1924-2018 Dayton Lomax Dawson, Sr., 93, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Atlantic Shores Nursing Facility, Virginia Beach. Born November 28, 1924 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Raymond and Elise Mesner Dawson. He attended Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Berkeley Springs. He […]

1950-2018 Thomas Powell Dove, Sr., 67, of Martinsburg, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. He was born October 3, 1950 in Berkeley County, he was the son of the late Jacob Powell and Velda Louise Sherrard Dove. He was of the Baptist faith. He graduated from public schools in Martinsburg. He retired […]

1937-2018 Juanita Hart, age 80, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born May 10, 1937, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Wason William and Vada Belle (Barnhart) Cubbage; and the wife of Gary W. Hart, whom she married June 12, 1975. She […]

1952-2018 William Royce “Rick” Graves, D.O., age 65, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born July 29, 1952 in Bartow, Fla., he was the son of the late Billy Hires Graves and Kathy McPhearson Graves Beck and Robert L. […]

1951-2018 Mark Francis Niederkofler, 66, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, February 18, 2018 in Orlando. Born October 25, 1951 in Takoma Park, Md., he was the son of the late Francis M. and Elizabeth Ann Licht Niederkofler. He was of the Catholic faith. He was a graduate of Walter Johnson High School in […]

by Kate Evans Widmyer Elementary Principal Rhett Beckman and Assistant Principal Ginnie Molnar discussed the school’s achievements and student support services at Widmyer’s local school improvement council (LSIC) presentation at the March 6 school board meeting which was held at the school. Widmyer Elementary is a kindergarten through second grade school in Berkeley Springs.  Its […]

A Berkeley Springs woman was arrested last Saturday, April 14 after allegedly crashing into a motorcyclist while she was driving under the influence. Lt. Seth Place of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department charged Heather L. Beckwith, 26, of Wilkes Street with DUI causing serious bodily injury following a two-vehicle crash on River Road. According to […]

by KATE EVANS The long-awaited grand opening of the 9.92-acre Alex Rickli Memorial Soccer Complex took place last Saturday and was followed by the first Morgan County Soccer League games of the season at the complex’s four soccer fields. Families, soccer league members, coaches, government and school officials, business and organization representatives and community members […]

by Jim Buzzerd Patrick Last Sunday Patrick Reed won the Masters and since then he’s been wearing his green jacket all over the place. He wore it to a Cleveland Cavalier game; a Houston Astros baseball game, a Rockets-Timberwolves playoff game and even a Chick-fil-A drive through.  Reed has drawn plenty of criticism for flaunting […]

An open house public meeting on the proposed U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs Bypass and Fairview Connector Project will be discussed by the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) this Thursday, April 19 at Berkeley Springs High School. Representatives from the DOH and the Federal Highway Administration will be available between 4-7 p.m. to discuss the […]