Elma K. Kesler 1933-2018 Elma Kathleen Kesler of Frederick County, Virginia passed this life on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the Winchester Medical Center. Elma was born August 3, 1933 at the Bowers farm near Largent, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Carl W. Bowers and Vesta Bowers Sharp. After graduating from […]

Kathryn L. Eppinger 1931-2018 Kathryn “Kate” Louise Rankin Eppinger, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., went to be with her Lord on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Extended Care Facility of War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Kate was born August 24, 1931 in Brosius, Morgan County, W.Va. She was the daughter of the […]

Dorothy J. Beeler 1941-2018 Dorothy Jean Beeler, 77, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born June 3, 1941 in Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Jerry Franklin and Grace Viola Fox Householder. She was a member of Union Chapel United […]

George H. Fischer, Sr. 1931-2018 George Henry Fischer, Sr., 87, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 7, 1931 in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Louis Walter Fischer and the late Julia Ann Ambrose Fischer Chaney. He […]

Cleanup along Martinsburg Road continued Thursday morning.photo by Mindy Pulse A truck from a  Front Royal hauling company tipped onto its side on a sharp curve along Martinsburg Road early Thursday morning, closing both lanes of the main roadway for several hours. The accident happened roughly 7 miles east of Berkeley Springs. The road remained […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Football Team hit the road last Friday, October 19  for a contest in Baltimore, Md. against Green Street Academy. The Indians who came into the contest 0-8 on the season were still searching for that first win for first year head coach Chip Breeden. However, Green Street […]

Belle Harvey Regional Runner-Up Dominic Tanouye is State Qualifier for Paw Paw by Jamie Harris Coming into the 2018 Class A/AA Region I Cross Country Championships the Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians were not mentioned in any of the discussions surrounding the regional team championship. Most expected Fairmont Senior, St. Mary’s or East Fairmont […]

by Jim Buzzerd WVU wins Oscar I’m going to spend some time on West Virginia University basketball and the commitment of five star forward/center Oscar Tshiebwe right after a few thoughts on the Mountaineer football team. The Mountaineers return to action Thursday night at 7 p.m. as they host Baylor on FS1. It will be […]

Registered voters in West Virginia can begin casting ballots in the general election starting today, as a 10-day early voting period begins statewide. Early voting locally will take place in the first floor Morgan County Clerk’s office, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, October 24, through Saturday, November 3. The early voting period includes […]

by Kate Evans A two-car accident outside of Great Cacapon on the morning of Wednesday, October 17 injured a passenger in one of the vehicles when a head-on collision occurred. Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy Lieutenant Seth Place said that the accident call came in to the Morgan County 911 Dispatch Center at 8:33 a.m. for […]