Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Hedgesville man on Monday, December 11 and charged him in the shooting death of his ex-wife. According to a press release from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, Dennis Conley, 53, was arrested by deputies searching for him after his ex-wife was found shot to[Read More…]
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Marie F. Mott
Marie F. Mott 1928-2023 Marie F. Mott, 95, of Hagerstown, Maryland passed away November 28, 2023, at Creekside Center for Rehab and Nursing. She was born on September 30, 1928, in Rockville, Maryland to Raymond and Katherine (Butt) Fisher. Marie is survived by her children John R. (husband of Pam) Mott,[Read More…]
Patricia C. Deschamps
Patricia C. Deschamps Patricia C. Deschamps, 74, of Walkersville, Maryland passed peacefully in sleep Sunday, December 3, 2023 at her home under the care of her family and Frederick Hospice. She is survived by her husband and best friend of 50 years, Jeffery Deschamps, her children Janette Obermueller (Joe) and Paul[Read More…]
Shawn Edward Whittington
Shawn Edward Whittington 1972-2023 Shawn Edward Whittington, age 51, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at his home. Born November 25, 1972 in Martinsburg, W.Va. at the Kings Daughters Hospital, he was the son of Richard Stewart Palmer of Martinsburg and Catherine Ann Whittington Delawder of The[Read More…]
WVU expert offers tips for caring for fresh holiday trees, like the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
If the selection of this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Monongahela National Forest is inspiring you to opt for the authentic look and smell of a fresh cut tree, a West Virginia University expert is offering advice to help with caring for that tree throughout the holiday season. Dave McGill, a WVU[Read More…]
Minnie Jane Crouse 1938-2023
Minnie Jane Crouse, 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, December 1, 2023, at her home. Minnie was born on April 14, 1938, in Cross Junction, V a., the daughter of the late Dayton A. and Icy Puffinberger Omps. She enjoyed reading, cook- ing and most of all being[Read More…]
Tari Lynn Hampe-Deneen 1960-2023
Tari passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023, in Indialantic, Fla. She was 63. Born on a farm in Watsontown, Pa., her family moved to Berkeley Springs, W.Va., in 1971. Her career as an entrepreneur began at age 13 where she cleaned multiple offices in town, washed windows and cleaned[Read More…]
Kurt M. Botticher 1961-2023
Kurt M. Botticher, 61, of Keyser, W.Va., formerly of Kalamazoo, Mich., passed away on Wednesday, Novem- ber 22, 2023 at the Keyser Healthcare Center. Born on December 31, 1961 in Kalamazoo, Mich., he was a son of the late Wa lter H. and Genivee L. (Miller) Botticher. He also was[Read More…]
Fire destroys two dump trucks
by Kate Evans Fire engulfed two commercial dump trucks last Wednesday night in Berkeley Springs. The cause of the fire is undetermined. The 911 call came in to Morgan County 911 Dispatch Center on Wednesday, November 29 as a commercial vehicle fire on Mawani Village Lane just north of Caperton[Read More…]
Trial begins for man accused of murdering Mullen
Jurors were being selected on Tuesday morning for the trial of the man accused of the September 2022 stabbing death of Scott Mullen of Berkeley Springs. Gabriel Cardwell, 22, of Martinsburg was indicted in April for voluntary manslaughter in the killing. Cardwell is accused of stabbing Mullen to death during[Read More…]
