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Robert Glen Robinson Jr., 70, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Born March 22, 1947, In Parkersburg, W.Va., he was the son of Robert Glen and Marjorie Fern (Hildebrand) Robinson, who preceded him in death.…

Lyle Francis "Buck" Dawson Jr., 61, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Berkeley Spring|w

Sandra Lynn “Sandy” (Akers) Parsons, 50, of Mount Union, Pa., died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital. Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by Miller-Bowersox Funeral Home, Greenc|w

Daniel David Stoner, 34 of Martinsburg, W.Va., passed away Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at home. He was born Oct. 18, 1982, in Hagerstown, Md., to David Stoner and the late Mary Stoner. Daniel was an avid gun collector and was…

Eleanor Florence Brown, 97, of Shenandoah Junction, W.Va., died Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Kearneysville, W.Va. Friends will be received Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town, W.Va. Funeral services will be|w

The Washington County Board of Education on Tuesday night unanimously approved the next phase of designs for its share of the downtown Hagerstown urban-improvement project.

Strengthening rental-unit laws, a topic of much previous debate, was brought to the table again during a Hagerstown City Council work session Tuesday.

Feds commit to $983K grant to repave Md. 68 WILLIAMSPORT — Williamsport has received a verbal commitment from the Federal Highway Administration for a $983,000 grant to mill and repave Md. 68 in town.

CUMBERLAND, Md. — Del. Mike McKay is officially applying to become the Allegany County register of wills, now that the former office holder has resigned. Rebecca Drew, who was indicted last month on charges of misconduct in office, felony theft…

HANCOCK — If all goes as planned, Harvest could plant its first medical-marijuana seeds in Hancock today and gather its first crop about 130 days later.