by Geoff Fox Two people have died after an early Friday morning accident on eastbound Route 40, west of Sideling Hill Creek, in Allegany County. One of the victims of the crash was a Hancock teen, Allen Welch, aged 18. According to Maryland State Police from the Cumberland Barrack, police responded  to a single vehicle crash […]

Visitors Can Explore Historic Washington County Hunting Grounds The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites the public to visit Woodmont Lodge on Sunday, Sept. 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual open house will allow guests to tour the hunting lodge and its picturesque surroundings while hearing vivid stories of the early days […]

by Jamie Harris The 2019 Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Varsity Soccer Team got their fall season off to a good start last week. The Lady Indians hosted Class AAA Spring Mills last Tuesday, August 27 at the friendly confines of Morgan Field and then last Thursday, August 29 the Tribe traveled to Frankfort […]

Jim Buzzerd   Nowhere to run We were told to expect James Madison to give the West Virginia University Football Team a strong challenge in the season opener last Saturday. James Madison was even a popular upset pick to win the game outright by numerous talking heads last week. West Virginia managed to take care […]

by Geoff Fox An incident at a local church has led Hancock Police to increase patrols and coordinate with all church officials to boost safety. Hancock Police Chief Rick Cook said there was recently an issue at one of the churches in the Hancock area where a member of the congregation showed up and pushed […]

by Trish Rudder More than 60 people attended an information session last Thursday, August 29, to learn how the property acquisition process works and about the property owners’ rights regarding the proposed U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs Bypass to be constructed by the state’s Division of Highways (DOH). The event was held at the Ice House […]

Cacapon State Park summer naturalist Gerald Michaels is seen with a milkweed plant that has a monarch instar caterpillar on it. Cacapon State Park has an official pollinator zone where monarch butterfly research is conducted. by Kate Evans Some 75% of flowering plants and almost 75% of food crops depend on pollinators. The monarch butterfly […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners will discuss today, Wednesday, September 4, whether they want to make further changes to the county’s E-911 fee ordinance. Commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday, August 21, to double the fee from $2.50 per month to $5.00 per month. The fee hasn’t been raised since 1998, when it was put […]

by Geoff Fox Flynn Donoho has been riding across the United States since January 6, 2011 and has been to every state at least twice on a journey to raise funds for cancer research. He and his canine companion stopped in Hancock last Tuesday. Donoho, of California, is riding in support of raising funds for […]

Rosemary D. Smith 1929-2019 Rosemary D. Smith, 89, died Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the Berkeley Springs Center LLC in Berkeley Springs. Born September 2, 1929 at the home of her uncle in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Brady Hebert and Alberta M. Slider Dolly. She was a member of the First United […]