by Kate Shunney Half a dozen U.S. Silica corporate employees will return to work in the former company headquarters in Berkeley Springs this summer. Company spokesman Michael Lawson confirmed that six employees working in human resources, accounting, legal and information technology will start working in Morgan County in a few months. U.S. Silica’s corporate headquarters […]

by Geoff Fox Pennsylvania State Police were busy with accidents last weekend, responding to numerous accidents across Fulton County. Police responded to an accident on Interstate 70 just after 4 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, north of Warfordsburg. According to police, Posheng Wu, 21, of State College, was driving his 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC east on […]

David D. Dere, Jr. 1964-2019 David Daniel Dere, Jr., age 54, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va., on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Born October 15, 1964, at the Clark Air Force Base, in the Philippines, he was the son of David D., Sr. and Mildred D. (Creek) Dere; […]

Robert W. Youngblood 1970-2019 Robert Wayne Youngblood, 48, of Hedgesville, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born July 1, 1970 in Martinsburg, he was the son of Friendy Richard Youngblood, Hedgesville and the late Sharon Rose Huffman Youngblood. He was a member of the Independent Church of […]

Mark A. Wilson 1988-2019 Mark Allen Wilson, 31, of Berkeley Springs, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at his home. Born January 10, 1988 in Olney, Md., he was the son of William Wilson, Martinsburg and Joy Esworthy Rabbitt, Berkeley Springs. He graduated from Jefferson High School in Charles Town and attended Boonsboro High School […]

Ethel M. Silver 1927-2019 Ethel Muriel Silver, 91, of Hedgesville, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 16, 1927 in Martinsburg, she was the daughter of the late John Michael and Mary Weigle. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was a […]

Harley H. Carpenter 1931-2019 Harley Herbert Carpenter, 87, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, February 25, 2019 at his home. Born September 15, 1931 in Sutton, he was the son of the late Oscar and Rosa Knight Carpenter. He was a Christian. He attended public schools in Sutton. He was owner/operator of his own logging company. He […]

Charlotte L. Henry 1927-2019 Charlotte Lee Henry, age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Clary Grove Nursing Home in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born January 4, 1927 in Morgan County. She was the daughter of the late Marvin Gilpin and Dora Mae Shade Everett. She attended Wesleyan Chapel in Berkeley Springs. She graduated […]

Cynda C. Widmyer 1950-2019 Cynda Colleen Widmyer, 68, of Potomac Park, Cumberland, Md., passed away in the early morning of February 16, 2019. Born on July 24, 1950, in Harrisonburg, Va., she was the daughter of Rev. George S. Widmyer and Lowell Elaine (Bartlett) Widmyer, stepdaughter to Eva (Parker) Widmyer. In addition to her parents, […]

Henry A. Oswald 1939-2019 Former resident of Berkeley Springs W.Va., and Foley Alabama resident Henry {Hank} Anthony Oswald was freed from the limitations of his body caused by brain cancer on February 27, 2019. Surrounded by loved ones he moved into the invisible realm of Spirit, and returned home to God, to continue his eternal […]