Hancock boys’ varsity basketball team couldn’t leash runaway scoring by the Smithsburg Leopards during home play last Wednesday, January 10. Junior Aiden McCarty put 11 points on the board for Hancock and sophomore Ethan Hill added 9 point, with freshman Colton Welch contributing 7. But the Panthers were no match[Read More…]
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Safe winter driving starts with these tips
by Kate Evans Winter weather can cause dangerous driving conditions, sparking accidents and vehicle problems that can strand or delay motorists. Police, emergency preparedness, driver safety officials and others recommend several approaches to vehicle safety and maintenance that can protect drivers traveling in wintertime. The most important thing is to[Read More…]
County still tracking after effects of 2022 county cybersecurity incident
by Geoff Fox If you recently received an email from James McCarrick with a subject “Notice of Data Event” and deleted it, you might want to fish it out of your email trash can. The email was sent out Monday evening, January 8. The county announced the incident that month[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of January 8-14: January 8 Patrol checks, Hancock area. January 9 Assisted Washington County Sheriff’ s Office, West Main Street. Traffic stop. 911 hang-up, 200 block West Main Street. Unfounded. Assisted Pennsylvania State Police, 200 block West Main Street.[Read More…]
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Town Manager reflects on 2023 progress, looks ahead to new year with “positive outlook”
by Geoff Fox There were a lot of projects and events for the Town of Hancock over the course of 2023. Town Manager Mike Faith allowed us to join him as he looked back at how the town managed 2023 and what 2024 have in store for Hancock. Last year,[Read More…]
Hancock Civil War String Band brings history to life
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Civil War String Band performed a rousing and educational live rendition of historical songs, music and spoken word in the Hancock Performing Arts Center at Town Hall on Sunday, January 14. The free concert was produced by Hancock Arts Council and promoted by Canal Towns[Read More…]
Free talk about propaganda posters of World War I
The Hancock Veterans Memorial Branch Library will host a program by the Maryland State Library Resource Center to learn about the work of the Division of Pictorial Publicity of the Committee for Public Information in World War I. The program will review posters designed for recruiting, as well as those[Read More…]
Meritus Health opens new primary care center in Hancock
by Geoff Fox Hancock area residents won’t have to travel as far to get primary health care from Meritus Health as the health system has opened a new primary care center on Pennsylvania Avenue beside Food Lion and Family Dollar. The location was formerly a Valley Health medical location. The[Read More…]
Thursday fire destroys residence
A Hancock family lost everything in a house fire on Thursday afternoon, January 11, off of Western Pike. According to the State Fire Marshal, the call came in at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon for a structure fire, which was a one-story single-family dwelling, located in the 3200 block of[Read More…]
