Barbara J. Cirigliano Barbara Jean Cirigliano, 80, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, November 19, 2018. Full obituary will be in next week. Arrangements by Hunter-Anderson Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 36 S. Green Street, Berkeley Springs.
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Jackie D. Fisher
Jackie D. Fisher 1937-2018 Jackie Dewayne Fisher, 81, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, November 5, 2018 at War Memorial Hospital. Born May 7, 1937 in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Roscoe Toyie and Leola “Babe” Moss Fisher. He graduated from Berkeley Springs High School. He served in the Air National Guard. He worked […]
Wellington A. Hummel
Wellington A. Hummel 1931-2018 Wellington Anthony “Dick” Hummel, 87, of Gettysburg, Pa., formerly of Maryland and Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Transitions Healthcare. Born February 26, 1931 in Loyalville, Pa., he was the son of the late Luther T. and Josepha Labinski Hummel. He was of the Baptist faith. He served in the […]
James W. Masters
James W. Masters 1932-2018 James Wayne Masters, 86, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, Pa. Born October 21, 1932 in Yancey, N.C., he was the son of the Jason Masters and Nora Forbes Masters. He was of the Methodist faith. He attended public schools in North Carolina. He worked for […]
Chip Shots – Good and Bad
by Jim Buzzerd The weekend did not get off to the kind of start West Virginia University sports fans had hoped, or even expected. The WVU basketball team lost its opening game with Buffalo Friday night 99-94 in overtime. The Mountaineers led by 13 with 16 minutes to go, but had no answer to C.J. […]
First snow of the season settles in
Predictions of a snowstorm that would bring five to eight inches of snow and ice to the region are coming true today, Thursday, November 15 as snow blankets the area. Morgan County school officials announced on Wednesday evening that schools would be closed today. The Morgan County Courthouse was on a two-hour delay, but has […]
Forney takes Commission seat; local voter turnout hits 47 percent
by Kate Shunney Republican political newcomer Sean Forney won a six-year term on the Morgan County Commission last Tuesday, pushing out former commissioner and Democrat Stacy Schultz by a wide margin in the county’s most contentious political race this cycle. Forney took 4,197 votes in the election while Schultz pulled in 1,828. Sean Forney Unaffiliated […]
Paw Paw mayor, councilwoman resign
by Kate Shunney Paw Paw’s elected mayor Tim Mose resigned from his post on Monday, November 5. Mose sent an email message out to town officials shortly after 9:30 a.m. last Monday announcing he would step down. “Due to health concerns, effective close of business today, I must resign as mayor of the town of […]
Sex offender arrested here indicted on federal charges
A South Carolina man who was wanted by police on child pornography charges and was arrested here in September has been indicted in federal court. Douglas B. Bishop, 50, was indicted on Tuesday, November 6 on a failure to register as a sex offender charge. Bishop had moved to the Great Cacapon area in May […]
Keefer, Cline, Baker win new terms on commission
by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney After months of candidates campaigning, voters turned out on Tuesday, November 6, to let their voices be heard across Maryland and the nation. Locally, eleven candidates sought five seats on the county commission. Three incumbent commissioners won their seat back while two newcomers will join them. Jeff Cline was […]