A bill that will allow Sunday hunting on public lands in West Virginia got the approval of Gov. Jim Justice last Thursday, March 29. SB 451 passed almost unanimously during this year’s legislative session. Last year, Gov. Justice signed a bill permitting Sunday hunting on private land with written permission of the landowner. The new […]
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Hancock officials approve purchase of movie screen
BY GEOFF FOX Town officials have come to a decision on the purchase of an inflatable movie screen for the parks board after two months of discussions. Officials voted 3 to 1 in favor of the screen during a special town meeting last Wednesday evening. Councilman Tim Smith was the lone vote against the screen. […]
Vietnam veterans get local homecoming
Nearly 300 people gathered at Morgan County’s first Vietnam Veterans homecoming event at American Legion Post 60 in Berkeley Springs last Thursday, March 29 to show their appreciation for the men and women who served in that war, and remember those who didn’t return home from battle. The homecoming, which included a meal for veterans, […]
Spring shines on annual Hancock egg hunt
There was a heavy turnout for Saturday’s Annual Community Easter egg hunt, as children and families gathered at Widmeyer Park to gather eggs and prizes in celebration of Easter. The event, sponsored each year by the Hancock Lions Club and Hancock United Methodist Church, had been set for March 24 but weather pushed it to […]
Spring sprinkles don’t stop egg hunt
The Annual Darcy MAcLachlan Easter Egg Hunt in Berkeley Springs State Park went ahead despite Easter Sunday sprinkles on April 1. Sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 60 and supported by Post 60 Legionnaires and Unit 60 Auxiliary, the event attracted hundreds to the downtown park. Thousands of eggs were spread around […]
Play ball!
The start of the baseball season has been a cause for celebration for a long time around here. This is a clipping from a May 1904 issue of The Morgan Messenger about a cross-Potomac showdown between Berkeley Springs and Hancock.
David S. Clonch
1932-2018 David Spurgeon Clonch, 85, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 16, 1932 in Gallia County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Abner and Frances Newell Clonch. He was a member of Hancock Church of the Nazarene. He served in […]
Ruth H. Ward
1923-2018 Ruth Harmison Ward, 94, Charles Town, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at her home. Born May 6, 1923 in Johnstown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Morgan Samuel Harmison and Nellie Blanche Custer Harmison. She was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School, Columbia Business School in Hagerstown, Md. and the IBM […]
Elizabeth M. Lower
1933-2018 Elizabeth Mae Lower, 85, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, March 31, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born March 27, 1933 in Plainfield, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Otto Anton and Elizabeth Shaeffer Becker. She was a Christian. She graduated high school in New Jersey and had been a homemaker for most […]
John M. Hobday
1935-2018 John Mark Hobday, 82, of Morgantown, passed away on March 27, 2018 at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Mark was born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., on December 11, 1935, the son of the late Robert Preston Hobday and Frances Virginia (Bohrer) Hobday. Mark spent his career as an Electrical Engineer and was the first […]