Crystal M. Spillman 1979-2018 Crystal Marie Spillman, 39, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 1, 1979 in Takoma Park, Md., she was the daughter of David Alan Vermillion and step-mother, Patty Vermillion, Falling Waters, Laura Lee Simmons Burton and step-father, Gregory Paul Burton, Conway, S.C. She was a Christian. She […]

Cally J. Stotler 1970-2018 Cally Joe Stotler, 48, of Hagerstown, Md., died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his home. Born June 14, 1970 in Winchester, Va., he was the son of Charles Lacy Stotler, Berkeley Springs, Janice Mae Francis Nelson and step-father Herman Oat Nelson, Great Cacapon. He was of the Methodist faith. He attended Berkeley Springs […]

Iva Lee Shives 1944-2018 Iva L. Shives, 74, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 6, 1944 in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jacob Randolph and Loretta Valley Werdebaugh Eader. She was of the Protestant […]

Berkeley Springs High School 2018 Homecoming Court, front row, left to right: freshman Kiersten Jacobs, senior Anna McKee, senior Alex Banks and senior Shalee Woy. Middle row: sophomore Jenna Perry, junior Meghan Fox, senior Kameron Lynch and senior Brooke Davison. Back row: Senior Spencer Blubaugh, freshman Tyler Barney, senior Larry Miller, senior Ty’Jae Armstrong, sophomore […]

Both girls and boys teams finish third by Jamie Harris This past weekend The Berkeley Springs High School Cross Country Team ventured to Cameron last weekend to participate in the Wet and Wild Invitational hosted by Cameron High School. The event which featured 12 teams was held on Saturday, September 29. The Berkeley Springs Lady […]

by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Planning Commission has approved a commercial building permit for Capstone Spirits, a distillery operation planned for the U.S. 522 Business Park south of Berkeley Springs. Planners unanimously okayed the permit on Tuesday, September 25, at their monthly meeting. The permit will allow construction of six small buildings on Lot […]

by Kate Shunney Editor’s note: Folks gathered to make apple butter at the Paw Paw senior center last week had many memories of the time when orchards in and around town were a major part of life. Their recollections here are just a small part of the story of Paw Paw’s fruit industry. Paw Paw […]

by Jim Buzzerd Things I think In its first three wins of the 2018 season the West Virginia University Football Team was prone to slow starts. At Texas Tech Saturday the opposite was true as the Mountaineers scored four first quarter touchdowns and raced to a 35-10 halftime lead. They looked like the offense many […]

by Geoff Fox A the descendent of a tree that saw the seeds of the American Revolution planted was itself planted in Widmeyer Park last Thursday, September 27, by the Hancock Lioness Lions Club. The tree is a tulip poplar and a descendent of a tree that stood in Annapolis for close to 400 years […]