Shenandoah Valley Herald RSS http://www.dnronline.com/rss_svh.php en-us Mon, 16 Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 On Aug. 27, 2007, local soldier Thomas Wilson of Maurertown was killed during active duty in Afghanistan. His mother, Julie Hepner, and three siblings, Chloe, Chelsea and Ethan, learned of the news the next day. Wilson had decided to join the Army a year earlier and was two weeks away from his return home. He had dreams of returning to W http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=42413&CHID=43 Mon, 16 Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 WOODSTOCK — The two women now convicted of embezzling nearly $1,000 in cash from the New Market Rescue Squad will serve no jail time for the offense. Last week, the second defendant in the case, Shelia Hirsh, 39, of Harrisonburg, pled guilty to misdemeanor embezzlement in Shenandoah County Circuit Court. One week earlier, Nancy Tru http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=42415&CHID=43 Mon, 16 Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 STRASBURG — One of the town's oldest landmarks now has a new owner. Vienna resident Sam Saliba made the winning bid for the historic Hotel Strasburg at an auction held last month.  The hotel was auctioned off by the Chartwell Group, a Cleveland-based commercial real estate firm, after previous owner Carol Rutherford put the bu http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=42416&CHID=43 Mon, 16 Nov 09 00:00:00 -0600 WOODSTOCK – Travelers seeking a warm bed as they venture off Interstate 81 in the Valley now have one more option. The Hampton Inn and Suites broke ground in Woodstock last August, opened last month and will hold its open house this evening, Nov. 13. The hotel is located at 1150 Motel Drive and is the first Hilton property http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=42417&CHID=43