Herman Ray Hartman 1940-2019 Herman Ray Hartman, 79, died Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his home in Berkeley Springs. He was born on July 29, 1940 in White Post, Va. the son of Harry Hartman and Florence Hartman. He joined the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in the Ryukyu Islands of the Pacific […]

Luetta E. Morrison 1928-2019 Luetta Elizabeth Morrison, 91, of Berkeley Springs, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born October 31, 1928 in Knoxville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Jesse Delmar and Pleasant Edna Swope Roach. She was a member of Berkeley Springs Church of Christ. […]

Evelyn L. Potter 1935-2019 Evelyn Laverne (Manning) Potter, 84, of Williamsport, Md., and formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, November 11, 2019 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown. Born April 14, 1935 in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Russell Stanley and Vida (Golden) Manning. She graduated from Southern Fulton High School in […]

Vicki D. Campbell 1952-2019 Vicki Dawn Campbell, 67, of Paw Paw, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born April 3, 1952 in Paw Paw, she was the daughter of the late Austin Garnett and Carol Moreland Brown. She attended Paw Paw Church of Christ. She was a 1970 graduate of Paw Paw High […]

Mira Birschbach, Ph.D., M.D. On Saturday, November 16, 2019 Mira Birschbach, Ph.D., M.D. of Derwood, Md. beloved wife of H. Robert Birschbach, M.D.; loving mother of Alexandra Jacqueline “Sasha” Birschbach (Steven Olson), Mary Hokanson (Chris), Fred Birschbach, Ann Brehm (Stephen) and Jane Birschbach, M.D. (Arthur Cantor, M.D.); sister of the late Snezana Mitrinovic; grandmother of Christopher, […]

A Great Cacapon firefighter pulls a water line to the rear of the building.   by Kate Shunney A two-story apartment building along U.S. 522 in downtown Berkeley Springs was gutted by an early afternoon fire on Friday, November 15. Fire operations shut down the main road through the downtown area for several hours as […]

by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw Pirates hosted the Tucker County Mountain Lions in the first round of the Class A sectional volleyball playoffs on Monday, November 4. Paw Paw made short work of the visitors with a three game sweep by scores of 25-13, 25-16 and 25-18. The Lady Pirates were led by Addison […]

by Jim Buzzerd Doege time? It’s turning into the worst-case scenario for the West Virginia University football team. West Virginia fans knew going into the season that this would be a rebuilding project, but there was hope. That was before a rash of injuries and a couple unforeseen transfers changed the landscape of the team. […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians hit the road for the long trip to Pendleton County for their last regular season game last Friday, November 8. Pendleton County was coming off their first loss of the season last week to Moorefield, 35-0, that knocked them out of the #1 Class A ranking. […]

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 […]