The Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser benefit for the Meal Time Community Kitchen will be held Friday, November 22 at Berkeley Springs High School from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Proceeds from the gathering benefit the Meal Time Community Kitchen, which served roughly 16,000 free meals last year to families and single community members. The Meal […]

by Geoff Fox Monday morning, at 11 a.m., as they have for over 20 years, students at Hancock Middle-Senior High School came together to honor those who served in the United States armed forces during their annual Veterans Day ceremony. As students and about 20 community members made their way into the school’s auditorium, pictures […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners on Friday selected two companies to provide three main technology Commissioner Sean Forney, front, cuts open a sealed bid for 911 center systems on Wednesday, November 6. Assistant 911 director Sarah Hogbin and 911 director Ronald Mason handle other bid packages. components for an upgraded Morgan County 911 Center. […]

by Geoff Fox During the October town meeting, Town Manager Joe Gilbert introduced a business incentive plan to help draw businesses to Hancock, however there was no movement on the proposed resolution. Last Wednesday, October 6, town officials sat down together in a workshop to iron out details in the resolution. The matter is on […]

by Trish Rudder More than 200 people came to the Alderton-Dawson American Legion Post 60 in Berkeley Springs to honor veterans on Monday, November 11, Veterans Day. Commander Dan Duckwall reminded the audience to never forget the POWs and MIAs. He directed attention to a small table set off to the side of the stage. […]

by Kate Evans Mountaineer Community Health Center staff stand by the center’s new sign.Pictured, from left, are Twila Montessi, RN; Julie Smith, receptionist; Tina Waugh, Nurse Practioner; Stephanie Miller, business manager and CEO Jason Whipkey. Mountaineer Community Health Center was recently awarded a $650,000 Federally Qualified Health Center New Access grant from the Department of […]

Bianca Maria Bohrer 1943-2019 Bianca Maria Bohrer, age 76, of Venice, Fla., passed away on November 2, 2019. She was born in Falconara, Albanese, Italy on September 29, 1943 to Rosario and Giuseppina Pesce Lombardo. Bianca was raised in Italy and Tripoli, Libya earning post-secondary degrees in languages; Italian, French, Arabic, Spanish, English and Portuguese. […]

Ennis H. Gladhill 1937-2019 Ennis Hartford “Pinky” Gladhill, 82, of Big Pool, Md., passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born February 9, 1937, in Pecktonville, Md., he was the son of the late Millard Fillmore Gladhill and Mary Margaret (Mills) Reed Gladhill. He was preceded in death by […]

Carolyn L. Michael Carolyn L. Michael, 77, died Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center. Memorial services will be announced in December with a full obituary to follow. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center.

Janet M. Lutman 1944-2019 Janet Marie Lutman, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, November 11, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born December 5, 1944 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd James and Catherine Virginia Kesecker Lutman. She had been a […]