The Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on the 2025-2035 Maryland State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). This wide-ranging document examines the state’s plants and animals, outlining ways to support species of greatest conservation need – species which are rare, declining, or at risk of declining in Maryland –[Read More…]
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ZED March 25
Police look for public’s help in finding rock-throwing suspects
by Geoff Fox Hancock Police are looking for the public’s help in looking for exterior camera video from along Pennsylvania Avenue from Saturday, March 21 in order to track down individuals suspected of hurling rocks at passing cars. Police are asking residents in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue with Ring[Read More…]
McCusker honored by DAR
Hancock ag program receives grants for flower garden, student programs
Town moves ahead with citations against property owners of dilapidated structures
by Geoff Fox Hancock and its town attorney are moving forward with citations against the owners of two properties that were to be demolished by order of the county. Attorney Ed Kuczynski told town officials the citations would be served to the property owners of a house on High[Read More…]
Tree planting event scheduled for Widmeyer Park
Regional non-profit Wild Potomac is organizing an event series in Hancock that is dedicated to connecting with the trees that are local to the ecosystem. The first of four events is a community tree planting on Saturday, April 18, at 10 a.m. in Widmeyer Park. The tree planting will focus[Read More…]
John Jennings McClintock
John Jennings McClintock 1944-2026 John Jennings McClintock, age 80, of Falling Waters, W.Va., died on Friday, March 13, 2026 at his home. Born September 18, 1944, he was the son of the late Frederick Jennings McClintock and Jessie Marie Fredman McClintock. John graduated from Berkeley Springs High School. He served[Read More…]
Joyce Marie Mincher
Joyce Marie Mincher 1948-2026 Joyce Marie Mincher (Lease), 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 9, 1948, in Baltimore City, Md., she was the daughter of the late Robert Stewart and[Read More…]
Darlene Linda Webb
Darlene Linda Webb 1961-2026 With deep sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved sister, Darlene Linda Webb, on Friday. March 13, 2026, at the age of 64. She was born on July 24, 1961, to the late George & Ruby (Murphy) Rockwell. Darlene was a kind soul with a[Read More…]
