by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved adopting the same proposed regular state school levy and special levy rates for Fiscal Year 2020 that they have approved for the last five fiscal years. Their action occurred at a March 19 special meeting that followed their regular March 19 board meeting at Pleasant View […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s list of roadway repair priorities includes 99 items that span the county and range from pot holes to resurfacing to culvert replacement, bank stabilization and road base repair. County highway supervisor Rodney Crowell and district 5 supervisors provided the list to Governor Jim Justice and his transportation team in response […]

Visitors to southern Morgan County’s new library are greeted with this bright message across its wall: “We are so glad to see you at the library!” Starting last Saturday, the Greenwood School Community Center has opened its doors each weekend to their new library. Housed in the former Greenwood Elementary building on Winchester Grade Road, […]

by Geoff Fox A Hancock man was arrested on Thursday, March 21, in Fulton County on multiple charges stemming from a domestic dispute on Thompson Road in Belfast Township. According to Pennsylvania State Police, officers responded to a residence in the 8800 block of Thompson Road in Needmore for a domestic dispute between a boyfriend […]

by Trish Rudder Public comments need to be submitted by Monday, April 1 regarding the proposed U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs Bypass that reflect the changes made by the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH). The proposed changes were presented at a workshop meeting by DOH representatives on April 19 at Berkeley Springs High School. The […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Parks and Recreation Board is looking to partner with another group for a fall festival later this year and have replacement banners for the popular veteran banners between November and May. Councilman Tim Boyer said the Parks and Recreation Board was looking to put on a fall festival and pumpkin race […]

Spencer D. Nave, Jr. 1944-2019 Spencer David Nave, Jr., age 75, of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away peacefully under the care of Hospice at Sycamore Shoals Hospital on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, with his devoted wife, Kay, by his side. Born on February 20, 1944, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Spencer D. Nave, Jr. was the third child […]

Yetta J. Souders 1923-2019 Yetta Jane Souders, age 95, of Palm Coast, Fla., died on March 10, 2019. Born on December 5, 1923, in Hancock, Md., Yetta was the wife of Ira H. Souders; the daughter of Benjamin and Rosalie Younker; and the sister to Dolores Creek, Arnold Younker, and Lowell Younker, all of whom […]

Arnold R. Wandless 1965-2019 Arnold R. “Tuck” Wandless, age 53, of McConnellsburg, Pa., passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at the Select Specialty Hospital, in Harrisburg, Pa. Born June 12, 1965, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Anna Wandless of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and the late Sam Wandless, of Flintstone, Md. He […]

Franklin G. Stotler 1946-2019 Franklin Gene Stotler, age 72, of Hancock, Md., passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born October 30, 1946, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Junior F. and Ruth E. (Divelbliss) Stotler, and the husband of […]