by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the sale of 9.9 acres of surplus land in Great Cacapon to the Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Company for $31,500. The amount was determined by a public auction that was held at the property on June 1. The board’s approval of the sale came at their […]

by Trish Rudder Municipal election results from the Town of Bath on Tuesday, June 11 for mayor, town recorder and five council members were cast as follows: Mayor Scott Merki –28 Town Recorder Susan Webster–20 Councilman Chris Chapman–27 Councilman Rick Weber –26 Councilwoman Rose Jackson –25 Councilwoman Elizabeth Skinner –23 Write-in candidate John Bohrer will […]

Hancock in Motion will be holding their Kickoff to Summer festival this Saturday, June 15, starting at 10 a.m. in Widmeyer Park. There will be crafts, vendors, yard sales, and a food stand to benefit Hancock in Motion, low cost kids activities, face painting, and more. There will also be music by Zac Grace and […]

Penny S. Morgan 1962-2019 Penny Sue Morgan, age 56, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown. Born September 15, 1962, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Dolly A. (Weller) McCarty, of Hagerstown, and the late Paul E. McCarty. She was a graduate of Hancock High School […]

Anna J. Heston 1930-2019 Anna Jean Heston, 88, of Hancock, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Doey’s House, Hagerstown. Born December 19, 1930, in Bakersville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Victor and Delphia Platter Miner. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Page Cornelius Heston, August 21, 2009 […]

Wanda J. Stotler 1940-2019 Wanda Jean “Jeannie” Stotler, 78, of Great Cacapon, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at her home in Great Cacapon, while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born December 1, 1940 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Neil St. Clair and Bessie Rebecca Moss Fields. She was […]

Amy R. (Heflin) Goller 1956-2019 Amy Renee (Heflin) Goller died June 2, 2019, at Woodside Hospice in St. Petersburg, Fla. Born on November 9, 1956, she was daughter of the late Robert Lee Heflin and Cathryn Russell Heflin. She graduated with her Bachelors in Nursing from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in Martinsburg, W.Va., […]

Adam M. Cook 1923-2019 Adam Marion Cook, age 95, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., entered in to God’s Kingdom on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Country Side Assisted Living in Martinsburg, W.Va., while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born September 12, 1923 in Sykesville, Md., he was the son of the late Adman […]

Paul Woodward 1938-2019 Paul “Woody” Woodward, 81 of Falling Waters, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on June 7, 2019 surrounded by his family. He leaves behind his loving wife Marlene of 62 years. Woody was born on Saturday, April 22, 1938 in Schenectady N.Y., to Clifford and Helen Woodward; he was predeceased in […]

Donald L. Gray, Sr. 1954-2019 Donald Linwood “Punky” Gray, Sr., 64, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, June 6, 2019 at his home. Born June 19, 1954 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Oscar C. and Nellie Catherine Butts Gray. He had attended the Berkeley Springs Church of Christ. He went to Berkeley Springs […]