Sheila M. Braithwaite 1957-2018 Sheila Mae Braithwaite, age 61, died on Monday, November 5, 2018, at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 27, 1957 in Allen Town, Pa., she was the daughter of Robert Howard Dalton and Marcelene Arvella Clark Dalton. She was of the Methodist faith. She attended […]

Sharon K. Fair 1947-2018 Sharon Kay Fair, 71, of Paw Paw, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at her home. She was born February 23, 1947 in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Robert and Eula See Myers. She was a registered nurse for 40 years, served on the Mountain Community Health Center Board […]

A Knoxville, Md. woman died today, Friday, November 2, following a single vehicle accident near Berkeley Springs. According to a press release from Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer and information from Morgan County 911, the accident happened in the 500 block of Winchester Grade Road (Route 13) shortly before 10:30 a.m. According to Sheriff Bohrer, […]

by Jim Buzzerd Back in the hunt Heading into last Thursday night’s West Virginia University football game with Baylor, an insider reported that the West Virginia coaching staff felt that the Bears would be the best team the Mountaineers played so far this season. I attempted to ask just where the WVU staff had Iowa […]

Belle Harvey finishes in fourth place by Jamie Harris At this time of the year one thing can be certain. When it comes to the WV Class A/AA State Cross Country Championships you can bet the Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians will be somewhere near the top of the team standings when the dust […]

by Geoff Fox The Christmas season is just around the corner and in Hancock, which means Christmas For Others is on its way as well. The first registration date for Christmas For Others is November 5, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Hancock United Methodist Church. A second registration date is scheduled for […]

Morgan County deputies arrested a man early Tuesday morning for possession of methamphetamines with the intent to sell the drug, and another man for possession of marijuana. According to a news release from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Dennis Jenkins was on patrol on Fish Hatchery Road in southern Morgan County late Monday night […]

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the fall turkey hunting season opened Saturday, October 27 and continues through this Sunday, November 4 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties with a bag limit of one turkey per hunter. The fall season was extended to include an additional Sunday. “We are happy to offer additional […]

by Kate Shunney The construction site for the new two-lane, single-span bridge along River Road across Sleepy Creek has been underwater at least three times since work began there in May. Division of Highways Construction supervisor Daniel Watts said the repeated flooding has been a major cause of the delay in completing the bridge. The […]

Hancock Councilman Levi Little, Councilman Leo Murray, Mayor Ralph Salvagno, former mayor Dan Murphy, State Librarian Irene Padilla, Del. Mike McKay, Washington County Free Library Director Mary Baykan, County Commissioner Wayne Keefer, Branch Manager Pam Mann, Sen. George Edwards, and President of Washington County Free Library Board of Trustees John Schnebly get ready to cut […]