by Geoff Fox The Maryland Department of Education posted their new Maryland Report Cards containing performance data for the public schools in the state, including Washington County Public Schools. The data reflecting WCPS performance in the report card shows 14 schools earned the highest ranking of five stars. Twenty-one schools, including both Hancock Elementary and […]

Candidates seeking office in Hancock’s town government can’t post campaign signs until after the holidays, but campaigning has begun in other ways. Seeking another two-year term as Hancock’s mayor, Dr. Ralph Salvagno will face a second campaign challenge from former councilman Nigel Dardar. Two seats on the Hancock council are up for grabs during the […]

Vicki D. Sirbaugh 1951-2018 Vicki Diane Sirbaugh, 67, of Paw Paw, W.Va., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Western Maryland Health System, Cumberland, Md. Born on January 14, 1951 in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Ray B. Shaffer and Dorothy P. (Snyder) […]

Delma J. Carnell 1923-2018 Delma Josephine Carnell, age 95, of Hancock, Md., died on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Farhney Keedy Home, in Boonsboro, Md. Born March 8, 1923, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ruie (Hendershot) Ward; and the widow of Thurman Howard Carnell, who died on […]

Robert W. Koontz, Jr. 1933-2018 Robert William Koontz, Jr., 85, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born September 6, 1933 in Johnstown, Pa., he was the son of the late Robert William, Sr. and Muriel Olive Allen Koontz. He was a member of Berkeley Springs Church of […]

UPDATED at 4:15 p.m. to add information from U.S. Senator Joe Manchin. ___________________________________________________________ by Kate Shunney A planned four-lane bypass around Berkeley Springs is one of two area roadway projects to receive major federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants, according to an announcement today by […]

by Jim Buzzerd Let’s go camping You haven’t heard it from West Virginia University head football coach Dana Holgorsen or any of his players, but WVU fans on social media were a bit upset Sunday when the Mountaineers were invited to the Camping World Bowl in Orlando on December 28. West Virginia will face long […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball Teams traveled to Washington High School last Friday, November 30 to open their 2018-19 basketball season. In the opening game, Berkeley Springs JV Lady Indians outscored the JV Patriots 8-1 in the first quarter. In the second quarter Berkeley Springs […]

by KATE SHUNNEY Paw Paw’s elected Town Recorder, Tina Meyers, has accepted the town’s mayor seat following the resignation of elected mayor Tim Mose last month. By town ordinance, Meyers became Acting Mayor following Mose’s resignation. During a special council meeting on Tuesday, November 27, Meyers officially accepted the mayoral post. Meyers was elected for […]

by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School Building C gymnasium building renovations are in their final stages. A gymnasium grand re-opening ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, December 20 at 4 p.m. It will be followed by an open house with public tours conducted by high school National Honor Society members. Morgan County School Superintendent Erich […]