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Special town meeting Thursday night
Town officials will be holding a special town meeting tomorrow evening, Thursday, January 19, at the Town Hall and Community Center.
Richard D. Miller
Richard D. Miller 1941-2023 Richard D. Miller, 81, Hancock, Md., passed away Friday, January 13, 2023, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born November 13, 1941, in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles and Hattie Miller and the husband of Joyce A. Miller. He was employed at[Read More…]
Robert Michael Donadieu
Robert Michael Donadieu 1944-2023 Robert Michael Donadieu, age 78, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Winchester Medical Center, surrounded by his loving wife, Rita Donadieu, and several other adoring family members. He was prayed into an eternity with his Savior Jesus Christ by his grandson[Read More…]
Joseph Matthew Unger, Jr.
Joseph Matthew Unger, Jr. 1961-2023 Joseph Matthew “Joey” Unger, Jr., age 61, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at War Memorial Hospital. Born April 17, 1961 in Winchester, Va., he was the son of Joseph Matthew Unger, Sr. and the late Loretta Marie Richmond Unger. Joey was[Read More…]
Robert S. Bollinger
Robert S. Bollinger 1941-2022 Robert Shank Bollinger, age 81, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at the Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 10, at 10 a.m., at the Chambersburg Mennonite Church, 1800 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, where Pastor Larry[Read More…]
John W. Hovermale
John W. Hovermale John Wayne Hovermale, 58, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, January 14, 2023 at his home. Arrangements will be announced by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
Speakers at town meeting ask town for support in removing school books, air false claims about gender teaching
by Geoff Fox Back in November of 2022, Ashley McCusker appeared before Washington County Board of Education officials talking about books she deemed pornographic being in Washington County schools, and asking them to be removed. Last Tuesday, January 10, McCusker came to the January Hancock council meeting to repeat her[Read More…]
Hancock Fire Company signs contract for new tanker
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Fire Company has signed a contract with a manufacturer to get a new tanker for their fleet of fire apparatus. Hancock signed the contract with 4-Guys Fire Trucks for a Kenworth T880 with a 565HP Cummins that will become the future Tanker 5. Purchase of[Read More…]
Lady Panthers fall in heartbreaker at home
by Lisa Schauer Hancock High School girls’ varsity basketball team lost their non-conference game against Pennsylvania’s Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams 47-46 in a heartbreaker at home on Friday, January 13. In close match throughout, the Lady Panthers ultimately fell to the Rams by just one point. Next up, the lady[Read More…]