Alice I. Younker 1936-2019 Alice Isabelle Younker, 82, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Berkeley Springs Center. Born December 22, 1936 in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Wavy Stotler Mills and the widow of Wayne Arnold Younker, Sr., whom she married March 5, 1954 and who died June 7, 2012. She […]

Janet W. A. Carter 1946-2019 Janet Wanda Ann Carter, 72, of Cross Junction, Va., died Monday, July 15, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center. Born August 12, 1946 in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Mety and Wanda Bertha Trybuskivich Kiziu. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Berkeley Springs. She was […]

Roger L. Stephens 1940-2019 Roger Lee Stephens, 78, of Berkeley Springs, formerly of Maysville, died Friday, July 19, 2019 at Hampshire Memorial Long-Term Care Unit in Romney. Born August 19, 1940 in Hinton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Smallwood Stephens. He was preceded in death by his wife Wanda Rotruck […]

Area fire companies responded to a fire at the Hancock museum and visitor’s center on Main Street around 10 a.m. on Friday, July 19 in response to a fire call from a museum volunteer. John Cohill, a volunteer at the facility, told The Hancock News that he arrived at the large storefront around 9:50 a.m. […]

Outside of crashes, heatstroke is the number one vehicle-related killer of children in the United States. The Morgan County Sheriff’ Department is teaming up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in an attempt to reduce these deaths by reminding parents and caregivers about the dangers of vehicular heatstroke and leaving children in hot cars. […]

by Jim Buzzerd Tidbits Just going to touch on a few things related West Virginia University athletics today. I’ve touched on football recruiting lately and will do so again. New head coach Neal Brown and his staff have been busy recruiting since he was hired in January. The impression I get is the staff isn’t […]

by Jamie Harris The following individuals and team have been selected as the newest members of the Berkeley Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019. The Class of 2019 will be presented at the home varsity football game against Hancock on Friday, September 13. The official hall of fame induction ceremony will […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock officials were presented a draft of an agreement between the National Park Service and the town as to what work the town is able to do along the local portion of the C&O Canal and boat ramp area. Katie Nash, the town’s lobbyist from Greenwill Consulting, presented the draft agreement at […]

by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Commission made their annual decision about how Hotel/Motel tax revenue will be divided among groups who requested the funds. Under West Virginia law, a county or town can impose a lodging tax on rooms and vacation rental units. The tax has to be used to promote tourism, recreation, beautification, […]

by Kate Shunney A high-tech quality control training lab installed by Proctor & Gamble at The Pines Opportunity Center in Berkeley Springs two years ago could become part of the space leased to Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, county officials said last week. The county’s lease with Proctor & Gamble, the manufacturing company with […]