The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has posted its schedule of shooter qualification sessions for the 2025 season, with more than 20 sessions at 10 locations across the state from June through December. These events allow hunters to take the necessary proficiency test required to obtain a Shooter Qualification Card[Read More…]
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Peach canning workshop Aug. 24
There will be a free peach water bath canning workshop on Saturday, August 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 200 Douglas Street in Hancock. RSVP to save your seat by August 21 by texting Jennie at 814-617-0914. Quart jars, lids,[Read More…]
Is that stream healthy? DNR trains people to survey waterways for target species
by Joe Zimmermann In some ways, the Maryland Biological Stream Survey Summer Training resembles other education programs. Participants sit through presentations and take tests. But some of those presentations involve walking through the woods to a nearby stream to watch the process of netting, identifying, and counting fish found there.[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report Aug. 4-10
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, August 4, through Sunday, August 10: August 4 Suspicious person, Widmeyer Park. Subjects advised area closed. Service to advise, first block East Main Street. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. One stop. August 5 Disabled vehicle, 100[Read More…]
Hancock’s Helping Hands offers up supplies & support for school families at Widmeyer Park
by Lisa Schauer Hancock’s Helping Hands, a tri-state community outreach program, hosted its 12th annual double drive-thru at Widmeyer Park on Saturday, August 9. Vehicles lined up in the morning for free backpacks filled with school supplies, along with personal care items, cleaning supplies, and baby care items, all gathered[Read More…]
Hancock students to get free meals under Community Eligibility program
by Kate Shunney A federal program that weighs community poverty levels to determine free and reduced lunch will allow all Hancock public school students to receive free breakfast and lunch, starting this school year. School starts on Monday, August 25. Students at Hancock Middle-Senior High School and Hancock Elementary will[Read More…]
County releases interactive budget book online
The Washington County Office of Budget and Finance has released a Fiscal Year 2026 Operating and Capital Budget Interactive Electronic Book online through the official County website at https://www.washco-md.net/budget-finance/. The interactive digital resource provides residents, businesses, and stakeholders with comprehensive access to the county’s financial planning and strategic initiatives for[Read More…]
Lois “Jean” Clingerman
Lois “Jean” Clingerman 1931-2025 Lois “Jean” Clingerman, 94, of Little Orleans, Md.; passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, MD. She was born on May 12, 1931 in Holsopple, Pa.; a daughter of the late Ray P. and Jessie (Robinette) Sleek. On April 22, 1948[Read More…]
Clarence Pryor, Jr.
Clarence Pryor, Jr. 1925-2025 Clarence Pryor, Jr., age 100, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born Sunday, March 1, 1925, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Clarence and Vera Clark Pryor. Clarence worked at Fairchild in Hagerstown, Md.,[Read More…]
Robert Charles Hill
Robert Charles Hill 1940-2025 Robert Charles Hill went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Fort Washington Medical Center in Fort Washington, Md. Bobby was born February 1, 1940, at home in Plum Run, Thompson Township, Pa. to Marshall and Beatrice Stoner Hill. He[Read More…]
