Obituary
Nancy Leigh Good Umbarger
Age 83, Stanley, Va. Nancy Leigh Good Umbarger, 83, of Stanley, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. She was born on March 3, 1941, in Harrisonburg and was a daughter of the late Ernest […]
Month: August 2024
Health
Valley Health, Blue Ridge Hospice collaborate to offer Hospice in the Hospital at Page Memorial
~ Press release provided by Valley Health WINCHESTER, Aug. 1 — Valley Health and Blue Ridge Hospice have expanded their collaborative Hospice in the Hospital program to Page Memorial Hospital in Luray. On July 15, an […]
Today In History
33-year career as extension agent
August 2, 1987 — After 33 years of serving the residents of Page County, Extension Agent Arlis Frymyer has decided to call it quits. Frymyer, 60, announced his intentions of retiring from the post he […]
Agriculture
July weather repeats June… less rain, more heat
Year-to-date rainfall 4.4 inches below average By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY, August 1 — Temperatures for the month of July were above average, as the mean temperature was recorded at 79.1 degrees, up just […]
Shenandoah
Railroad historian to speak on ‘Shenandoah Valley Line’ Aug. 3 at town museum
~ PVN staff report SHENANDOAH — A railroad historian and photographer will speak on the Norfolk and Western Railway’s Hagerstown District at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Town of Shenandoah Museum and Welcome […]
Today In History
Va. Tech creates new product at tannery
August 1, 1961 — A new use for by- products from animal hides may be on the horizon as the result of research done at the Virginia Oak Tannery and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The […]