Spring Mills

Police seized more than 87 grams of heroin from a vehicle that was stopped early Sunday for speeding on Interstate 81 near the Spring Mills exit, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court documents. Andre Lashun Hill, 30, and Herman Eugene Boddy Jr., 26, both of Memphis, Tenn., were being held in Eastern Regional Jail on Monday night on $250,000 bonds set by Magistrate Betty Jo Hersh, according to court and jail records. Both were men were charged with single counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession with intent to transport a controlled substance into the state and conspiracy, according to court documents.

Police arrested two Baltimore men Friday after using an informant to arrange a $1,100 heroin deal at the Sheetz store in Spring Mills, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Marquese Tavon D'Andre Ward was charged with single felony counts of distribution of heroin and conspiracy, and Marcell Edmonds was charged with conspiracy, the court documents said. Ward and Edmonds, both 21, were being held in Eastern Regional Jail Friday night on $100,000 and $50,000 cash-only bonds, respectively, according to court and jail records.

Williamson “Bill” Summerfield Payne, 87, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at home. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va. The service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Falling Waters Presbyterian Church at Spring Mills. Burial will be in Falling Waters Presbyterian Cemetery at Spring Mills.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- West Virginia State Police responded to a multiple-vehicle accident on northbound Interstate 81 just south of Exit 20 (Spring Mills) early Thursday afternoon. Police said three vehicles were involved. All lanes remained open.

Peter Leget, 83, of Beltsville, Md., died Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Charlotte Hall Veteran's Home. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Brown Funeral Home in Martinsburg, W.Va. The service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. George Earle officiating. Burial will be in Falling Waters Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Spring Mills, W.Va.

-APRIL 8, 2009 SPRING MILLS, W.Va. - J. Andre Vanier, 81, of Spring Mills, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009. He was born in Montreal. He was a retired contractor. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Clore Vanier; four children, Diane Wyatt, Denise Campolieto, Dale Spindle and Michele Van Dyk; five sisters and one brother of Canada; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be Saturday, April 25, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, W.Va.

Franklin Roosevelt "Bill" Allen, 74, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, at his home. The family will receive friends Monday from noon to 1 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg. The service will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Falling Waters Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Spring Mills.

Marilyn Theodore “Lynn” Boccucci, 81, of Falling Waters, W.Va., died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at Homewood at Williamsport. The family received friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va. The service will be today at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Falling Waters Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Spring Mills.

Daniel Fleming Folk, 85, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at his home. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Shenandoah Bible Baptist Church. The service will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Falling Waters Presbyterian Cemetery at Spring Mills. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg.

Cecelia Mae “Kitty” Grim, 79, of Spring Mills, W.Va., died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at her home. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va. The service will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens.

Antietam Academy Principal Ike Williams said Tuesday that he is retiring from Washington County Public Schools to become assistant principal at the new Spring Mills High School in nearby Berkeley County, W.Va. Williams, 60, who lives in Berkeley County, has worked in Maryland education for 36 years. “I thought it was a neat opportunity to go back to my roots,” to a comprehensive high school, Williams said. Being involved with a new high school and helping to set the tone appealed to him, Williams said.

The McDonald's restaurants in Williamsport and Spring Mills, W.Va., hosted the 16th annual BCA-CV Challenge Golf Tournament on May 20 at Waynesboro (Pa.) Country Club. The event helps raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness-Cumberland Valley, an organization that offers free support for breast-cancer patients in all phases, including diagnosis, treatment, recovery and metastases. This year, 88 players participated in the tournament and raised more than $33,000. One of the prizes in the tournament was a new $40,000 car for anyone who could hit a hole-in-one on the 10th hole at Waynesboro Country Club.

The kind of uninhibited cheers preteen girls typically reserve for celebrity heartthrobs erupted Friday night as 12 area bachelors paraded through an audience of about 200 people, most of whom were women anxiously awaiting a chance to win a date. The second annual Charity Bachelor Auction, hosted by Friends of Safe Place, was held at BPO Elks Lodge No. 378, where the highest bidder paid $800 for a date with 34-year-old Jeffrey Butts of Hagerstown. The first bachelor up for bid, 27-year-old Arnold Martin III, of Martinsburg, W.Va., topped out at $250.

Raymond Wayne "Snake" Kitchen, 82, of Clear Spring, and a resident of Julia Manor Health Care, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013, at Julia Manor. Born Aug. 2, 1930, in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Wesley K. Kitchen and Jane Catherine Snyder. Raymond was a social member of the Clear Spring Ambulance Club and the Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company. He was a previous member of the Mercersburg Moose Lodge. He was last employed as a truck driver by Callas Contractors and was known as the "Sandman" at Hagerstown Speedway.

Police seized more than 87 grams of heroin from a vehicle that was stopped early Sunday for speeding on Interstate 81 near the Spring Mills exit, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court documents. Andre Lashun Hill, 30, and Herman Eugene Boddy Jr., 26, both of Memphis, Tenn., were being held in Eastern Regional Jail on Monday night on $250,000 bonds set by Magistrate Betty Jo Hersh, according to court and jail records. Both were men were charged with single counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession with intent to transport a controlled substance into the state and conspiracy, according to court documents.

Peter Leget, 83, of Beltsville, Md., died Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Charlotte Hall Veteran's Home. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Brown Funeral Home in Martinsburg, W.Va. The service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. George Earle officiating. Burial will be in Falling Waters Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Spring Mills, W.Va.

Several police agencies in Franklin County, Pa., and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia are participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this weekend. On Saturday, people can drop off expired, unwanted or unused medications at various locations. Most drop-off points do not accept needles.   In Southcentral Pennsylvania: The Greencastle Police Department will be collecting medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Food Lion in Greencastle. For more information, call 717-597-9506.

Barbara Sue Newcomb, 62, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at City Hospital in Martinsburg. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg. The service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Falling Waters Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Spring Mills.

Spring Mills High School is set to be dedicated Aug. 7, but Berkeley County's fourth public high school is expected to be finished well before then, Berkeley County Schools Superintendent Manny P. Arvon said Tuesday while giving a tour of the school. Hallway clocks displayed the correct time during the tour, basketball backboards were installed in the main gymnasium and cafeteria equipment in the kitchen appeared practically ready for food service. The cafeteria and every other room visited Tuesday had yet to be furnished, but Arvon said all of the remaining work is expected to be finished by June 1, if not sooner.

Police arrested three men, including two from Hagerstown, after a drug deal Thursday with a confidential informant at the Spring Mills McDonald's restaurant. Larry G. Harris, 26, of 1401 Haven Road, Apt. F22, and Nino J. Smith, 21, of 310 Jonathan St., both of Hagerstown, and Johon A. Harrell, 21, of Dumfries, Va., were each arraigned Friday on single counts of possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, distribution of crack cocaine and conspiracy, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records.