The Hancock News in Maryland is published every Wednesday, except the last week of the year.
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of April 8-14: April 8 Assist Natural Resources Police, Widmeyer Park. Fishing violation. Service to advise, 300 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Subjects advised. Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, one stop. April 9 Service to[Read More…]
Panther boys’ varsity baseball heads into this week’s action on the diamond with their second win under their belt. Hancock topped Grace Academy on the home field in a tight contest last Tuesday, April 9, with a final score of 8-7. The Panthers started out strong, with six runs on[Read More…]
Hancock’s girls’ varsity softball team has hit their winning formula on the field, pounding in three wins in a row in the last week of play. Last Monday, April 8, the Lady Panthers topped McConnellsburg’s Spartans 9-5. On Wednesday, April 10, Hancock beat Goretti’s Gaels 11-6 with a steady stream[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox Hancock Town Manager Mike Faith has announced the town will be getting five new police cruisers to be outfitted for the town’s police department. A grant to pay for the cruisers has been approved, but the town hasn’t officially received the money. A resolution to purchase the[Read More…]
William Lee “Bill” Pittman 1949-2024 William Lee “Bill” Pittman, known affectionately as Bill, passed away on April 5, 2024, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. He was born on February 3, 1949, in Sandusky, Ohio. Bill led a fulfilling life as a Field Engineer for a major bakery equipment manufacturer and[Read More…]
Ellen Mae Pinder 1942-2024 Ellen Mae Pinder, age 81, of Berkeley Springs W.Va., died on Wednesday, April 8, 2024, at the Winchester Medical Center while under the care of Blue Ridge Hospice. Born on May 3, 1942, in Inglewood, California, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Andrew and[Read More…]
Michael Metcalfe Crawford 1944-2024 Michael Metcalfe Crawford, West Virginia Licensed Land Surveyor #534, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the Hospice Palliative Unit of the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. He was born in Dallas, Texas, on August 24, 1944, to Jeanne Wilkerson Crawford and[Read More…]
