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By MARLO BARNHART Staff Writer A 41-year-old man was sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court Monday to an additional year and a day in prison for beating his former girlfriend with his walker nearly two years ago. William Michael Dinenna pleaded guilty to battery. An assault charge was dropped. He already is serving six years in prison for a 1995 arson at a Hagerstown auto upholstery shop owned by the same former girlfriend's father. Assistant State's Attorney Gina Cirincion told Judge Darrow Glaser that Patricia Oldham called Hagerstown City Police on Aug. 18, 1995, after she was attacked in the 100 block of East Avenue.

Comedians Bobcat Goldthwait and Jimmie "J.J. " Walker will leave audiences howling Friday, April 10, at Ramada Inn Convention Center Ballroom, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the local group Ted & Tom will perform classic rock at 7 p.m. The comedy show begins at about 9 p.m. Walker performed at the Ramada Aug. 21 and was a hit with the audience, says Kevin Moats, club manager for Ramada Inn. "Everyone enjoyed him so much, and I told him I'd like to get him back.

A canopy of blooms frames the trail for a walker in Hagerstown's City Park.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Martinsburg woman charged with forging and uttering stolen checks apparently told police she used the money to buy crack cocaine, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Chante Rachele Cook, 29, of 123 W. Burke St., Apt. 310, was arraigned on 33 felony counts by Harry L. Snow, who set a $330,000 bond for her. According to a complaint filed by West Virginia State Police Trooper J.M. Walker, checks amounting to more than $2,800 were used on July 9 and 10 at three different Sheetz convenience stores, Martin's Food Market, Food Lion in Inwood, W.Va.

charlestown@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - It is one of the moments in Deke Walker's West Virginia State Police career that sticks out in his memory. The then-24-year-old trooper had been with the state police two years when he was told in 1979 that he was being sent to the old West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, W.Va., because of a riot. When inmates broke out of the prison, an off-duty trooper who was outside the facility was shot to death and dragged out of his car, Walker said.

martinsburg@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A man in a dark-colored car tried to abduct a woman early Friday morning by hitting her several times with a glass bottle, kicking her and trying to force her into his car, according to police. First Sgt. Deke Walker of the West Virginia State Police said he could not release the woman's name because he was not sure whether she is a juvenile or an adult. Around 2:30 a.m. the woman was walking along Berkeley Station Road to get her mail when a white male stopped his car, Walker said.

Four vehicles involved in I-81 accident By BOB PARTLOW / Staff Writer, Martinsburg An accident on Interstate 81 Wednesday morning sent an emergency worker and two other people to the hospital, according to West Virginia State Police. The accident occurred mid-morning near the West Virginia/Maryland state line when a 2000 Ford van driven by Dale Moore, 70, of Edwardsburg, Mich., spun out of control as it was heading northbound, said Sgt. Deke Walker of the State Police.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A 79-year-old man was arraigned on 10 felony counts of incest on Wednesday after police said he admitted to several sexual encounters with his 27-year-old granddaughter, who he claimed was blackmailing him, Berkeley County Magistrate Court records show. The Herald-Mail does not identify those accused of such crimes in the interest of protecting the victim. West Virginia State Police Trooper J.M. Walker said in his complaint that the allegations surfaced Tuesday.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - West Virginia State Police confiscated two handguns, 50 grams of marijuana, $20,000 in cash and two other types of weapons during a four-day effort to control speeding, drug trafficking and truck safety problems on Interstate 81, according to a sergeant in charge of the interstate patrol. A .32-caliber semi-automatic pistol and a .38-caliber revolver were confiscated during traffic stops because they were being concealed, which is illegal, said Sgt. Deke Walker.

By DAVE McMILLION Staff Writer, Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Morgan County businessman who was found dead in his home here Tuesday morning was stabbed five times in the upper body, according to West Virginia State Police. Two of the stab wounds found on Harry Theodore "Ted" Compton's body were fatal, said Sgt. Deke Walker. There was "another small injury" on Compton's body, but Walker declined to say what it was. The injury did not play a part in the death of Compton, former owner of T.H. Compton Trucking Co. in Berkeley Springs, Walker said.

Donald Eugene “Butch” Walker, 74, of Leetown, W.Va., died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. at Eackles-Spencer & Norton Funeral Home, Harpers Ferry, W.Va. The service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Pastor Joanna Marceron officiating.

Christian Walker stroked an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday to lead Delmarva to a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Hagerstown Suns. The victory allowed the Shorebirds (3-1) to win the season-opening series over the Suns. Walker drove in both Delmarva runs in the win. Delmarva pitching - led by Branden Kline, a Thomas Johnson graduate and the Baltimore Orioles' No. 2 pick in the 2012 draft - held the Suns to three hits. Hagerstown's only run came on Brandon Miller's first home run in the seventh, a leadoff shot to center that tied the game at 1. Kline pitched six innings, allowing two hits, while walking two and striking out three in the no decision.

Mrs. Mary June Kuhn Walker, 91, of Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, April 1, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.  She was the wife of the late Joseph Hurd Walker II, her husband of 68 years, who died in 2010. Born June 22, 1921, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry Clyde Kuhn and Vesta Naomi Manahan Kuhn Ramsey. She graduated with the class of 1939 from Hagerstown High School.  She worked for C&P Telephone Co. during World War II; Goldwater's Department Store in Scottsdale, Ariz.; and retired as a court clerk from State of Maryland District Court in Washington County.

Ruth M. Walker, 84, of Chambersburg, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 26, 1928, in Mercersburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William H. and Florence V. Keadle Clark. Ruth attended Mercersburg Public School, and graduated with high honors from Mercersburg High School in May 1946, and was valedictorian of her high school class. She attended Hagerstown Business School from September 1946 through September 1947, and graduated with honors.

Hagerstown Children's Theater and Walker Performing Arts will hold an open house 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Academy Theater, 58 E. Washington St., Hagerstown. Visitors may register for fall classes. Classes include theater skill development, voice, guitar, instrumental, dance, preschool day and evening classes and  home school classes. For more information, call 301-733-8261 or go to walkerarts@verizon.net .

Two former agents for a criminal bonding business are accused of writing more than $1.2 million in unauthorized bonds while conspiring to embezzle from their employer, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Mathew Francis and Shelly L. Garrison, both of Martinsburg, are charged with single counts of embezzlement and conspiracy, the court records said. Francis, 38, was arraigned Thursday by Magistrate Sandra L. Miller, who set a $15,000 personal recognizance bond for the defendant, the records said.

After years of operating out of local churches and a small studio space, hundreds of area arts education students now have a new place to call home. Hagerstown officials joined Walker Performing Arts owners Teri and Jerry Walker for a ribbon-cutting Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of their organization, which runs the Hagerstown Children's Theater, at its new downtown location in the Academy Theater at 58 E. Washington St. “We're really excited about it,” Teri Walker said Monday.

Watching 66-year-old Dorothy Kuhn slowly inch her walker around Greencastle-Antrim High School's track on Friday for the start of the Greencastle Relay for Life was nothing short of inspirational.  The 18-year breast cancer survivor managed to travel a quarter of a mile on the track at Kaley Field before stopping to take a breather. “I lost my husband to cancer eight years ago,” Kuhn said. “So anything I can do to help, I want to do.”  With the help of her family's Just Dreaming 4 a Cure Team, Kuhn dreams of one day stopping cancer in its tracks.

Mary Eno's short tousled locks of hair wafted in the breeze as she ran across the finish line. When she pushed unruly strands away from her face, she thought about how thankful she is to have them. “It's nice to have hair,” she said. “It's cold when you are bald. I don't know how bald guys do it.” Eno, 56, of Rockville, Md., spent a year without hair while she underwent chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer. Now, she is a four-year survivor. Eno and her husband, Mark LeGrande, joined more than 125 other runners and walkers on Saturday at Hospice of Washington County's 5K Run/Walk at Martin L. “Marty” Snook Memorial Park.

Gloria Jean Walker, 55, of 925 Maryland Ave. in Hagerstown, Md., died Friday, April 6, 2012, at her home. Born Dec. 1, 1956, in Washington County, Md., she was the daughter of the late George L. Robinson Jr. and Shirley M. Dickey Robinson. She attended Emmanuel Baptist Temple. She is survived by her husband, John Walker; one son, Charles Reger of Hagerstown; five sisters, Anna Schlotterbeck, Debbie Black, Rose Burker, Cindy Smith and Audran Robinson; two brothers, George Robinson Jr. and Robert Robinson; one granddaughter, Michelle Reger; and three stepgranddaughters, Christina McNair, Tanay McNair and Reba West.