by Kate Evans The Level Yellow visitation guidelines for all Valley Health facilities, including War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, were loosened on June 28 to let patients have more visitors. Visitation has been restricted to Level Yellow due to COVID-19 and influenza. For most patients who are adult inpatient[Read More…]
Public Saftey
Hancock Police Report
following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, June 27, through Sunday, July 3: June 27 Service to advise in the Hancock area. Subject advised. Animal complaint in the 100 block of West Main Street. Humane Society notified. June 28 Traffic enforcement in the Hancock area with three stops.[Read More…]
Hancock to get one of four new emergency boats in county
by Geoff Fox Hancock will be receiving one of four new emergency boats and custom trailers after county commissioners voted 4-0 to approve a bid during their June 7 meeting. The new rescue boats will replace three current rescue boats, all of which have more than 15 years in service.[Read More…]
Summer brings back the hefty & stinging European hornets
by Kate Evans European hornets are giantsized hornets that look like huge yellow jackets and they have returned. They can be found flying at night around porch lights, guzzling at hummingbird feeders during the day, hanging around water faucets and buzzing around garbage cans looking for food. They also eat[Read More…]
Maryland State Police warn public of online sexual extortion of minors
Maryland State Police remind parents of online safety and to be aware of online scams involving the sexual extortion of minors. The Maryland State Police have received numerous re- ports of minors being contacted by other social media users who begin chatting with them via messaging services such as[Read More…]
Late night gas leak reported on Penn. Ave.
by Geoff Fox Fire crews from around the area were searching around Hancock late Monday night, June 20, for a gas leak after reports of the smell of natural gas in and around homes. After an hour search, crews could not find anything and turned the scene over to Columbia[Read More…]
Hancock Vol. Fire Co. receives donation
M&T Bank donated $1,000.00 to the Hancock Volunteer Fire Company to help toward their goal of purchasing new radios. Pictured left to right are Kim Smith, Ronnie Corbett, Emily Stambaugh, Junior Moats, Rick Rowe, Ben Breeze, Laura Chalupka, and Nora Chalup
It’s mosquito season – and their bites aren’t just itchy
by Kate Evans Mosquitoes can carry the Zika virus, the West Nile virus, malaria, the Chikungunya virus, La Crosse encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis and dengue fever. The insects lay their eggs in or near standing water. Mosquito populations are escalating due to summer rains and the warmth[Read More…]
