Birth announcement
Debra Sue McDonald-Cookus and Kenneth Eugene Cookus, Jr., of Martinsburg, welcomed Joshua Colt Cookus into the world on July 11, 2022 at 8:32 a.m. At birth, Joshua measured 20 inches tall and weighed seven pounds and seven ounces. His paternal grandparents are Patricia Cookus and Kenneth Cookus, Sr., of Martinsburg. His maternal grandmother is Martha Lawrence, of Vero Beach, Fla.