One week after Berkeley Springs teen Riley Crossman was reporting missing by her family, close to 350 volunteers and dozens more law enforcement personnel spread out across Morgan County in a coordinated search to look for any clues or signs of her whereabouts. By the end of the day Wednesday, 16 teams of searchers had reported […]

by Jim Buzzerd Beilein I don’t typically watch a lot of NBA basketball, but this time of year the playoffs are in full swing and I’ll tune in from time to time. If I had to pick one player who piques my interest in the game it would be Golden State’s Stephen Curry. His long […]

Colby Farris lined a two run RBI single to clinch the 2-1 win for the Indians over Grafton.photo by Lori Younker by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Varsity Baseball Team had a busy week with the start of the Class AA Sectional Championships. The Tribe hosted the Grafton Bearcats at  Morgan Field on […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board will not advertise for a new superintendent at this time, but will instead opted to take letters of interest for an interim superintendent position. Their discussion and unanimous vote on the action came at their May 7 meeting. Morgan County Schools Superintendent Dr. Erich May recently resigned […]

by Geoff Fox Last September, the town of Hancock held a ceremony at the Hancock Veterans Memorial to dedicate the new veterans banners and to rename the road in Widmeyer Park from Park Road to Hancock Veterans Parkway. Since that dedication, banners honoring Hancock veterans have lined the road. Two of those banners by the […]

West Virginia Board of Education president David Perry (front left) and State School Superintendent Dr. Steven Paine (front middle) listen while board member Thomas Campbell (front right) makes a point during the board’s May 8 meeting at Berkeley Springs High School. by Kate Evans The West Virginia Board of Education held its May 8 meeting […]

by Kate Shunney During their annual visit to Hancock to hold an evening meeting, the Washington County Baord of Commissioners opened their brief agenda of business by recognizing Hancock-area business Lanco Pennland for their recent successes and continuing growth. Each year, Hancock’s mayor nominates an individual or business for recognition and this year it was […]

by Kate Evans Warm Springs Middle School eighth graders Matthew Leasure, Emma Christie and Trent Ao are the 2019 Morgan County winners of the Golden Horseshoe Award. The prestigious award recognizes state students that excel in West Virginia history and culture and is given to the top-scoring students on the Golden Horseshoe exam in each […]

Gerald L. McCusker 1958-2019 Gerald Lee McCusker, age 60, of Hancock, Md., passed away at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va., on Monday, May 6, 2019. Born December 17, 1958, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Kenneth and Bertha (Helmick) McCusker; and the husband of Tina (Burdette) McCusker. He […]

Jean E. Kiel 1952-2019 Jean Elizabeth Kiel, 67, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born January 26, 1952 in Republican City, Neb., she was the daughter of the late Erwin A. and Mildred E. Schachterle Kiel. She was a Christian. She earned her master’s […]