Maryland lost 3,500 public sector jobs in March 2025, driven by a loss of 2,700 federal government jobs, according to new estimates released on April 18 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Maryland added 2,300 private sector jobs, but it was not enough to offset[Read More…]
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Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, April 14, through Sunday, April 20: April 14 Service to advise, 100 block West High Street. Subject advised. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. Four stops. Assist Maryland State Police, eastbound I-70/Rt. 522. Traffic control for an accident. April[Read More…]
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Pennsylvania State Police investigating road rage incident that targeted Needmore residents
by Geoff Fox Two Needmore residents were victims of a road rage incident on Lincoln Highway in the McConnellsburg area in the early morning hours of Monday, April 15. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the incident occurred as an unnamed suspect was operating a vehicle at a high rate of[Read More…]
Storm rolls through area leaving no power, trees down
by Geoff Fox A powerful storm rolled through the West Virginia and Maryland Saturday night, April 19, leaving thousands without power and numerous trees and power lines on the ground. According to First Energy, out of out of 54,447 customers in Washington County, 5,940 were without power as of Monday[Read More…]
Charitable groups can apply for gaming funds
Washington County Gaming Commission will begin the 2025 Gaming Commission Grant funding cycle on April 1. All qualifying charitable organizations with a Washington County presence are encouraged to apply. The Gaming Fund Application and all the necessary forms will be available on the Grant Management Charitable Gaming webpage at https://www.washco-md.net/grant-management/charitable-gaming-program/[Read More…]
Lanehart retains mayor’s seat, Kerns and Breakall-Smith elected to council
by Geoff Fox Residents of the town of Hancock headed to Town Hall on Monday, April 21, to cast their ballots for two members of the town council and mayor. There are 987 registered voters on the election roll. Of those 987 voters, only 130 total ballots were cast in[Read More…]
Meet the candidates for Hancock council
Editor’s note: All candidates for Hancock mayor and council were invited to share statements about themselves in this issue of The Hancock News. Due to a newspaper error, Craig Ziler’s statement was mistakenly left out of the print edition. Craig Ziler Candidate for Hancock council I’m Craig Ziler. I’ve been[Read More…]
Two more Hancock businesses finalists
A total of six Hancock businesses were named winners or finalists for Verstandig Media’s Best of the Tristate. River Bend Family Medicine was a finalist for “Best Medical Practice” with Dr. Matthew Hahn, Brittany Harding, Gary Harding, Lindy Morris, Heather Goodman, and Tonya Tembly attending the ceremony and receiving the certificate,[Read More…]
Town manager gives update on water and wastewater system
by Geoff Fox Town officials were given an update on where things stand with the water and wastewater usage and system over the last month at the April town meeting. Public works has been “chasing” water leaks, Mayor Roland Lanehart, Jr. told council members, noting crews were trying to find[Read More…]
