More watershed, property impacts identified by Trish Rudder A reevaluated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed U.S. 522 bypass was released on January 7 by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH). The reevaluation was approved by the Federal Highway Administration on December 17, 2019. The 618-page document includes the revised EIS (60 pages), […]

Dorothy E. Dugan 1930-2020 Dorothy Emma “Dottie” Dugan, age 89, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born August 23, 1930, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Marie Pearl (Craig) Lynch; and the widow of William Edward […]

Frances M. Knable 1930-2020 Frances Mae “Sis” Knable, age 89, formerly of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Fulton County Medical Center Long-Term Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa. Born July 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Luther “Gus” and Mary (Mills) Weller. She was a member of the […]

Wayne H. Ruppenthal 1947-2020 Wayne Herbert Ruppenthal, age 72, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at his home. He was the son of the late Leslie H. and Helen L. (Baker) Ruppenthal; born November 1, 1947 in Frederick, Md., and raised in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was the husband of Florence […]

Gerald L. Trovinger, Sr. 1938-2020 Gerald Leroy Trovinger, Sr., age 81, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home. Born November 21, 1938, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Benton L. Trovinger, Sr. and Edith E. (Baker) Trovinger; and the husband of Della L. (Baker) […]

Roger L. Reed, II 1977-2020 Roger Lee Reed, II, age 42, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home. Born July 22, 1977, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Roger Lee and Sharon (Avella) Reed, and the husband of Dawn R. (Stanley) Reed, whom he married in the […]

Patsy A. Morris 1942-2020 Patsy Ann Morris, age 77, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born May 30, 1942, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Ethel (Stotler) Iden; and the widow of Larry Morris, who died […]

Lewis P. Morrison 1929-2020 Lewis Paul Morrison, 90, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Elmcroft of Martinsburg. Born January 17, 1929 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late James Earl and Margaret Ann Swaim Morrison. He was a member of Berkeley Springs Church of Christ. He was a graduate of Berkeley […]

Rose V. Bell 1925-2020 Rose Virginia Bell of Stevensville, Md., passed away on January 15, 2020 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Md. She was 94. Born on July 20,1925 in Prince Frederick, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James and Madolyn Hutchins Lawry. Ginny is survived by her children; James […]

Margaret C. Guessford 1949-2020 Margaret “Sissy” Catherine Guessford, 70, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020. She was born on December 22, 1949 to the late Joseph L. Ford and Imogene Hovis Norris. Sissy will be remembered for having a love for animals, especially her furbabies, helping others, and caring for her […]