by Geoff Fox The town’s lobbying representatives in Annapolis, Greenwill Consulting, gave town officials an update on projects they are working on for the town. Lesly Feliz told town officials there there is $475,000 available for revitalization of downtown Hancock – some left from the last legislative session and an[Read More…]
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Leach & Trumpower take Panther Track & Field to states
Hancock’s Track and Field team propelled themselves beyond the Washington County Championship to the regional showdown last Wednesday, May 15. Two athletes – Waylon Leach and Logan Trumpower – will represent Hancock as they compete in the May 22 MPSSAA 1A State Track & Field Championship at Prince George’s Sports[Read More…]
Maryland company cited for breaking lending law, must issue refunds to consumers
Maryland’s Office of Financial Regulation has issued an order to a “Buy Now Pay Later” company, Four Technologies Inc., to stop unlicensed consumer lending. State officials have entered into a settlement agreement and consent order with “Buy Now, Play Later” company Four Technologies, Inc. (“Four”) for violating Maryland lending law.[Read More…]
Maryland SHA to begin work on US 522 bridge over I-70
by Geoff Fox Work is set to begin on the section of bridge on U.S. 522 that goes over eastbound Interstate 70 in Hancock. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is beginning construction of a $10.9 million project to replace the US 522 bridge over eastbound I-70 in[Read More…]
George Waller
George Waller 1945-2024 George “Sam” Waller was born January 3, 1945 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He passed away on May 14, 2024, at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Sam was a proud United States Army Veteran that served in the Vietnam War. After his service to[Read More…]
Sandra Kay Ottaviano
Sandra Kay Ottaviano 1954-2024 Sandra Kay Ottaviano, age 69, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born August 16, 1954 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Winford and Stella Wilma Moore Willey. She was[Read More…]
Jeanie Ann Younker
Jeanie Ann Younker 1943-2024 Jeanie Ann Younker, 80, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024, surrounded by her family, at her home in Hancock, Md. Born Thursday, October 14, 1943, in Washington County, Md., she was the daughter of the late Howard and Henrietta Hose Weller and the wife of Ernest[Read More…]
Edsel Grant Seavolt
Edsel Grant Seavolt 1945-2024 Edsel Grant Seavolt, 78, Hancock, Md., passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Born Sunday, June 3, 1945, in Hancock Md., he was the son of the late Edison and Opal Powell Seavolt, and the husband of Betty Clingerman[Read More…]
Vernon Dillon Bohrer
Vernon Dillon Bohrer 1938-2024 Vernon Dillon Bohrer, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at Winchester Medical Center. Born June 22, 1938 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Dillon and Lottie Wolfe Bohrer. He was a member of Stone Bridge[Read More…]
Melvin Douglas Patton
Melvin Douglas Patton 1957-2024 Melvin Douglas “Doug” Patton, age 66, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born June 8, 1957 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son[Read More…]
