The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forest Service announced the awarding of Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grants to 53 volunteer fire departments in 15 counties across the state. The projects to be funded help volunteer fire companies enhance their wildland fire protection in rural communities. Hancock Volunteer Fire Department[Read More…]
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Lady Panthers lose non-conference match-ups
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Panthers girls’ varsity basketball team hosted Hagerstown’ s Grace Academy Knights on Monday, December 19 for a non-conference game in Hancock High School’ s main gym. The Lady Panthers lost to the Knights 64-25 at home. Next, the Panthers traveled to Northern Garrett County on[Read More…]
Strengthen your body to increase your balance and prevent falls
by Kate Evans In winter as inclement weather sets in, it’s even more important to deliberately stay physically active and healthy. Strengthening our bodies and working on balance and flexibility can improve health, prevent falls and reduce injuries. Strength training Strength training or resistance training includes exercises that improve strength[Read More…]
Needmore fire engine damaged in accident, two arrested and signs stolen
by Geoff Fox A Needmore fire engine was damaged in an accident on December 21 after responding to a brush fire in the median of westbound Interstate 70 in the Warfordsburg area. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the fire engine was legally parked in the left lane of I-70 where[Read More…]
Hancock Museum set to officially re-open Saturday in basement of Town Hall
by Lisa Schauer In the before times, the Town of Hancock had a museum on Main Street in the old G.C. Murphy’s store building. After three years of closure due to “fire, flood and pestilence,” volunteers say people still look for the museum in its former location, which was closed[Read More…]
Look back to 2022: Personnel in flux and local projects take shape
by Geoff Fox Another year down, another year starting. Let’s take a look at a few stories from 2022 to remind us of what we are now leaving in the past… January Early 2022 saw the first snowfall of the year on January 6 and January 7 with about six[Read More…]
Tracy Lynn Schultz
Tracy Lynn Schultz 1969-2022 Tracy Lynn Schultz, 53, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at her home in Hancock, Md. Born June 24, 1969, in Silver Spring, Md., she was the daughter of Walter S. and Betty (Coman) Wagner, and the wife of Dave Schultz. She was a 1987 graduate[Read More…]
Merrill Stanley Shaw
Merrill Stanley Shaw 1936-2022 Merrill Stanley Shaw, 86, Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, December 26, 2022. Born October 6, 1936, in Hancock, W.Va., he was the son of the late Merrill Alvah and Dorothy Florence Shaw, and the oldest of three siblings. He was a 1955 graduate of Hancock High[Read More…]
Michael James Hovermale
Michael James Hovermale 1955-2022 Michael James Hovermale, 67, Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester Va. Born May 30, 1955, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late William V. Hovermale and Waneta A. Hill Hovermale. He was employed with Rayloc Automotive,[Read More…]
Joan Elizabeth Luttrell
Joan Elizabeth Luttrell 1931-2022 Joan Elizabeth Luttrell, 91 years old, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022 at home surrounded by her loved ones while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 30, 1931 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the only child[Read More…]
