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Mary Lou Bikle Kritzer, 86, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at First Lutheran Church, 3600 West Friendly Ave., with the Rev. Jay…

C. Allen Ruth Sr., 90, of Hagerstown, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Hagerstown. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Minnich Funeral Home in Hagerstown.|w

Ruth Annadeane Stone, 77, departed this life Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born June 13, 1940, in Funkstown, Md., she was the daughter of James Edward Powell and Gertrude Rachael Kelly Powell,…

Gregory "Greg" S. Maylone, 70, of Waynesboro, Pa., died Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Chambersburg, Pa. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Friday at graveside in Lumberton Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C. The Rev. Lawrence Brewer will officiate. Burial will be in|w

Theresa J. Guyer, 69, of Harrisonville, Pa., died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital. The family will receive friends Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home Inc., McConnellsburg, Pa. Funeral services will be…

Councilman Lewis C. Metzner had some things to say about racism Tuesday evening during a Hagerstown City Council meeting. Metzner used his platform as an elected official to offer his opinion about the violent clash between white nationalist groups a|

A Hagerstown man charged in connection with a string of thefts and burglaries in 2014 and 2015 was picked up Tuesday after being served with a warrant. During a hearing Wednesday in Washington County District Court, Judge Terry A. Myers…

The case of Justin Balcita, one of two North Hagerstown High School wrestlers charged in connection with an armed robbery earlier this year, has been transferred to the juvenile-justice system. Balcita, 17, appeared for his reverse-waiver hearing Wed|

A Hagerstown man was sentenced Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court to serve 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of armed robbery during a plea hearing in June. Lamar C. Wilmore, 39, will have to serve at…

ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Board of Public Works approved funding Wednesday for a program to control black flies along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The Maryland Department of Agriculture lead the effort in collaboration with the Department of Natural|