A fire last Wednesday morning did $150,000 in damage to a house in Big Pool. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshall, fire crews received the call at 11:07 a.m. last Wednesday morning, July 22, and responded to the house at 10049 National Pike in Big Pool for a structure[Read More…]
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National Park Service plans to use machinery to clear canal plants
by Geoff Fox Early last month, the National Park Service brought a machine to clear the growth from the C&O Canal in Hancock, but the project wasn’t finished and the Park Service is now awaiting a new machine, called a Weedoo, to resume clearing out canal vegetation. Former Mayor and[Read More…]
Humane Society says disease, not poison likely to blame for cat deaths
by Geoff Fox Two weeks after close to 20 cats died in Hancock from unknown causes, Washington County Humane Society investigators have made their findings in what was to blame for the feline fatalities. In a phone call to the Washington County Humane Society Field Services on Friday, July 24,[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report, July 20-26
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 20, through Sunday, July 26: July 20 Service to advise, Hancock area. Subject advised. Disorderly conduct, 100 block Fulton Street. Subject advised. Suspicious person, West High Street area. Check of subjects and moved them on. Theft[Read More…]
Football season almost here, practices starting soon
by Geoff Fox The 2026 football season is almost here for the Hancock Panthers and Coach Greg Cartrette is giving players and parents a heads up on dates leading up to opening night’s game against Berkeley Springs. On Saturday, Augus 8, at 10 a.m., football equipment will be handed out[Read More…]
Town officials look at redoing rental terms for Lions Pavilion
by Geoff Fox The next time you go to rent the Lions Pavilion in Widmeyer Park, there are going to be a few changes in place that may affect what is allowed at the pavilion. Town officials voted to make changes to the usage agreement at their last council meeting.[Read More…]
Axon police equipment in hand, not functional yet
by Geoff Fox Town officials last month gave the Hancock Police Department the green light to purchase new body cameras, vehicle cameras, and tasers from Axon. Those pieces of equipment are in the hands of the police department, but they aren’t functional yet. Sgt. Shawn Faith told town officials they[Read More…]
Gary L. Scriever
Gary L. Scriever 1949-2026 Gary L. Scriever, 76, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., passed away Thursday, May 21, 2026, at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born June 27, 1949, in Hagerstown, Md., a son of the late Reed Scriever and Laura Shaw. In 1973, he married the former Kay Seville in Whips[Read More…]
Roger Lee Bivens
Roger Lee Bivens Roger Lee Bivens, 79 of Hancock, Md., opened the doors of heaven on July 24, 2026. He was surrounded by his four daughters and eldest granddaughter. Roger was preceded in death by parents Roger C. and Opal Bivens of Hancock, Md. Upon entering heaven he was immediately[Read More…]
Carroll Philip Peck
Carroll Philip Peck 1946-2026 Carroll Philip “John Gobble” Peck, age 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at War Memorial Hospital. Born December 9, 1946 in Great Cacapon, W.Va., he was the son of the late Curtis Brook and Eva Zorich Peck. He attended Berkeley[Read More…]
