by Geoff Fox Widmeyer Park will be the place to be in Hancock next Tuesday, August 4, as the Town of Hancock and Hancock Police Department have National Night Out. There will be information tables from various organizations and businesses, bounce inflatables and games from Joint Training Commission for the[Read More…]
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Hancock woman charged with drug possession
Pennsylvania State police are charging a Hancock woman drug possession after a traffic stop along Great Cove Road earlier this month. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a trooper from the Pennsylvania State Police McConnellsburg barrack conducted a traffic stop in the 20900 block of Great Cove Road in McConnellsburg on[Read More…]
Big Pool house destroyed by fire
A fire last Wednesday morning did $150,000 in damage to a house in Big Pool. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshall, fire crews received the call at 11:07 a.m. last Wednesday morning, July 22, and responded to the house at 10049 National Pike in Big Pool for a structure[Read More…]
National Park Service plans to use machinery to clear canal plants
by Geoff Fox Early last month, the National Park Service brought a machine to clear the growth from the C&O Canal in Hancock, but the project wasn’t finished and the Park Service is now awaiting a new machine, called a Weedoo, to resume clearing out canal vegetation. Former Mayor and[Read More…]
Humane Society says disease, not poison likely to blame for cat deaths
by Geoff Fox Two weeks after close to 20 cats died in Hancock from unknown causes, Washington County Humane Society investigators have made their findings in what was to blame for the feline fatalities. In a phone call to the Washington County Humane Society Field Services on Friday, July 24,[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report, July 20-26
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 20, through Sunday, July 26: July 20 Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Disorderly conduct, 100 block Fulton Street. Subject advised. Suspicious person, West High Street area. Check of subjects and moved them on. Theft[Read More…]
Football season almost here, practices starting soon
by Geoff Fox The 2026 football season is almost here for the Hancock Panthers and Coach Greg Cartrette is giving players and parents a heads up on dates leading up to opening night’s game against Berkeley Springs. On Saturday, Augus 8, at 10 a.m., football equipment will be handed out[Read More…]
Town officials look at redoing rental terms for Lions Pavilion
by Geoff Fox The next time you go to rent the Lions Pavilion in Widmeyer Park, there are going to be a few changes in place that may affect what is allowed at the pavilion. Town officials voted to make changes to the usage agreement at their last council meeting.[Read More…]
Axon police equipment in hand, not functional yet
by Geoff Fox Town officials last month gave the Hancock Police Department the green light to purchase new body cameras, vehicle cameras, and tasers from Axon. Those pieces of equipment are in the hands of the police department, but they aren’t functional yet. Sgt. Shawn Faith told town officials they[Read More…]
Gary L. Scriever
Gary L. Scriever 1949-2026 Gary L. Scriever, 76, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., passed away Thursday, May 21, 2026, at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born June 27, 1949, in Hagerstown, Md., a son of the late Reed Scriever and Laura Shaw. In 1973, he married the former Kay Seville in Whips[Read More…]
