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Bedford Sports HOF Holds Induction in June 2024
The Bedford Sports Hall of Fame held its 2024 induction ceremony on Saturday, June 29 with two sessions. The first session honored the individuals. The second session honored the teams that were inducted along with some special recognitions. Jeff Batzel, secretary of the Hall of Fame, says that the Hall...
Betty Beal
Betty Beal, 85, of Schellsburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born Sept. 9, 1938, in Markleton, Pa., to the late Ambrose and Edna Hinzy. Betty married her soul mate, Walter Beal Jr. on May 27, 1955, and...
Trojans to host 7v7 and Big Man tournament
SUNRISE SUMMIT — After already setting the tone for their 7 on 7 season, where the Hampshire Trojans went undefeated in their first event of the year in Keyser. Hampshire left Tornado Alley with a 6-0 record in 7 on 7 play, while also taking home second place in the Big Man Competition.
Vivian Kaye Strawn
Vivian Kaye Strawn, 79, of Romney, W.Va., passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 3, 2024. A celebration of Kaye’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 10, in the Romney Presbyterian Church. Please direct inquiries to SHAFFER FUNERAL HOME in Romney at 304-822-3511. For full obituary, please visit...
Heat advisory in effect until 8 p.m.
Romney is under a heat advisory today from noon until 8 p.m. According to the National Weater Service, the heat index value is expected to be 105 in portions in the eastern panhandle. It was 93 degrees in Romney shortly before noon Wednesday with a high of 95 expected.
Ronald Clifton Brubaker
Ronald Clifton Brubaker, 95, passed away at Sterling Care Frostburg Village, Frostburg, Maryland, on July 7, 2024. Born on Nov. 19, 1928, in Lititz, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Jacob Paul Brubaker and Ethel J. Crowther Brubaker. He attended public schools in Lititz, Harrisburg and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania,...
2024 Football: same foes, new hope
ROMNEY – The coach may be new, but Hampshire’s football schedule is the same for the second straight year. The schedule, released last week, has the same opponents in the same order as 2023, when the Trojans went 3-7, but of course the home and away games are the flip of last year.
Patriots Notebook 7/9/24: Hitting The Road Before The All-Star Break
Bridgewater, New Jersey – After taking four-of-six ball games last week from Reading in a rare home-and-home series with the Fightin’ Phils, the Patriots are flying high, tied with Akron for the best mark in the Eastern League to open the second half of the season with a 9-3 mark after winning back-to-back series for the first time this season. The recent hot streak has brought the club’s overall mark to 41-40 on the season as they get ready to make the trek out to Erie where they will battle the SeaWolves before heading into the All-Star break.
OF Elijah Dunham Named Eastern League Player of the Week For 7/1 – 7/7
Bridgewater, New Jersey - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots OF Elijah Dunham the Eastern League Player of the Week for games played from July 1-7. Over the Patriots' six-game series vs. Reading, Dunham went 10-for-25 (.400) with 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, and 6 XBH. Dunham began the series with a walk-off double on Monday and concluded the set with homers in back-to-back games, including a go-ahead grand slam on Friday.
Bedford residents asked to conserve water
As a result of the low flows in the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, created by the ongoing lack of sustained precipitation in the river’s watershed west of Bedford, the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Bedford is requesting that its customers voluntarily conserve water by taking the following minimum steps (recommended by DEP):
Hurricanes blow past Nanty Glo, 9-2
The Bedford Post 113 American Legion baseball team rebounded from a tough loss on Sunday with a big win over Nanty Glo, 9-4, on Monday. The Hurricanes struck for 4 runs in the bottom of the first and added 2 runs in the second and 3 in the third for their scoring.
Schellsbburg man sentenced to treatment program
A Schellsburg man was sentenced to a drug treatment program and probation after previously pleading guilty in theft and DUI cases. Ricky Lee Mock, Jr., was sentenced to an in-patient drug treatment program and 2 years of drug treatment court followed by probation.
Shenk burned by high-voltage line
July 9, 1965 — Edward L. Shenk, 31, of Shenandoah, was admitted to the Ridgeley Memorial Hospital Wednesday, June 30, with second and third degree electrical burns received when he came into contact with a high-voltage line while working near Ridgeley, W.Va. He received second and third degree burns on his right arm and on his hand and his back.
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