by Kate Evans The number of acute hepatitis A virus cases in West Virginia from a multi-state outbreak has jumped to 2,415 cases as of March 8 and has now spread to 43 counties, including Morgan County, according to West Virginia Bureau of Public Health information. The number of hospitalizations from hepatitis A has risen […]

by Geoff Fox A trial scheduled for this past Monday, March 11, for one of the three people accused of murdering Hancock resident Edward Gilhart in 2016 has been continued, according to Franklin County District Attorney Matthew Fogal. Fogal said the trial for Ryan Horton, 30, has been delayed and a pretrial conference is scheduled […]

by Geoff Fox Police are looking for suspects who allegedly took part of a vehicle in Needmore and a purse from a Warfordsburg woman’s vehicle. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sometime between February 24 and March 5, a suspect stole a T-top from a 1999 Chevrolet Camaro from a location along Black Bear Road in […]

by Trish Rudder Morgan County police arrested several people last week on charges ranging from drug possession to weapons charges. On March 4, Matthew J. Adams, 29, of Bridgeport, W.Va. was arrested and extradited by Sgt. Wade Shambaugh of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana […]

by Kate Shunney The five days of Spring Break built into the Morgan County Schools calendar in April have been cut back to one day off. Students will now go to school from Monday, April 15 through Thursday, April 19. Students will still have off Good Friday and Easter Monday. School board members made the […]

          by Geoff Fox Since its inception a few years ago, the plans for Martha’s House have been geared toward the youth of Hancock. But what kind of activities has been in question. Interfaith Service Coalition (ISC) Director Deb Cohill has been asking for community input for the last two or […]

by Kate Shunney American history is full of the stories of immigrants who came from other lands to see what fortunes lay in store for them here. Hancock is by no means an exception. One of those stories is the history of the Little family, which begins in County Cavan in north-central Ireland and continued […]

by Kate Shunney Debra McLaughlin of Berkeley Springs has been appointed by West Virginia governor Jim Justice to serve as a judge with the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson counties. McLaughlin fills the seat vacated by Judge Christopher C. Wilkes, Debra McLaughlin. following his retirement in January. McLaughlin will serve […]

by Trish Rudder Town of Bath Planning Commission president Rebecca MacLeod told the Bath council members on March 5 that the survey has shown favorable views of expanding Bath boundaries. The survey was taken during the U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs bypass workshop meeting on February 28. It showed 55 % of the 75 people that […]

Infant Maci Renee Donaldson, of Hancock, Md., passed away on March 10, 2019 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born March 10, 2019, she was the daughter of Candian E. Manning, of Hancock, and Wes. H. Donaldson, of Fairfield, Pa. She is survived by three sisters, Bella K. and Bailee F. Donaldson, and […]