by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School seniors Otice “Dylan” Carder and Natalie Hashem won a second place award for their powerful video “A Life Without You” in the sixth annual West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration’s statewide No School Spirits PSA contest. The video the two created about alcohol can be seen at https://youtu.be/ndnPuh3Ym-s. The […]

by Kate Shunney Parents, teachers, school and elected officials and community members from multiple counties filled Berkeley Springs High School’s cafeteria last Wednesday to weigh public education reforms being proposed by state officials. State Senator Charles Trump (R-Morgan), right, listens during an April 3 roundtable discussion about proposed public education funding reforms. Forum attendees discuss […]

by Geoff Fox Since the 1930’s, people with super powers or abilities have been captivating the imagination of kids and adults alike with their adventures. This past Saturday, April 6, superheroes were at Hancock Middle-Senior High School for a Superhero Party fundraiser for the Hancock Panther Band. Little Iron Man (Brady Baldridge) got to meet […]

by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath has proposed a budget of $678,069 for fiscal year 2019-20. The increase of $15,804 over last year’s budget of $662,265 was approved by the State Auditor’s Office, said town clerk Sharron Corrick on Friday, April 5. The new budget goes into effect July 1 and ends June 30, […]

 from the Supreme Court of Appeals photo by April Harless The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia heard arguments in two cases today, April 9, at the Morgan County Courthouse in Berkeley Springs as part of the Legal Advancement for West Virginia Students (LAWS) program. Since 1999, the Supreme Court has held an argument […]

Pictured, from left, are Jack Soronen, Jeanne Mozier, Skylar Forney, Jackie Forney, Henley Forney, Scotlyn Forney and Sean Forney. After 42 years of showing movies and making popcorn, Star Theatre owners Jack Soronen and Jeanne Mozier are retiring. Mozier announced in a press release on Thursday, April 4 that the couple sold the Berkeley Springs […]

Brenda L. Engel 1939-2019 Brenda Louise Engel, age 79, of Little Orleans, Md, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at her home. Born December 23, 1939, in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bonnie Lou (Thompson) Bovey; and the wife of Lester L. Engel, Jr. They had been married […]

Arthella J. Ganoe 1931-2019 Arthella Jane Ganoe, 88, of Hancock, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at her home while under the care of Hospice of Washington County. Born March 23, 1931 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Oakley Alston and Lola Widmyer Michael. She was a member of Hancock Assembly of God […]

Christopher S. Girard 1980-2019 Christopher Stephen Girard, age 39, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, April 1, 2019 at his home. Born January 3, 1980 in Trenton, Mich., he was the son of Stephen Charles Girard of Swanton, Md., and Diana Lynn Robinette Girard Edwardson-Crawford of Tucson, Ariz. He was of the Catholic faith. […]

Leonard O. Gaither 1926-2019 Leonard Odis “Bull” Gaither, 92, of Orleans, died Monday, April 8, 2019 at Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home, Boonsboro, Md. Born December 31, 1926 in Orleans, he was the son of the late Odis William and Agnes Virginia Shambaugh Gaither. He was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Orleans. He attended schools […]