by GEOFF FOX With a new library set to open later this fall, Hancock officials discussed the possible removal or use of the current library building in Widmeyer Park. Part of the agreement between the town and the Washington County was the building had to be moved or demolished due to them not wanting it […]

Kenneth Schetrompf 1935-2018 Kenneth “Nuke” Schetrompf, 82 of Bartow, Fla., died Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his home. Born October 18, 1935 in Warfordsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Arlie J. Schetrompf, Sr. and Hazel Bishop Schetrompf. He retired from the Air Force in 1976 as Master Sargent serving 22 years. He […]

Dennis K. Heffner, Sr. 1942-2018 Dennis Keith “Butch” Heffner, Sr. age 75, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., formerly of Street, Md., died on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born December 31, 1942 in Brooklyn Park, Md., he was the son of the late Michael George, Sr. and Tyyne Elina Kyrola […]

Robert A. LeBeau 1931-2018 Robert A. LeBeau, age 87, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born April 24, 1931, in New York City, N.Y., he was the son of the late Joseph and Lillian (Miller) LeBeau. He served in the U.S. Army, […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Varsity Volleyball Team picked up their first wins of the season with a doubleheader sweep of Petersburg and Elkins last Monday, September 10. Berkeley Springs took an impressive 2-1 win over the home team Petersburg Lady Vikings. In the other match up Berkeley Springs swept […]

by Jamie Harris Paw Paw High School sophomore Dominic Tanouye continued his impressive fall cross country season with a solid sixth place finish at the Frankfort Invitational. Tanouye finished the challenging 3.1 mile course in 19:12 to be the top male finisher between Morgan County schools Berkeley Springs High School and Paw Paw High School. […]

by Jim Buzzerd More Florence It appears the football game between West Virginia University and North Carolina State University scheduled for last Saturday has been cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. Well, at least that’s what it says on the WVU athletic department website. The NC State website lists the game as postponed. Ever since officials […]

File photo of Erick Shute by Trish Rudder Erick D. Shute, 35, was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole plus 15-18 years in prison on Wednesday afternoon, September 12 in Morgan County Circuit Court by 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge R. Steven Redding. Shute killed three men and attempted to kill a […]

A man wanted by South Carolina authorities for 17 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor was arrested in Morgan County last Tuesday, September 11 by the West Virginia State Police. Douglas Bishop. Douglas B. Bishop, 50, of Union, S.C. was stopped near Paw Paw by Cpl. S. R. Smith  shortly after 6:30 p.m. last […]

by Geoff Fox Town officials unanimously amended a portion of the Code of the Town of Hancock during last Wednesday’s town meeting with an ordinance regarding excessive use of police services. The ordinance takes effect 20 days after passage, which would be Tuesday, October 2. The ordinance has been in the works for the last […]