by Geoff Fox PennDOT is developing plans for a project along Interstate 70 in the Amaranth area and will be holding a public meeting showcasing the project. The project being developed is for the I-70, Amaranth off-ramp bridge being replaced. The bridge carries the offramp over McKees Run and located[Read More…]
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Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of July 25-31: July 25 Traffic hazard on Pennsylvania Avenue. Two tractor trailers stuck. Both were turned in a safe direction and moved along. Alarm in the 100 block of West Main Street. Accidental. Assist Washington County Sheriff’ s[Read More…]
Invasive spotted lanternfly expanding its range across our area
by Kate Evans The range of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) continues to increase as it threatens fruit trees, hardwood trees and crops in a number of eastern states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia. The insect was first found in Pennsylvania in 2014. The spotted lanternfly was[Read More…]
Enjoy the free concerts
Dear Editor: On Saturday evening, July 9, my wife and I accompanied our daughter, a Hancock resident, to a free concert sponsored by The Hancock Arts Council in the pavilion in the Kirkwood Park, off Creek Road. Our daughter and her Ukulele group, the “Tri-State Ukulectics” provided the warmup for[Read More…]
Hancock council appoints Norris, swears him in a second time
by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney Town officials on Monday voted officially to appoint Patrick Norris as the new Hancock councilman during a special town meeting attended by three councilmen and the town’ s attorney. The meeting, which lasted roughly 10 minutes, had just one item on the agenda –[Read More…]
Thurman Walter Whisner
Thurman Walter Whisner 1951-2022 Thurman Walter Whisner, PE, PS, age 71, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Monday, July 25, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. Born January 29, 1951 on the family farm in Great Cacapon, he was the son of the late Earl Sylvester and Martha Juanita Steinbaugh Whisner.[Read More…]
Lori Roberta Yost
Lori Roberta Yost 1970-2022 Lori Roberta Yost, age 52, of Elkton, Va., and Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in Elkton, Va. Born January 1, 1970 in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Ersel Leroy and Norma Jean Munson Yost. She was a Presbyterian.[Read More…]
Joyce Lee Younker
Joyce Lee Younker 1948-2022 Joyce Lee Younker, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Born April 5, 1948 in Clear Spring, Md., she was the daughter of the late Harry Calvin and Susan Pauline Bridendolph Mills. She was of the Pentecostal[Read More…]
Mary Catherine Ashkettle
Mary Catherine Ashkettle 1937-2022 Mary Catherine Ashkettle, 84, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, at UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland Maryland. Born August 9, 1937, she was the oldest daughter of the late James L. and Mary Ellen (Young) Ashkettle. Catherine was a hardworking, caring, independent person. She was a[Read More…]
Martha Marie McCusker Yost
Martha Marie McCusker Yost 1956-2022 Martha Marie McCusker Yost, age 65, of Martinsburg, W.Va. entered into eternal life on Wednesday July 27,2022. Born August 18,1956, she was the daughter of the late Donald McCusker, Sr. and Hazel Florence Divelbliss McCusker. Martha attended Hancock High School and later attended James Rumsey[Read More…]
