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Rhonda G. Sirbaugh

Rhonda G. Sirbaugh 1948-2026 Rhonda G. Sirbaugh, 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Born Rhonda Sue Goodman on November 16, 1948, in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Ronald Goodman and Lucy Goodman. She graduated from Berkeley Springs High School in[Read More…]

Betty Jane Burton

Betty Jane Burton 1935-2026 Betty Jane Burton, age 90, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at Winchester Medical Center. Born October 6, 1935 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Berkeley Carter and Martha Ellen Barney VanGosen. She was a member[Read More…]

George Kelly Manning, Jr.

George Kelly Manning, Jr. 1934-2026 George Kelly Manning, Jr., age 91, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at Doey’s House surrounded by his family on Monday, September 14, 2026. Born September 20, 1934, in Needmore, Pa. He was the son of the late George (Doc) Kelly Manning, Sr. and Icy[Read More…]

Ruth Marie Miller

Ruth Marie Miller 1928-2026 Ruth Marie Miller, age 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born November 10, 1928 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Harold and Gladys May Beeler Eppinger.[Read More…]

Maryland welcomes new State Fire Marshal

Colonel Michael A. Jackson announced the appointment of a new Maryland State Fire Marshal. Caroll H. Spriggs II, 53, has been appointed to the position of Maryland State Fire Marshal for a six-year term.  Spriggs will lead the Office of the State Fire Marshal, an agency of the Maryland Department[Read More…]

Hancock couple charged in June death of Hancock man

by Geoff Fox A Hancock man and woman were charged in the hit and run murder of Jacob Allen Long earlier this year. Tommy Lee Puckett, Sr., 52, and Tammy Louise Puckett, 49, were arrested by Washington County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday, September 18, as fugitives from justice from Pennsylvania.[Read More…]

Town looking to upgrade servers for cameras

By Geoff Fox   Citing outdated servers for the police cameras in town, officials are looking to replace them with newer, upgraded ones through Bridge Technology out of Frederick. Denton Powell brought forth a printout for those new servers to the September town meeting to share with town officials. Powell[Read More…]

Eagle Scout project to add bench in Widmeyer Park

By Geoff Fox   On the morning of October 23, 1983, in Beirut, two suicide truck-bombs killed 241 U.S. military personnel and 58 French soldiers during a peacekeeping mission Lebanon. Toby Nave’s grandfather was a Navy soldier stationed offshore when the bombings took place and was part of the mission[Read More…]