Pauline A. Pazanin 1931-2019 Pauline Amelia Pazanin, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at her home. Born March 7, 1931 in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Magnus Soto. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She was a […]

Ginger A. Miller 1969-2019 Ginger Ann Miller, 49, of Paw Paw, died Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. S he was born March 24, 1969 at Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of Richard Thomas Jackson and Margie Virts Jackson. She worked as a stocker at Walmart. She is survived by her […]

Charles R. Umphrey 1936-2019 Charles R. Umphrey, 82, of Hedgesville, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va. Born December 13, 1936 in Sweetwater, Tenn., he was the son of the late Charles Lewis Umphrey and Maddie Vairs Umphrey. He was a retired mechanic at Mike’s Muffler and had previously worked at Joe Cobles […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Boys Varsity Basketball Team picked up two impressive wins this past week at home over Hancock and Petersburg. Both wins came at a needed time for Tribe head coach Chad Brinegar and his  team. The Tribe hosted the Hancock Panthers in the Battle of the Potomac […]

by Geoff Fox Upgrades to the lighting in the Hess Building and the town’s Public Works offices on the east end of town have been approved by officials in a 3-0 vote after Councilman Tim Boyer abstained from voting due to his job with Potomac Edison. The company that would be performing the upgrade is […]

by Kate Evans As the area faced dangerous winter storms, brutal overnight temperatures and below zero wind chills, those needing shelter had somewhere to take refuge this past week through the continuing efforts of the Morgan County Homeless Coalition. The Homeless Coalition offers a 7-day-a-week temporary overnight shelter that rotates weekly between area churches. It […]

by Geoff Fox The renovations to what will become Interfaith Service Coalition’s Martha’s House – a community youth center for Hancock — are moving along and an April ribbon cutting is planned to take place. Renovations are going very well at the future home of Martha’s House, said ISC Director Debbie Cohill. There have been […]

by Kate Shunney As part of their effort to address spotty broadband internet service coverage across the county, the Morgan County Commissioners will consider changes to how private companies use county towers. County officials talked last Wednesday, January 16, about lowering fees that companies pay to place their internet and cell equipment on six towers. […]

by Kate Shunney On Monday, January 14, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued opinions on multiple cases before them, including three Morgan County criminal cases that had been appealed from the 23rd Circuit Court to the higher court. In all three, the state court justices upheld the rulings in Morgan County Circuit Court […]

Voters in the Town of Hancock will select two council members and a mayor next Monday, January 28 during polling hours at the Town Hall. Polls will be open at the Town Hall and Community Center at 146 West High Street from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday. Seeking the office of mayor are […]