by Geoff Fox Hancock residents turned out in low numbers Monday, April 17, to make their voices count as they voted to elect a mayor and two councilmen. Incumbent Councilman Joshua McCusker and newcomer Richard Strong were vying for the two seats on Hancock town council and running unopposed for[Read More…]
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Deborah Lynn Gotcher Stanger
Deborah Lynn Gotcher Stanger 1952-2023 Deborah Lynn Gotcher Stanger, age 71, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., surrounded by her husband, son and daughter by her side, went to Our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born March 24, 1952 in Brownwood,[Read More…]
Mary Ellen Bohrer
Mary Ellen Bohrer 1925-2023 Mary Ellen (Hixon) Bohrer, Hagerstown, Md., went to her eternal home on Good Friday, April 7, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sunday, January 11, 1925, at the Hixon family farm near Hancock, Md. She was the daughter of the late Elmer T.[Read More…]
Richard Wayne Butler
Richard Wayne Butler 1928-2023 Richard Wayne Butler, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Born October 21, 1928 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Albert McKinley and Opal Fay Dawson Butler. He was a Christian. Richard was a graduate of[Read More…]
Janice R. Trail
Janice R. Trail 1933-2023 Janice R. Trail, 90, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., where she was a resident of the Extended Care Unit. Born March 2, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Jess and Janet Apple and the widow[Read More…]
Linda Cheryl Caldwell
Linda Cheryl Caldwell 1944-2023 Linda Cheryl Caldwell, age 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Care Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born August 10, 1944 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Claude Arles and Dolores Dakota[Read More…]
Wash Co. Master Gardeners to host plant sale & education event
The Washington County Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale on Saturday, April 22, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center at 7303 Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro. The plant sale will feature over 3,000 plants grown by Master Gardeners including perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, native[Read More…]
Lady Panthers head across the river to play the Berkeley Springs Indians
Panther pride at Berkeley Springs outdoor track and field event
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Panthers outdoor track and field team was represented at a quad event held at Berkeley Springs High School on Wednesday, April 5. Junior Waylon Leach took second place in the shot put event with a distance of 38’ 7”. Sophomore Brody Stratton placed fourth, putting[Read More…]
No seventh inning stretch for Panthers baseball fans
by Lisa Schauer The seventh inning stretch is a time-honored tradition in professional baseball when fans have a chance to stand and stretch, cheering on their winning team halfway through the game’s final inning. That chance was narrowly missed for Panthers fans last week, when the Hancock High School boys’[Read More…]
