The Hancock Panthers baseball team dropped two games in as many days losing to St. James at Meritus Park in Hagerstown and at Berkeley Springs. On Monday, April 20, the Panthers hosted the St. James Saints at Meritus Park in Hagerstown but dropped the game 21-5 in five innings. Sophomore[Read More…]
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House on Weller Road destroyed by early morning fire
by Geoff Fox Fire officials are investigating a fire that destroyed a house east of Hancock early Saturday morning. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the call came in at 1:57 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, for a structure fire in the 14000 block of Weller Road. The[Read More…]
Hancock man cited in Fulton County accident
A Hancock man was involved in a vehicle accident in Fulton County on April 16 in the area of Green Lane Road in Warfordsburg. According to Pennsylvania State Police, just before 6:30 a.m., State Police in McConnellsburg received a report of a one vehicle crash on Green Lane Road in[Read More…]
Parrott appointed to empty County Commission seat
Neil Parrott has been sworn in to fill the Washington County Commission seat left vacant when Derek Harvey resigned from the board in February. The Washington County Republican Central Committee nominated Parrott and Governor Wes Moore appointed him to the board on March 26. State senators confirmed the appointment on[Read More…]
USDA designates nine Maryland counties as primary natural disaster areas following severe drought
Due to ongoing dry conditions during the growing season, nine counties in Maryland have received drought disaster designations from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers in the primary designated counties of Allegany, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Washington are now eligible for certain assistance[Read More…]
New historic lows reached in Potomac River flows
It appears we have reached a new historical low flow for this time of year. Current flow at the USGS Point of Rocks gage is 3460 cubic feet per second (cfs) while the lowest flow for today in the 131-year record was 3860 cfs. Last Thursday’s U.S. Drought Monitor Map[Read More…]
County Commissioners consider taking oversight of Hancock Rescue Squad by Division of Emergency Services
County officials were scheduled to discuss the future of Hancock’s Rescue Squad on Tuesday, following up on apparent recent resignations from the department that leave its operations in question. According to the agenda of the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for April 28, officials are to discuss entering into[Read More…]
Officials discusses how to bid, fund police body cams
by Geoff Fox Town officials are looking at the proper way to fund new body cameras for the Hancock police department, continuing the conversation from a previous town meeting. Last month, Sgt. Shawn Faith of the Hancock Police Department told town officials the department’s current cameras have been having issues[Read More…]
Evelyn Louise Baker
Evelyn Louise Baker 1939-2026 Evelyne Louise Baker, age 87, of Martinsburg, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at her home in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born on February 23, 1939 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Nellie Russell Puffinburger Fox. Evelyne graduated from Berkeley Springs High School[Read More…]
Sharon Lucille Reed
Sharon Lucille Reed 1948-2026 Sharon Lucille Reed, age 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at her home. Born March 15, 1948, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late James L. Reed, Sr. and Venetta H. Reed. Sharon was a 1966 graduate[Read More…]
