by Lisa Schauer Sunny skies and warm weather drew families to Hancock on Monday afternoon to enjoy the town’s outdoor activities. Bella Shoemaker, 12, of Berkeley Springs was playing beach volleyball at Widmeyer Park with her mom, who said they came to Hancock to do something different. “I’m practicing to[Read More…]
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Southern States cooperatives announce merger
Four Southern States cooperatives in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia have announced plans to merge into an all-new organization, Freedom Ag and Energy Cooperative. The Board of Directors of the cooperatives in Winchester, Va., Oakland, Md., Buckhannon, W.Va., and Petersburg, W.Va. have all formally voted to approve the merger. Before[Read More…]
ZED by Duane M. Abel
Three taken to hospital after Fulton County crash
by Geoff Fox Three people were transported to Fulton County Medical Center on Saturday, July 10, after a two-vehicle accident on Buck V alley Road in Warfordsburg. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a 2018 Ford Edge was parked along the westbound shoulder of Buck Valley Road just east of Stoneybreak[Read More…]
Tonoloway Rod & Gun Club presents 2022 Scholarships
by Leroy Mann Tonoloway’ s Rod & Gun Club president Leroy Mann presents 2022 scholarship awards to Emma Stouffer and Seth Bivens . Each received $500.00 toward college tuition. Stouffer is the daughter of Jesse and Kim Stouffer and the Valedictorian of Hancock High School Class of 2022. She was[Read More…]
Hancock schools to be part of county tree planting effort
by Kate Shunney Schools in Hancock should get a little shadier in the future, but only in a good way. County officials heard a recommendation from Scott Hobbs, Washington County Division of Engineering, to hire Conservation Services, Inc. of Waynesboro, Va. to plant 28.8 acres of trees on Washington County[Read More…]
Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 4, through Sunday, July 10: July 4 Traffic enforcement in the Hancock area with eight stops. Attempted suicide in area of Jackson Street. Subject transported to Meritus. Parking complaint in the first block of West Main[Read More…]
ZED by Duane M. Abel
King Soul Band opens Summer Concert in the Park series
The King Soul Band will open the Morgan Art Council’ s 2022 Concert in the Park series on Saturday, July 9 at Berkeley Springs State Park. Born of a mutual passion for the sounds of an earlier time, eight-piece band King Soul is brining old-school Southern Soul to a new[Read More…]
Hancock Little League kicks off District 1 Championship
photos by Lori Younker
