, who has been part of the police department for the last few years, was sworn in as chief while Seth Hall was […]

Ralph Harry Booth 1935-2019 Ralph Harry Booth, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away peacefully on December 12, 2019 in the Berkeley Springs Center. Born May 19, 1935, in East Stroudsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Oliver Joseph Booth and Celestia E. (Strunk) Booth. He served in the United States Army […]

Harold F. Lease 1924-2019 Harold F. Lease, 95, of Paw Paw, W.Va. left this life for his eternal home on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Western Maryland Health System, Cumberland, Md. Born on June 18, 1924 in Fort Ashby, W.Va., he was the son of the late Adam Lease and Gertrude Wagoner Lease. He worked […]

Patricia “Pat” Gainor Patricia “Pat” Gainor, age 82, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2019. Pat moved to Berkeley Springs, W.Va. in the 1980’s and worked as a hostess at the Cacapon State Park Lodge Restaurant for more than 25 years. She is survived by her daughter, Cheri Gainor of Frederick, Md., son Jim Gainor, […]

Betty W. Lintz 1923-2019 Betty Waddell Lintz, 96, of Berkeley Springs, died on Monday, December 9, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient facility. Born September 21, 1923 in Kansas City, Mo., she was the daughter of the late George Cecil and Mabel Viola Kuhn Waddell. She attended church at St. Marks Episcopal. She was […]

Anna Lary 1962-2019 Anna Lary, 57, of Paw Paw, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She was born August 9, 1962 in Baltimore and was the daughter of the late James Ray Markley, Sr. and Patricia Ann King Markley. Surviving are two daughters, Anna Iser, Paw […]

Olan William “Bill” Creek, Jr. 1935-2019 Olan William “Bill” Creek, Jr., age 84, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at his home, while under the care of Hospice of Washington County and surrounded by his loved ones. Born September 15, 1935, at home in Washington County, Md., he was the son […]

Rika M. Bennett 1945-2019 Rika Margaret Bennett, age 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center. Born December 26, 1945 in Farnham, England, she was the daughter of the late Josephus Heinrich Jacobus and Vera Margaret Hook Rohlfs. She was of the Methodist faith. She attended public schools […]