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Albert D. Bowders, 87, of Chambersburg, Pa., died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Chambersburg Hospital. The family will receive friends Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home in Greencastle, Pa. A memorial service will be…

Nathan King, 42, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at his home. Nathan was born June 11, 1975, in Flemington, N.J., the son of Stanley and Nancy Elizabeth McClung King of Falling Waters, W.Va. He was…

Michael L. Smith of South Prospect Street, Hagerstown, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. A memorial service will be Saturday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. at Brownsville Church of the Brethren.|w

Betty R. Anderson, 82, of Chambersburg, Pa., and formerly of Greencastle, Pa., passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at The Shook Home, Chambersburg. Betty was born in Needmore, Pa., on Jan. 28, 1935, the daughter of the late Goldie Blanch…

WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 37 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown Tuesday, Sept. 19 Agenda • 9 a.m.: Community Foundation of Washington County Inc. groundbreaking and ribbon cutting

Ira Eugene “Gene” Plum, 84, of Greencastle, Pa., died early Saturday morning, Sept. 16, 2017, at the Orrstown Personal Care Home in Orrstown, Pa. Born June 9, 1933, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Viola M. (Daley) Plum…

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra kicked off its 2017-18 season by celebrating "all things Maryland" on Saturday evening.

Julie Lynn Taylor, 51, of Williamsport, Md., passed away Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at the home of her parents in St. Thomas, Pa. Born April 25, 1966, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Arthur E. and Sandra "Sondie" (Kiser)…

Sylvia Hager's 75th birthday on St. Patrick's Day was a day of pampering in Hagerstown. She had her first manicure/pedicure and got her hair cut and styled as a gift from daughter, Robin Hager of Gambier, Ohio.

While Hagerstown served as an early stop on the rollout tour for Volvo Group's new Mack truck, it was a homecoming of sorts for the engine, transmission and rear axle.