by Kate Shunney The construction site for the new two-lane, single-span bridge along River Road across Sleepy Creek has been underwater at least three times since work began there in May. Division of Highways Construction supervisor Daniel Watts said the repeated flooding has been a major cause of the delay in completing the bridge. The […]

Hancock Councilman Levi Little, Councilman Leo Murray, Mayor Ralph Salvagno, former mayor Dan Murphy, State Librarian Irene Padilla, Del. Mike McKay, Washington County Free Library Director Mary Baykan, County Commissioner Wayne Keefer, Branch Manager Pam Mann, Sen. George Edwards, and President of Washington County Free Library Board of Trustees John Schnebly get ready to cut […]

West Virginia State Park officials will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking this Friday, November 2 for lodge upgrades underway at Cacapon State Park. The event is open to the public and will begin at 10 a.m. at the main lodge. State and local officials are expected to discuss the project and its impact in the region. […]

Venetta H. Reed 1931-2018 Venetta Hester (Weller) Reed, age 87, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the Hagerstown Healthcare Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born September 2, 1931, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Homer Weller and Mabel (Younker) Carbaugh; and the widow of James Lewis Reed, Sr., […]

Darren A. Smith, Sr. 1962-2018 Darren Atlee Smith Sr., age 56, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Friday, October 19, 2018. Born July 5, 1962, in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Daniel W. Smith and Beverly L. (Miller) Clark. He was a retired carpentry contractor. He loved the outdoors and […]

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 […]