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 […]

George W. White 1932-2019 George Wilson White, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Clary Gove Rehabilitation and Nursing home in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born July 23, 1932 in Cherry Run, W.Va. he was the son of the late Gold W. and Katherine M. McCallister White. He was a member […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians hosted the Hancock Lady Panthers at the friendly confines of the Berkeley Springs High School gym last Friday, December 6. It was not only the season opener for the Tribe, but also another rivalry game between the two neighboring schools that is coined the “Battle […]

Jim Buzzerd Several points The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team lost its first game of the season last Saturday losing 70-68 to St. John’s in Madison Square Garden. The loss leaves the Mountaineers with a 7-1 record with home games this week against Austin Peay on Thursday and Nicholls State on Saturday. WVU will […]

by Trish Rudder A man in the Spruce Pine Hollow area of Morgan County died Sunday afternoon, December 8, from a tree cutting accident. George Janowiak, 76, of Ferrous Road died when the tree he was cutting down with a chainsaw fell on him, according to Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer. Bohrer said on Monday […]

by Geoff Fox Over 60 years ago, large red lanterns hung from the poles along Main Street during the Christmas season. When they were taken down after a Christmas some 40 years ago, it was the last time anyone saw them. A few years ago, they were found in storage. This is one of the […]

Bob Study, left, Assistant Park Manager for Fort Frederick, and Hancock Town Manager Joe Gilbert worked together to bring electric car charging stations to Hancock’s trail parking area. The town held a “ribbon cutting” for the machines on December 4. by Kate Shunney The future of American motoring includes more and more electric and hybrid […]

by Kate Evans The Christmas holidays are always a time where there’s so much to do and the stress builds as you try to find the time to get it all done. Shopping, wrapping presents, baking cookies, cleaning and decorating the house, writing Christmas cards and attending Christmas parties and family get-togethers can all get […]

by Kate Shunney Cacapon State Park Superintendent Scott Fortney last week said contractors, state officials and park staff are looking ahead to a possible May 2020 opening of the park’s A new northern lodge addition at Cacapon State Park is under roof and quickly being enclosed. new 78-room lodge addition. The three-story structure is largely […]