Ruff Ride bicyclists arrived along C&O Canal, Hancock, led by LEU Maryland Division President Scott Humphrey. by Patricia Keys Ruff Ride cyclists launched their second day of this year’s Memorial Bicycle Ride on Friday, May 10 from Hancock. The Ruff Ride became a Law Enforcement United (LEU) Sanctioned Event in 2012 and hosts an annual […]

Empire Cheer Team, front row, left to right: Sabryn Rockwell, Grace Sullivan, Faith Bishop, Aubrey Lackey, Jenna Tuttle and Aleah Thomas. Second row: Emma Easton, Gracie Easton, Nataley Olson, Lydia Fincham, Madison Adams and Casey Michael. Back row: Coach Amy Norcross, Jaidallyn Andrews, Selena Garcia, Lexi Yost, Katelynn Hess, Ella Thompson, Coach Mandi Michael, Coach […]

The West Virginia University basketball program received a commitment from 6-7 Tacoma, Washington guard/forward Emmitt Matthews last Saturday. It was known that WVU was pursuing Matthews who decommitted from UCONN in March. The addition of Matthews adds some clarity to the departure of Teddy Allen who announced his intention to transfer from WVU over a […]

1992-2018 Anthony William Padinha, Jr., 25, of Great Cacapon, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at his home. Born December 25, 1992 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Anthony William Padinha, Sr. of Great Cacapon and the late Kelly Jane Bateman. He graduated from Berkeley Springs High School. He worked for Ellsworth Electric in Hagerstown, […]

1951-2018 Christine Mary Michael, 66, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, May 13, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center, LLC. Born August 31, 1951 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Morgan Jacob and Viola Elizabeth Hovermale Steiner. She attended schools in Morgan County. She was a homemaker. She liked reading […]

1938-2018 Robert “Bob the Barber” Edward Venuto, Sr., 79, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Born December 18, 1938 in Balitmore, Md., he was the son of the late Frank George and Mary Carmen Ambrosetti Venuto. He was a member of Alderton-Dawson Sons of the American Legion Squadron 60 […]

1920-2018 Freda Maxine Gross, 97, of Paw Paw, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Manassas Park, Va. She was born June 8, 1920 at Points, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Puffinburger and Dorothy Haines Puffinburger. She was a mail carrier. She was a member of the […]

1926-2018 Barbara H. Suto, age 91, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2018, surrounded by her beloved husband Eugene (Gene) J. Suto of 70 1/2 years and her devoted daughters. She was a rare native Washingtonian who was born at home on September 16, 1926, to the late Eleanor Marie Hardesty Howe and Grover Cleveland […]

1951-2018 David Wayne Fowler Sr., 66, of Maugansville, MD, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born November 29, 1951, in Berkeley Springs, WV, he was the son of the late Harry Lee Fowler and Viola Virginia (Mesner) Fowler. David was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Hagerstown. He […]

1935-2018 Bernard Elroy Johnson, 83, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born January 22, 1935 at home near Spohrs Crossroads, W.Va., he was the son of Della Mae Clark Johnson, Berkeley Springs and the late Willard Elroy Johnson. He was of the Protestant faith. He was a 1954 graduate […]