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BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.VA. -- A man was struck and killed by a train last weekend while camping with friends in Morgan County on the CSX Trail. Travis Daniel Lee, 26, of Martinsburg Road in Berkeley Springs, was found dead Sunday morning by friends about 200 feet from the campsite, Morgan County Sheriff Vince Shambaugh said.   His friends told deputies that Lee went up the railroad bank near the train tracks at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night to use his cell phone, Shambaugh said.

Dale C. Huff, 72 SEPT. 5, 1936-DEC. 24, 2008 FAYETTEVILLE, Pa. - Dale C. Huff, 72, of 5334 Spruce Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, Pa. Born Sept. 5, 1936, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Ida E. Naugle Carbaugh Smith of South Mountain, Pa.; and the late Lincoln E. Carbaugh. He attended Quincy High School and received his G.E.D. while in the military. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed by Ameri-can James River Dixie Northern in Chambersburg, first as a trafficking coordinator and then as a supply room manager.

Kevin Spradlin is easy to pick out on the long, winding road of life. He's probably the one running. Cross country running has been a late-blooming passion for Spradlin. And in a sense, he has seen the world by running across countries. Spradlin admits he's not the best runner, but he makes up for it with his dedication, enhanced by two stints in the U.S. Army. "I'm a runner who went to the military," said Spradlin, who attended South Hagerstown and Smithsburg before earning his GED in 1997.

Barr Construction Institute The Barr Construction Institute, the education division of the Cumberland Valley Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors Inc., is accepting applications for apprenticeship/craft training classes. Classes are offered in carpentry, electrical, HVAC-R, industrial maintenance, masonry, plumbing and sheet metal. The program is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor, the Maryland and Pennsylvania Apprenticeship & Training Councils and the Veterans Administration.

Click here for more photos of this and other Tri-State area graduation ceremonies HAGERSTOWN - He was running with a bad crowd. He got caught up in drugs, alcohol and even crime. School wasn't a priority for the teenage Erik Boone, and he dropped out of high school at 16. Two decades later, with four children and a wife by his side, he earned his diploma. Boone, 36, of Hagerstown, was one of 115 to graduate Sunday from the Adult Education and Literacy Services program -- a grant-funded program through Hagerstown Community College.

Hagerstown Community College held its annual Adult Education Commencement ceremony May 18 in the ARCC. Following remarks from HCC President Guy Altieri, attendees heard from Judith Oleks, vice president of academic affairs; and two students, Freedom Davis and Erik Boone. GED program graduates included: Big Pool - Brittney Summers Boonsboro - Elesha Hurley, Kelly Hutchinson, Kaitlin Latimer Cascade - Lorretta Kline Clear Spring -Charles Bryan, Robert Hare, Stephen Peplinski Fairplay - Ronald Creager Hagerstown - Kelly Baker, Christopher Branham, Sabrina Clem, Sean Coffin, John Combs, Michelle Conover, Corey Dorsey, Crystal Ebersole, Amber Fraser, Donald French, Robert Griffith Jr., Stephanie Grove, Barbara Hamilton, David Jenkins, Patrick Kemmerer, Craig Kennedy Jr., Ryan Kleckner, William Kline, Andrew Kuhlman, Bobbi Lady, Erica McCormick, Sasiluck Muangpetch, Joshua Myers, Alisha Nicewarner, Joshua Norton, Holly Peters, Jennifer Reed, Christopher Shindle, Brett Smith, Brittany Walter, Jennifer Wiles, Laddaka Wilson, Tyler Wood, Meighan Young, Jessica Youngbar, Michael Zarefoss Hancock - Lee McCauley Knoxville, Md. - Travis Dillman Sharpsburg: - Seth Jarrell Smithsburg - Dustin Clever, Adriane Johnson, Bradley Jump, Kenneth Lapole, Douglas Shirk, Patricia Shirk Williamsport - Jessica Kegley, Amanda Smith, Cierra Spigler, Eric Toman External Diploma Program graduates included: Cascade - Karin...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Saying the facility could save on bills that cost Jefferson County about $1.4 million annually, county officials are studying the possibility of establishing an alternative to sending inmates to Eastern Regional Jail in Martinsburg, W.Va. Referred to as a "day report center," these facilities offer a chance for nonviolent offenders to serve their sentences through a program that offers GED training, anger management and alcohol- and drug-abuse counseling, Jefferson County Commissioner Dale Manuel said.

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Jefferson County Sheriff Everett "Ed" Boober said Wednesday he is concerned about operations at the Harpers Ferry Job Corps, and added there has been resistance from people in charge of the center during attempts to examine issues there. Boober's comments come in the wake of three students at the Harpers Ferry Job Corps off Job Corps Road north of Charles Town being charged with second-degree sexual assault in the reported rape of a female student at the center.

Gelwicks-Tosten Lindsay Ranee Gelwicks and James Wellington Tosten announce their engagement. Miss Gelwicks is the daughter of Robert and Sonya Gelwicks of Hagerstown, formerly of Thurmont, Md. She is a 2003 graduate of Catoctin High School. She is the operations manager for her family business, G&G Drywall Services Inc., of Hagerstown. Mr. Tosten is the son of Linda Pierre of Hagerstown. He attended South Hagerstown High School, and obtained his GED in 2001. He is lead drywall technician for G&G Drywall Services Inc. The wedding is planned for today.

Vietnam War veteran Ray Linebaugh received his high school diploma amid a standing ovation this week. It was 46 years after his class, the Class of 1961, graduated from North Hagerstown High School. "It was very moving for me to get that diploma," Linebaugh said. "More than anything, it's self-accomplishment. " Linebaugh, 65, of 11935 Heather Drive west of Hagerstown, was 17 and had just finished his sophomore year at North when he decided to enlist. His much older brother, Bob, who had been raising Ray and another brother, John, in Hagerstown's West End since their parents died, had earned a Purple Heart while in the U.S. Army during World War II. John, who was about 10 years older than Ray, had served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. "So I decided to keep the family tradition and do my part," Ray said.