Dale L. Sheppard 1968-2018 Dale Lynn Sheppard, 50, of Fayetteville, Pa., passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, October 29, 2018 at his home. Born March 15, 1968 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Donald Sheppard and the late Charlotte Whisner Sheppard who preceded him in death in October of 2017. He served as […]

Darrell S. Cowgill 1939-2018 Darrell Sheldon Cowgill of Newark, Del., 79, died November 4, 2018 after a battle with cancer. He was born to the late Virginia and Welby Cowgill on April 6, 1939 and was raised in Paw Paw. He was a skilled, self-taught musician who played Bluegrass and Country music. He liked word […]

Donald C. Cross, Sr. 1930-2018 Donald Clarence Cross, Sr., 88, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at his home. Born April 20, 1930 in Everett, Pa., he was the son of the late Frank Edward Youngblood and Mary Banita Rankin Cross Youngblood. He was a Protestant. He graduated from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, Md. […]

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 […]