by Geoff Fox A 69-year-old Virginia man was killed in a fiery crash on Flickerville Road in Warfordsburg this past Sunday, August 17. According to Pennsylvania State Police, around 3:30 a.m., John P. Nance, 69, of Staunton, Va., was traveling west on Flickerville Road and lost control of his 2012[Read More…]
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Warfordsburg man drowns accidentally in field incident
Police have found that a Warfordsburg man drowned in mid-July while he was mowing his yard. According to Pennsylvania State Police, just after 6 p.m. on July 18, James Flowers, 66, of Warfordsburg, was mowing around his pond and got too close to the embankment, causing him to slide down[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…]
Allan Thomas is Hancock’s new police chief
by Geoff Fox With Rich Miller retiring at the end of the year as Hancock Police Chief, Hancock officials needed to conduct a search for his replacement. To find their new chief of police, all they had to do was look across the river to find Allan Thomas to fill[Read More…]
Jessie Permilla Chambers
Jessie Permilla Chambers 1928-2025 Jessie Permilla Chambers, age 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at War Memorial Hospital. Born January 1, 1928 in Weymouth, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Harold Bailey and Elsie Lillian Beine Trumbull. She was a graduate of[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report, July 21-27
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 21, through Sunday, July 27 July 21 Service to advise, 200 block East Main Street. Subject advised. Property damage accident 100 block East Main Street. Information exchanged. 911 hang up, Hancock area. Accidental. Service to advise,[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report July 14-20
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 14, through Sunday, July 20 July 14 911 hang up, 200 block West Main Street. Accidental. Property damage accident, 100 block West Main Street. Information taken. July 15 Service to advise, 200 block West Main Street.[Read More…]
Pennsylvania joins Maryland and West Virginia in banning handheld devices while driving
A new law went into effect last month for Pennsylvania drivers prohibiting the use of handheld cellphones while driving. Effective June 5, the state of Pennsylvania began the “Paul Miller’s Law” that prohibits the use of handheld devices while driving, but also while stopped temporarily due to traffic, a red[Read More…]
Hancock Police Department — July 7-13
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 7, through Sunday, July 13 July 7 Alarm, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Accidental. Service to advise, 100 block High Street. Subject advised. Undesirable, 100 block Limestone Road. Subjects removed from the property. Warrant service, 100[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report, June 30-July 6
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, June 30, through Sunday, July 6: June 30 Undesirable, 200 block West Main Street, check welfare on dog. Dog seemed ok. Suspicious person, 100 block West Main Street. Subject advised not to trespass on properties. Service to[Read More…]
