Iva Lee Shives 1944-2018 Iva L. Shives, 74, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 6, 1944 in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jacob Randolph and Loretta Valley Werdebaugh Eader. She was of the Protestant […]
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Berkeley Springs High School Homecoming Court 2018
Berkeley Springs High School 2018 Homecoming Court, front row, left to right: freshman Kiersten Jacobs, senior Anna McKee, senior Alex Banks and senior Shalee Woy. Middle row: sophomore Jenna Perry, junior Meghan Fox, senior Kameron Lynch and senior Brooke Davison. Back row: Senior Spencer Blubaugh, freshman Tyler Barney, senior Larry Miller, senior Ty’Jae Armstrong, sophomore […]
Belle Harvey captures Wet and Wild Invitational Championship
Both girls and boys teams finish third by Jamie Harris This past weekend The Berkeley Springs High School Cross Country Team ventured to Cameron last weekend to participate in the Wet and Wild Invitational hosted by Cameron High School. The event which featured 12 teams was held on Saturday, September 29. The Berkeley Springs Lady […]
45th Apple Butter Festival is this weekend
Planners approve permit for distillery in business park
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Planning Commission has approved a commercial building permit for Capstone Spirits, a distillery operation planned for the U.S. 522 Business Park south of Berkeley Springs. Planners unanimously okayed the permit on Tuesday, September 25, at their monthly meeting. The permit will allow construction of six small buildings on Lot […]
When Paw Paw smelled like apples in the fall
by Kate Shunney Editor’s note: Folks gathered to make apple butter at the Paw Paw senior center last week had many memories of the time when orchards in and around town were a major part of life. Their recollections here are just a small part of the story of Paw Paw’s fruit industry. Paw Paw […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd Things I think In its first three wins of the 2018 season the West Virginia University Football Team was prone to slow starts. At Texas Tech Saturday the opposite was true as the Mountaineers scored four first quarter touchdowns and raced to a 35-10 halftime lead. They looked like the offense many […]
Historic tree to grow in Hancock
by Geoff Fox A the descendent of a tree that saw the seeds of the American Revolution planted was itself planted in Widmeyer Park last Thursday, September 27, by the Hancock Lioness Lions Club. The tree is a tulip poplar and a descendent of a tree that stood in Annapolis for close to 400 years […]
New Partnership directors focus on building a positive community for kids
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Partnership’s Executive Director Kristen Gingery and Director Robin Langenstein began their new positions at the helm of the organization this summer. The Morgan County Partnership’s new administrators are Director Robin Langenstein (left) and Executive Director Kristen Gingery. (right) The Morgan County Partnership works together with local government, organizations, schools, […]
Hancock receives $3K grant for brush truck repair
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the 2018 Volunteer Fire Assistance grants to 49 volunteer fire departments, including Hancock’s. The projects, distributed throughout 17 counties, aim to assist volunteer fire companies and departments enhance wildland fire protection in rural areas and communities. The Maryland Forest Service awarded $104,099 in match funding to complete $245,907 […]
