Esther M. Trazkovich 1930-2019 Esther McBee Trazkovich, 88, of Westminster, Md., died Monday, January 7, 2019 at her residence. Born February 25, 1930 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Nettie and Charles McBee. Before retiring she worked as the assistant manager at M&T Bank. She was a member of Deer Park United […]

John J. Burke III 1958-2019 John Joseph Burke III, 60, of Damascus, Md., died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Brookeville Assisted Living in Olney, Md. Born October 27, 1958 in Yokohama, Japan, he was the son of Bette Ann Doris Bellin Burke of Berkeley Springs and the late John Joseph Burke. He was a graduate of Good Counsel High […]

Shirley A. Pentoney 1938-2019 Shirley Anne Bushman Pentoney, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, WV, died on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville, WV. Born March 26, 1938 in Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late William “Shorty” and Ruth Elizabeth Mason Bowers. She was a […]

by Jim Buzzerd Welcome coach Brown It’s the first week of January and normally the discussion here would involve West Virginia University basketball, but the university has a new football coach, so that will dominate this space today. I will take a moment for a brief update on the basketball team. WVU is 8-6 overall […]

by Jamie Harris The brand new gymnasium at Berkeley Springs High School was the home to the 33rd Tri State Annual Shootout on December 27 and 28. This year the field included the Berkeley Springs Indians, Hancock Panthers, North Hagerstown Hubs and the Southern Fulton Indians in the two day event. In the opening game […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians saw their two game winning streak get snapped over the break with a pair of losses at the Hancock Holiday Mixer. The Lady Indians played the Maryland School of the Deaf in their first contest of the mixer on Friday, December 28. The Maryland School […]

State Highway officials have said the new two-lane concrete bridge over Sleepy Creek along River Road could open to traffic on Thursday, January 10. Construction and opening of the bridge have been delayed multiple times by flooding in that area. Contractor Rock Forge Bridge Company LLC started building the new bridge in May. A state […]

by Geoff Fox Town officials held two meetings last week – a special town meeting on Wednesday night and public hearing on Thursday – in preparation to make a change to the town’s charter involving the date of the municipal election from January to April. Officials voted to proceed with the recommendation for the charter […]

by Geoff Fox Last month, students at Hancock Elementary and Hancock Middle-Senior High School were asked to step up and raise money for leukemia, lymphoma, and cancer research with a goal of $2,085.25 by December 21. The students not only met their goal, they exceeded it by $270 by raising $2,355.63. Since students were able […]

by Trish Rudder Seeking continued financial support to maintain the county’s flood control dams, Brian Farkas, executive director of the WV Conservation Agency met with the Morgan County commissioners on Wednesday, January 2 along with Jim Michael and Lin Dunham of the Eastern Panhandle Conservation District. Farkas said West Virginia has 170 small watershed flood […]