by Jim Buzzerd Covering some bases Last week this space mentioned two new junior college transfers West Virginia University head basketball coach Bob Huggins had signed to join the Mountaineer basketball team next season. We’ve known for a couple of weeks that center Sagaba Konate has again declared his intention to test the waters of […]

by Jamie Harris The 2019 spring tennis season is winding down for the members of the Berkeley Springs High School Boy’s and Girl’s Tennis Teams. The past two weeks saw the Indians compete against Clear Spring, Md., East Fairmont and Hedgesville  in competitive matches. When the teams compete against Clear Spring they have to follow […]

by Geoff Fox Over the last few years, members of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) came to Hancock Middle-Senior High School as part of the annual child abuse awareness assembly with multiple agencies, but this year was different. This year, they had the stage to themselves. Led by Dogg, president of the West Virginia Chapter […]

by Geoff Fox The Hancock Senior Center is open three days a week and averages visits from 10 people each day. But what those folks do during those days is making an impact on others’ lives. Last week, a representative from Hospice stopped by the Hancock Senior Center to pick up between 50 and 60 […]

by Geoff Fox In 1938, officials in the US government bought the right of way of the 184.5-mile long C&O Canal, which at that time had been sitting dormant for 14 years. While the first 22 miles of the canal had been repaired and re-watered, the beginning of World War II brought restrictions that would […]

by Kate Shunney A Rio man with a lengthy criminal record in Morgan County pled guilty last week to a 2018 burglary in Great Cacapon and waived possibility of parole for the offense. Kevin R. Cain, 45, admitted in Morgan County Circuit Court that he broke into a home on Woodmont Road last August and […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board and area legislators discussed their thoughts and concerns on educational reform and Senate Bill 451 at the April 16 school board meeting. Delegate Daryl Cowles, Senator Charles Trump and Delegate Larry Kump were present. Board president Aaron Close said he didn’t like Senate Bill 451 levying additional […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County residents now have access to established ride share services Uber and Lyft through three major local drivers, who are seeing the demand for the app-based ride service rise. Potential riders download Uber and Lyft apps online through each company’s website. Users create an account and request rides by entering their […]

by Kate Shunney Riders climb the beginning of the Giddyup Trail that leads to the top of Cacapon Mountain. A rainy Sunday morning didn’t dampen the lively atmosphere at Cacapon State Park this past weekend as 160 mountain bike racers gathered for the first Enduro event on the park’s new bike trails. Racers of all […]

Stanley W. Grove 1950-2019 Stanley William Grove, 68, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born July 3, 1950 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the D. Elaine Stickell Grove Squibb and Charles “Skeeter” Squibb of Hagerstown and the late William Daniel “Bob” Grove. He had attended Christ Reformed Church in […]