by Tari Hampe-Deneen Morgan County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has come a long way since the official committee was formed in May of 2016. Over 430 individuals, businesses and organizations have contributed time, money and talent. Almost every venue in the county has hosted special events for us. March 29 is the official Vietnam Veterans […]

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources released details about opportunities for young people to experience fishing through 44 youth fishing rodeos in 15 counties statewide. Youth fishing rodeos in the state connect 6,000 thousand young people with the Maryland outdoors each year. Events start in March and run through fall. Anyone 16 years of age […]

by Kate Shunney For the last nine months, daily travel for hundreds of county residents in the Paw Paw area has been slowed down by a road project that hasn’t even started. Promises that a section of Paw Paw Road would be replaced after a June 3 flood have not materialized, leaving the main road […]

by Kate Shunney Half a dozen U.S. Silica corporate employees will return to work in the former company headquarters in Berkeley Springs this summer. Company spokesman Michael Lawson confirmed that six employees working in human resources, accounting, legal and information technology will start working in Morgan County in a few months. U.S. Silica’s corporate headquarters […]

by Geoff Fox Pennsylvania State Police were busy with accidents last weekend, responding to numerous accidents across Fulton County. Police responded to an accident on Interstate 70 just after 4 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, north of Warfordsburg. According to police, Posheng Wu, 21, of State College, was driving his 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC east on […]

David D. Dere, Jr. 1964-2019 David Daniel Dere, Jr., age 54, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va., on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Born October 15, 1964, at the Clark Air Force Base, in the Philippines, he was the son of David D., Sr. and Mildred D. (Creek) Dere; […]

Robert W. Youngblood 1970-2019 Robert Wayne Youngblood, 48, of Hedgesville, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born July 1, 1970 in Martinsburg, he was the son of Friendy Richard Youngblood, Hedgesville and the late Sharon Rose Huffman Youngblood. He was a member of the Independent Church of […]

Mark A. Wilson 1988-2019 Mark Allen Wilson, 31, of Berkeley Springs, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at his home. Born January 10, 1988 in Olney, Md., he was the son of William Wilson, Martinsburg and Joy Esworthy Rabbitt, Berkeley Springs. He graduated from Jefferson High School in Charles Town and attended Boonsboro High School […]

Ethel M. Silver 1927-2019 Ethel Muriel Silver, 91, of Hedgesville, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 16, 1927 in Martinsburg, she was the daughter of the late John Michael and Mary Weigle. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was a […]

Harley H. Carpenter 1931-2019 Harley Herbert Carpenter, 87, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, February 25, 2019 at his home. Born September 15, 1931 in Sutton, he was the son of the late Oscar and Rosa Knight Carpenter. He was a Christian. He attended public schools in Sutton. He was owner/operator of his own logging company. He […]