A Monday afternoon vehicle accident on Martinsburg Road that involved a Morgan County school bus with no students on board and a passenger vehicle closed the roadway for half an hour and resulted in minor injuries to a driver, said Sheriff K.C. Bohrer in a press release today. According to police, Bus #194 had delivered […]

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a burglary that took place some time between Saturday afternoon, March 31, and Sunday morning, April 1 along Great Cove Road in Warfordsburg. Police said the victim reported someone entered a building along the 3300 block of Great Cove Road and damaging a car that was parked at the residence. […]

1954-2018 Karen Patricia Becker, 63, of Paw Paw, died Friday, April 6, 2018 at Western Maryland Regional Health Center in Cumberland, Md. She was born June 25, 1954 in Ft. Belvoir, Va., she was the daughter of Daniel Alonzo Venor and Margaret Giglio Venor. She was a registered nurse. She is survived by her husband Hamilton “Chuck” […]

1935-2018 Betty Jane Yost, 82, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born July 17, 1935 in Duffields, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Millard and Elsie Virginia Henry Seal. She was a member of Calvary Bible Church in Berkeley […]

Sarah Elizabeth Seaton, age 31, of Derwood, Md. and formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, April 5, 2018. Services will be announced by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.

1931-2018 Vernon Eugene Belford, 86, of Paw Paw, died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Moran Manor in Westernport, Md., where he had resided for several years. He was born July 7, 1931 in Bethel, he was the son of the late John Emory Belford and Edith Loretta Ginevan Belford. He was a veteran, having served in […]

1926-2018 Dolores Rebecca (McKinley) Strock , age 92, of Hancock, Md., died on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born January 30, 1926, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Harry Grant and Reta (Cornelius) McKinley, and the widow of Harry E. Strock, Jr., whom she married on April […]

Members of the Morgan County grand jury indicted 21 people on felony criminal charges when they met in the Circuit Court in Berkeley Springs on Tuesday, April 3. David B. Ball, 39, of Shangai Road, Berkeley Springs was indicted on five counts of second-degree sexual assault, five counts of sexual abuse by a custodian, five […]

by KATE EVANS While influenza activity has peaked and has been decreasing across the United States, health officials are cautioning that the flu is still around. Flu activity level is still up nationwide, with more cases of Influenza B. Dr. Gerald Bechamps, Vice-President of Medical Affairs for War Memorial Hospital and Hampshire Memorial Hospital, said […]

by TRISH RUDDER A mobile home off of Barnes Hollow near Posey Hollow Road in southeastern Morgan County was destroyed by fire on Easter Sunday. The call was reported at 5:51 p.m. and South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department was the first on the scene. “It was a total loss,” said Fire Chief Mark Miller. He […]