Paul M. Dean 1948-2019 Paul Michael Dean, 71, of Martinsburg, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. Born January 11, 1948 in Arlington, Va., he was the son of the late Albert Lloyd and Edna Crandall Dean. He was a Christian. He worked for Walmart in the maintenance department. He liked football. He is survived […]

Settlers 4-H Club member Monroe Wohleber’s project this year was about pigs.photo by Shelby Earls by Kate Evans County 4-H club members have been busy getting ready for this weekend’s Morgan County Expo where their annual projects will be displayed. Kids’ projects this year include pets, cooking, electricity, woodworking, photography, Rockets Away, poultry, Choose Your […]

by Jim Buzzrrd Horns down! Last week the Big 12 Conference held their annual football media get together in Dallas. There wasn’t much buzz there about West Virginia University this year. Last year there was plenty of hype with WVU pushing forward with Will Grier’s Heisman campaign. This year there is a ton of uncertainty […]

by Kate Shunney Newly-released records from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) show that Morgan County pharmacies received 5,096,310 prescription oxycodone and hydrocodone pain pills from four drug distributors between 2006 and 2012. The data, reported by The Washington Post and released publicly last week, shows that Reed’s Pharmacy in Berkeley Springs received 3,939,400 of […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Golf Team  will hold its first practice on Monday, August 5. Players need to have a completed physical on a WVSSAC form and a 2.0 G.P.A. for the last semester in order to participate. Report to the Cacapon Resort State Park Lodge at noon.  Those trying out […]

Logan P. Lacy 2014-2019 Logan Printz Lacy, 5, of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., died Sunday, July 21, 2019. He was born July 4, 2014 in Waynesboro, Pa., with a condition known as AADC Deficiency. Known as “Captain America,” he will be remembered for his fighting spirit and infectious smile. He liked watching Teen Titans Go! […]

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. […]