William D. “Bill” Calhoun 1941-2019 Mr. William D. “Bill” Calhoun, 77, of Mont Alto, Pa., passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 in UPMC Pinnacle Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa. Born December 30, 1941 in Petersburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Richard F. and Annah (Harper) Calhoun. Mr. Calhoun was a graduate of Moorefield, W.Va. […]

Laurence F. Miller 1939-2019 Laurence Foster Miller, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born January 22, 1939 in Kifer, Md., he was the son of the late John William and Elma Virginia Brown Miller. He attended Faith in God Chapel. Laurence went […]

Wayne E. Spriggs 1935-2019 Wayne E. Spriggs, 84, of York, Pa., formerly of Great Cacapon died Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at his home while under the care of Hospice. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Ingrid Spriggs; one daughter, Kathryn Bohrer, Berkeley Springs; one sister, Elizabeth Spring, Great Cacapon; one brother, Steven Dawson, Berkeley Springs; one step-daughter, […]

Jack D. Rankin 1938-2019 Jack David Rankin, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Veterans Affair Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born June 4, 1938 in Morgan County he was the son of the late Melvin Boyd “Mutt” and Margaret Virginia “Ginny” Hovermale Rankin. He attended Trinity Church. He attended […]

John A. Arnica 1936-2019 John Albert Arnica, age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center. Born April 13, 1936 in Paw Paw, W.Va., he was the son of the late Thomas G. and Margaret Alice Miller Arnica. He was a graduate of Fort Hill High School in […]

Richard H. Merica 1939-2019 Richard Henry Merica, age 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at The Berkeley Springs Center. Born October 1, 1939 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Ray Jackson and Alice Frances Henry Merica. He was of the Protestant faith. He attended Berkeley Springs […]

Paul J. Hofe 1936-2019 Paul J. Hofe, 82, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at his home. Born April 16, 1936 in Little Orleans, Md., he was the son of the late Henry Jackson and Venona Rosalie McCusker Hofe. He was a graduate of Flintstone High School. He had served with the US Army […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Boys Varsity Basketball Team boarded up early the afternoon of Monday, February 25 and headed west. From I-68 to I-79 the Indians finally rolled into Grafton for the opening round of the Class AA Sectional playoffs. The Tribe went into the contest red hot and seeded […]

by Jim Buzzerd Meet the assistants The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team picked up their third conference win of the season last Tuesday with a 104-96 triple overtime thriller over TCU. The win avenged a 31-point loss to the Horned Frogs in January. While it was refreshing to see the youthful Mountaineers get a […]

by Tari Hampe-Deneen Morgan County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has come a long way since the official committee was formed in May of 2016. Over 430 individuals, businesses and organizations have contributed time, money and talent. Almost every venue in the county has hosted special events for us. March 29 is the official Vietnam Veterans […]