by Geoff Fox The Town of Hancock and Hancock Police Department have recently been getting complaints and questions regarding the way people on bicycles have been riding on the streets of Hancock. In the state of Maryland, including Hancock and Washington County, bicycles are legally defined as vehicles which means[Read More…]
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Hancock Arts Council makes instrument donation, sets calendar of upcoming events
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Arts Council has been busy recently with donations and planning events for the next few months. Recently, on behalf of the Hancock Arts Council, Phil Edwards and Sinclair Hamilton donated an amplifier and guitar to the BlackCat Music Cooperative’s instrument and equipment library, which lets[Read More…]
Police looking for leads on park vandalism
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Police Department are once again looking for the public’s help in getting information on vandalism in one of the town’s parks. This time, several picnic tables and the pavilion at Joseph Hancock, Jr. Park were recently vandalized. The vandals wrote various messages and symbols on[Read More…]
Spooky season is coming
by Geoff Fox We’re two weeks away from Halloween and there’s plenty of opportunities to celebrate. On Wednesday, October 28, the Hancock Rotary will be holding their 79th annual Halloween Parade at 7 p.m. along Main Street. A rain date is set for Thursday, October 29. Organizer Autumn Williamson said[Read More…]
Hancock shows pride at annual Apple Butter Festival
Roger Lee Reed
Roger Lee Reed 1947-2026 The earthly sunset of Roger Lee Reed, 79, of Hancock, Md., came on Monday, October 5, 2026, when he went home to be with the Lord he had faithfully loved and served. Born on Friday, May 16, 1947, to Earl Samuel Reed and Catherine Virginia Reed[Read More…]
Ernest Chester Younker
Ernest Chester Younker 1942-2026 Ernest Chester Younker, age 84, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2026. Born September 30, 1942, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Roy Younker and Goldie Ray Barnhart. Ernest worked as a heavy equipment operator for C.W. Hetzer for[Read More…]
Alda Mae Louise Lashley
Alda Mae Louise Lashley 1939-2026 Alda Mae Louise Crawford Lashley, age 87, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Friday, October 2, 2026. Born Friday, September 8, 1939, in Franklin County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Preston and Irene Hess Crawford. Alda Mae was a member of The[Read More…]
Leslie L. Farris
Leslie L. Farris 1951-2026 Leslie L. “Boom” Farris, 75, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 10, 2026 while under the care of his loving family. Born March 5, 1951 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Leroy James[Read More…]
Dolly A. McCarty
Dolly A. McCarty 1937-2026 Dolly A. McCarty, 89, of Hagerstown. Md., passed away on Friday, September 25, 2026, in Williamsport, Md. Dolly was born in Orchard Ridge to Frank Weller and Frances Weller-Funk on July 27, 1937. She proudly called herself a “Pig Skinner.” She attended school in Hancock, Md.[Read More…]
