by GEOFF FOX A Berkeley Springs man led Hancock police on a pursuit from I-70 across the Hancock bridge on Friday evening, April 13, and evaded police on the West Virginia side of the river. Police continue to look for the suspect. According to Hancock police, officers were alerted by Maryland State Police to be […]

by KATE EVANS A new four-way stop light is planned at Myers Road near Widmyer Elementary and the Dollar General store by the end of April or beginning of May, local school officials have said. At their April 10 meeting, the Morgan County School Board approved a right-of-way request from the West Virginia Division of […]

The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a vehicle fire that occurred on Monday, April 16 at 4:18 a.m. in the 300 block of Hammond Street in Great Cacapon. The fire has been ruled incendiary, meaning investigators are considering the fire an arson, said Assistant State Fire Marshal George Harms. The Fire Marshal’s […]

1931-2018 Betty Alene Roach, 87, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born March 10, 1931 in Magnolia, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret Sybold Vanorsdale. She was a member   of Hancock Church of God, Hancock. She had worked as a turner at London Fog […]

1934-2018 Bernadean Marie Youngblood, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born March 5, 1934 at home in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Flim Lester and Margaret Ellen Shade Stotler. She had attended Bethel United Methodist Church. […]

1986-2018 Sarah Elizabeth Seaton, 31, of Rockville, Md., formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at her residence. Born September 9, 1986 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., she was the daughter of James and Nettie Waltzer Seaton, Berkeley Springs. She was a 2004 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School and earned […]

1934-2018 Alfred George Dean, Jr., 83, of Marlinton, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg. Born July 23, 1934 at Marlinton, he was the son of the late Alfred George Dean, Sr. and Ina Smith Dean. He was of Methodist faith. He graduated in 1956 from Marlinton High School. After graduating he […]

Morgan County’s emergency dispatchers field the calls that few people want to make. Every day, 24 hours a day, there is someone at the Morgan County 911 center to answer calls for medical help, police protection, fire response or all of the above. Some calls are brief, while others set off a day-long chain of […]

by KATE SHUNNEY The time has come to move ahead with rules about dilapidated buildings in Morgan County or drop the idea, Commission president Joel Tuttle said last week. “It’s time to do it or not do it,” he said during a April 4 commission meeting. “If we’re semi-happy with it, let’s set dates on […]

by KATE EVANS An early morning fire in the New Hope area destroyed the home of a Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company firefighter on Sunday, April 8. Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Chief Jami Clark said that the family and their dogs made it out of the home safely because their smoke detector alerted them to […]