Governor Wes Moore has announced the availability of low-interest federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist Maryland farmers in central and western Maryland whose crops are experiencing drought conditions. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the designation following a summer that saw little to[Read More…]
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Music festival at Kirkwood to raise money for cat adoption facility
by Geoff Fox The hills outside of Hancock will be alive with the sound of music and people on Saturday, September 7, as the second 2 Mile Music Fest will be held in Kirkwood Park, raising money for Give Purrs A Chance. The 2 Mile Music Fest runs 10 a.m.[Read More…]
Walter “Pudge” Reed
Walter “Pudge” Reed 1973-2024 Walter “Pudge” Reed, age 51, of Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, August 19, 2024. Born Monday, June 11, 1973, in Hagerstown Md., he was the son of Pauline Mason Reed and the late Larry Reed. Pudge enjoyed mushroom hunting and fishing. He worked for Hetzer Construction[Read More…]
Juanita Mae Sherrard
Juanita Mae Sherrard 1931-2024 Juanita Mae Sherrard, age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born December 12, 1931 in Charleston, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late[Read More…]
Driver flown to trauma center after crash
The driver of a truck that ran into a trailer carrying a steel beam was flown to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, Pa., on Friday morning, August 23 with serious injuries after the accident. The accident happened around 8 a.m. in the area of Creek Road and Sandy Mile[Read More…]
Bridge inspection to begin Monday, patching on MD 615
by Geoff Fox Beginning Monday, August 26, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin two more Hancock area road projects – two bridge inspections on the U.S. 522 bridge and asphalt patching on Heavenly Acres Ridge. The bridge inspections will be the U.S. 522 bridge over the[Read More…]
Pieces of 522 bridge falling onto road; state highway officials say it’s not structural
by Geoff Fox Pieces of the U.S. 522 bridge over Limestone Road near Pizza Hut have fallen from its underside into the road, causing local concerns about safety. The Hancock News reached out to the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration via email, including two pictures of one of[Read More…]
F. Dean Truax
F. Dean Truax 1936-2024 F. Dean Truax, 88, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., departed West on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, surrounded by his family at Commonwealth Senior Living, Hagerstown, Md. Dean was born in Chambersburg, Pa. on June 4, 1936, a son of the late Edna A. (Mellott) and Rev. Floyd[Read More…]
How families can get ready for a new school year
Children will soon be trading in the fun times of summer for the bells of school as summer vacation gives way to the start of a new academic year. August through September is prime back-to-school season, with children all across the country stocking their backpacks and shopping for new school[Read More…]
Scharlett K. Sauter
Scharlett K. Sauter 1948-2024 Scharlett “Shug” K. Sauter, age 76, of Warfordsburg, Pa. passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at her home. Born January 25, 1948, in Swanton, Md., she was the daughter of the late Rev. Charles Harvey and Pearl Martin. Scharlett was a graduate of Hancock High[Read More…]
