Dianna Marie Diehl 1948-2024 Dianna Marie Diehl, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Winchester Medical Center. Born August 16, 1948 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Calvin Julian and Helen Marie Waugh Weber. Dianna was a high[Read More…]
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Mary Ann Yost
Mary Ann Yost 1951-2024 Mary Ann Yost, age 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Va. Born March 3, 1951 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Charlie and Anne Mary Mencer Dailey. Mary[Read More…]
Put tools in place to avoid financial scams & ripoffs
by Deb Miller, JD Looking for ways to avoid being financially exploited? In today’s world, an ounce of prevention is worth its weight in gold and silver combined. We are hearing more about financial scams, online fraud, and other ripoffs. We’re sitting ducks, evidently. Just about anyone with more than[Read More…]
HCC Foundation announces new scholarship
The Hagerstown Community College Foundation recently received a $25,000 donation to establish the Rick Lowman ’69 and Melanie Files Scholarship, an endowed fund that will provide financial support to students beginning in the fall of 2025. This scholarship aims to assist students in achieving their academic and career goals by[Read More…]
How to handle after-Christmas returns
by Geoff Fox With the Christmas rush over and all the presents have been given and opened, there might be a few of those gifts that have to go back to the store. The pants might be too small. A toy is missing pieces. The shirt might not be the[Read More…]
Barr joins board of Maryland Association of Counties
Commissioner President John F. Barr of Washington County was installed along with his peers as a 2025 Maryland Association of Counties Board Member/Officer. Commissioner President Barr is rejoining the board, having previously served as association President in 2016. “It is an honor to rejoin the MACo Board of Directors and[Read More…]
ZED–New Year’s 2025
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts releases calendar of events for January 2025
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown has announced their exhibits and activities set for January and beyond. Exhibitions Through January 12: “Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e” — Japanese woodblock prints by famed artists and decorative items illuminate the lives of women during the Edo[Read More…]
Maryland hunters take 30,833 deer during two-week firearms season
Maryland hunters reported harvesting 30,833 deer during the two-week firearm season from November 30 through December. 14. The firearms season harvest was almost 9% higher than last year’s official count of 28,312 deer. “The two-week firearm season continues to be our most popular deer season,” Wildlife and Heritage Service Director[Read More…]
Embattled gas pipeline project to connect Fulton County gas supply to Eastern Panhandle is now a go
by Kate Shunney Plans to connect a natural gas pipeline in Fulton County, Pa. to a regional supply line in Berkeley Springs are now taking shape on both sides of the Potomac River after years of legal wrangling. Horizontal drilling under the Potomac to run the 8-inch gas pipeline could[Read More…]
