John W. Hansroth 1939-2019 John Walter Hansroth, age 79, of Berkeley Springs, WV, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, January 6, 2019. John was born in Berkeley Springs on September 19, 1939, son of the late Floyd B. and Helen Barker Hansroth. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church […]

Frances K. Davison 1938-2019 Frances Kay Davison, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, WV, died on Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Extended Care Facility of War Memorial Hospital. Born February 17, 1938 in Little Orleans, Md., she was the daughter of the late Henry Jackson and Venona Rosalie McCusker Hofe. She was a member of […]

Julian V. Ayers III 1962-2019 Julian Vincent “Jay” Ayers III, 56, of Hancock, died Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his home. Born August 7, 1962 at Andrews Air Force Base in Suitland, Md., he was the son of the late Julian Vincent “Jim” Jr. and Martha Jean Martin Ayers. He was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in […]

Robert S. Little 1926-2018 Robert Samuel Little, 92 of Berkeley Springs, WV died on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Veterans Medical Center Hospital in Martinsburg, WV after a brief illness. Robert was born on March 16, 1926 in the Bronx, NY, the only child of the late Dolores Teresa Fonseca Little and William Frank Little. He lived in […]

Mildred A. Michael 1931-2019 Mildred Ann Michael, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Winchester Medical Center. Born March 28, 1931 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles Gilbert and Goldie Minnie Harden Gallion. She was a member of Wesleyan Chapel Church. Mildred had […]

Joseph L. Wilson 1922-2018 Joseph Leland Wilson, 96, died on Thursday, December 27, 2018 in Battle Creek, Mich. He was born January 6, 1922 in Pittsburgh, Pa. He spent most of his adult life in Takoma Park, Md. but retired to Berkeley Springs in 1986. He was a member of the Berkeley Springs Seventh-day Adventist […]

by Kate Shunney Maryland’s Board of Public Works voted on Wednesday, January 2 not to grant an easement across the Western Maryland Rail Trail to Columbia Gas/TransCanada for an 8-inch natural gas pipeline. The gas company has received state environmental approval and federal energy commission certificates to go ahead with the 3.4-mile, $25 million pipeline […]

A head-on crash last Wednesday, December 26 off Winchester Grade Road has led to multiple charges against a Berkeley Springs man who allegedly lied to police and threatened another man. According to a press release on December 31, Sheriff K.C. Bohrer investigated a two-car accident on Harvest Drive last Wednesday, December 26. After completing a […]

by Kate Shunney Former county commissioners, county employees and fellow elected officials spent the first part of the December 19 commission meeting honoring the work of Commissioner Bob Ford. The meeting was Ford’s last as an elected official. Ford served two terms as a County Commissioner – the first as a Democrat from 2000 to […]

Hancock in Motion once again filled and placed luminaries around Widmeyer Park in honor of veterans and military members serving the country. Volunteers filled and placed 1,000 of the lit bags along the sidewalk leading to the park from downtown, along the park road and leading up to the park’s war memorial. The lights were […]