The halls of Capon Bridge High School rang with the voices of many of the former graduates on Saturday afternoon. The Alumni met after two years of Covid shutdown. The afternoon went very quickly and meant so much to all of us. To be back in the actual structure where we got our education fe…
Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Wallace “Buck” Peters, who passed away Sunday, May 14, at UPMC Western Maryland, Cumberland, Md. Buck was friendly and well-liked by all who knew him and will be missed by his family and many friends.
1. Throw out all unessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
The Capon Valley Ruritan Club welcomed the Crim family as new members on May 16. Pictured left to right are sponsor Lorrie Krautwurst, Rachelle, Richie, Colton and Carter Crim, vice president Harry Spaid and sponsor Henry Krautwurst.
MOOREFIELD — Multiple Hampshire County residents achieved academic honors during the Spring 2023 semester at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College.
Controlling traumatic situations is synonymous with the daily duties of first responders, yet many mental health programs to combat the increasing stress they encounter are lacking. That’s why West Virginia University researchers are identifying steps policymakers and community members can t…
Monitoring gastric distress is hard to do and often involves sliding camera-equipped scopes or catheters through the nose to internal places of interest. A new ingestible device may soon hit the market: a camera about the size of a quarter.
MORGANTOWN — Urologists at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital are among the first to implement intrarenal pressure monitoring technology to reduce the risk of infection during the surgical treatment of kidney stones. The LithoVue Elite Single-Use Digital Flexible Ureteroscope System i…
Wrapping up their regular program year, Cub Scout Pack 32, sponsored by Romney First United Methodist Church, held its annual Blue and Gold Banquet and “Bridging” ceremony on Saturday, May 20, at Pavilion E in Central Hampshire Park. 37 Scouts earned a total of 165 individual awards and reco…
Last week I discussed the words of Paul and what he thought about all his striving as a younger man. It is so easy to get caught up in this world of competition. Paul himself even referenced competition in the midst trying to describe how to live this life as a believer here on earth. Run th…
On what many will call Memorial Weekend, this Sunday, though memorable, is for the Church, a celebration of Pentecost.
When tackling something new and challenging, you should start strong but finish stronger. The Savage kids put a new spin on this for the 2022-23 school year. One started the school year by fainting, and another decided to end it by fainting as well. Not strong and stronger. Not Dumb and Dumb…
This week there is no talk about weather. It has been a series of ever-varying events, though it should be warm and nice and I don’t see that changing. We have had a lot of rain and that’s always a good thing early in the season. The porch and deck plants we have been babying all winter are …
Do you remember growing up and your mom or grandmother would go down to the cellar, and when they emerged they had this dusty can that had last summer's vegetables or herbs in it? For some reason, those always tasted the best when compared to canned, store bought vegetables, but there was on…
Last Tuesday’s County Commission meeting – and new Development Authority director Jon Todd Hott’s introduction – made me think a little bit about how we look at our jobs and our productivity.
In the neighborhood where I grew up in Pennsylvania, about every second house had a large, green colored, metal box in the front yard. I didn’t know much about these “mysterious boxes” when I was younger. All I knew was they were warm in the winter (snow never accumulated on them), warm in t…
“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him,…
Spring is in full glory, and I am spending more and more time outside, trying to remember what perennials are where, and imagining what plants I will add to the menagerie in the coming weeks. My wife and I are not much at gardening, and it feels more like work than pleasure for us. I am some…
ROMNEY — Excitement echoes this week at Romney’s Hampshire County Marketplace and Co-op for the long-awaited pottery classes that began Tuesday evening for its very first segment.
It’s wonderful to be outdoors. It was touch-and-go for a long time, but I think we are finally ready for summer and outdoor plant activities. Anyhow, that’s what I keep telling myself.
Picnics and cook-outs are spring and summertime traditions. These are opportunities for friends and family to gather, have fun and socialize. However, these warm weather outings can be ruined if preparation practices and safe food handling practices are not used. To prevent food borne ill…
Darlene Alkire is a self-taught, Burlington-based artist and a longtime Hampshire County resident. Her rescue dog Bodie is an Australian border cattle dog cross, and she said he “gets into everything”– and she likes to illustrate his adventures
“Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” – Ecclesiastes 4:9-1
RADFORD, Va. — Lara Ann Bussert, granddaughter of Judy and Larry Bennett of Romney, graduated with honors this month from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of social work. She graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was also awarded the “Senior Student of the Year” award by the professors in her dep…
Friends enhance our lives like nothing else on this earth. They provide comfort during troubled times and share our joys with laughter and tears while growing with us in those heartfelt emotions. Some have come into our lives decades ago, while others we’ve known for only a short time. In al…
WVU Children’s Hospital in Morgantown and WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport made Newsweek’s 2023 list of “America’s Best Maternity Hospitals.”
Most people know what blood clots are and that they can be potentially dangerous. The most concerning events related to blood clotting are embolic events, when a clot within the bloodstream breaks off and gets trapped in an artery in another area of the body.
WINCHESTER — At its annual meeting last week at Winchester Medical Center (WMC), members of the Valley Health Corporation were updated on the health system’s clinical recognitions, finances, community health initiatives and technology upgrades – and it was revealed that the Winchester facili…
West Virginia University will help elevate neuroscience throughout the Mountain State by ramping up academic scientific research, making strategic faculty and staff hires, and adding state-of-the-art infrastructure to address the field’s most perplexing challenges.
No doubt you’ve asked yourself (perhaps while looking in a mirror) — why do I have eyebrows? Some people are born without them, usually due to an inherited condition, and many celebrities lack them. They seem to do fine, though the fashion magazine Elle once declared, “Eyebrows Are Your Most…
Nineteen native trees and 35 flowerpots were planted, and native flowers were weeded at Depot Station Park last Saturday. Thanks to all the volunteers and Romney Mayor Beverly Keadle for lending a helping hand.
The dreary day kept folks inside for the 26th annual North River Mills/Ice Mountain Day, but the attendees showed happy faces and lively spirits as they explored the beauty of the area and its history. North River Mills resident and event organizer Steve Bailes even encouraged people to hop …
Jessica Mathai (left) of Lexington, S.C. submitted this snap of her late mom Vicki Haines, who lived in Slanesville, and her daughter Kennedy Brewer (right) of Morgantown. Vicki was able to see Jessica receive her doctorate degree on “one of the proudest days of her life” last May. This was …
ROMNEY — The Romney High School alumni are banding together for their annual banquet and reunion, scheduled for Saturday, June 3.
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