by Kate Evans Firefighters battle a fire in a vacant house on Eckerd Lane in Berkeley Springs on January 7.photo by Zachary Sipe Firefighters responded to a fire in a vacant house in Berkeley Springs on Tuesday, January 7 that is considered suspicious. Responders dealt with snowy and icy road conditions as they battled the […]

Herbert I. Golden, Sr. 1928-2020 Herbert I. Golden, Sr., age 91, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born in Hancock, on November 30, 1928, he was the son of the late Stanley W. and Cornelia (Mellott) Golden; and the husband of the […]

Joseph L. Horst 1941-2020 Joseph Lee Horst, age 78, of Mars, passed away on Friday morning, January 10, 2020 in the comfort of his home with his family at his side. Born in Greencastle, Pa. on October 20, 1941, he was a son of the late Michael and Esther Eby Horst. Joe started his career […]

Benjamin L. DeShong 1941-2020 Benjamin Lee DeShong, age 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born October 18, 1941, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Bryan DeShong and Mary Marguerite (Schetrompf) DeShong; and the husband of Rosela M. “Kitty” (Rhodes) DeShong. […]

Denver G. Kerns, Sr. 1935-2020 Denver G. Kerns, Sr., 84, of New London passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020, at the New London Specialty Care Center in New London. Denver was born on October 1, 1935, in Gore, Virginia, the son of Edgar Robert Lee & Grace Mae (Yost) Kerns. He was united in marriage […]

William E. Dugan 1933-2020 William Edward Dugan, age 86, of Hancock, Md., passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Gottlieb Hospital, in Melrose Park, Illinois. Born August 16, 1933, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late William Edward and Mildred (Piper) Dugan; and the husband of Dorothy E. (Lynch) Dugan, whom he […]

Loretta M. Ridgeway 1944-2020 Loretta Marie Ridgeway, 75, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born March 4, 1944 in Falling Rock, she was the daughter of the late Harry Maurice and Eva Marie Wolford Richman. She was a Methodist. She had […]

Nola I. Buffington 1935-2020 Nola Irene Buffington, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., formerly of Dillsburg, Pa., died on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born April 15, 1935 in Bellwood, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles Paul and Mary Alda Detwiler Fisher. Nola attended public schools in […]

Frances E. Rhodes 1940-2020 Frances Eileen Rhodes, 79, of Berkeley Springs, formerly of Manassas, Va., died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at her home. Born September 5, 1940 in Washington, D.C, she was the daughter of the late POI Ashby Nelson USN and Dorothy Mildred Poole Butler. She was a Catholic. She graduated from Osbourn High School in Manassas. […]

Stephanie L. Mann 1969-2019 Stephanie Lynn Mann, 49, of Williamsport, Md., formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at her home. Born December 2, 1969 in Washington County, Md., she is the daughter of Roy Steven Mann, Boonsboro, Md. and the late Judith Lynn Gigeous Mann. She was a Christian. She graduated from Williamsport High […]