by Lisa Schauer Council members from the Town of Bath joined with Morgan County Commissioners and other dignitaries to commemorate the grand opening of Berkeley Springs’ historic train depot on Veterans’ Day, Saturday, November 11. Food trucks, vendors, live music, and a bounce house greeted guests at the opening event.[Read More…]
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Hancock library hosts program on World War I
In this month of celebrating veterans, the Hancock Veterans Memorial Branch Library will host a program by the Maryland State Library Resource Center to learn about the work of the Division of Pictorial Publicity of the Committee for Public Information in World War 1. The program will review posters designed[Read More…]
Fourth Miracle on Main Street to be held Nov. 25
by Geoff Fox The fourth annual Miracle on Main Street will be held Saturday, November 25, from 3 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. The event, which will have vendors lined up along Main Street during that time, will proceed the town’s tree lighting in Joseph Hancock Park at 6:30 and run[Read More…]
County gets approval for changes to Foreign Trade Zone designation
Washington County’s Foreign Trade Zone sites now have greater boundary flexibility under new federal trade rules. County officials announced last week that Foreign Trade Zone #255, which includes seven sites in the county, got federal approval to restructure under the Alternative Site Framework. FTZ #255 consists of five zones and[Read More…]
Virgil Harold Ruppenthal
Virgil Harold Ruppenthal 1938-2023 Virgil Harold Ruppenthal, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, November 10, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born October 14, 1938 in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Henry Martin Ruppenthal, Jr. and the late Frances Ada Henry Ruppenthal. He was[Read More…]
David Richard Yost
David Richard Yost 1963-2023 David Richard Yost, age 60, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, November 6, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 4, 1963 in Jacksonville, N.C., he was the son of David C. Yost of Berkeley Springs and the late Judith Diane Richard Yost. He was[Read More…]
John Joseph Glass, Sr.
John Joseph Glass, Sr. 1963-2023 John (Rosco) Joseph Glass, Sr., 60, born January 9, 1963, to Roger B. Glass, Sr., and Rose Marie Irvin Glass, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023, at his home in Hancock, Md. Rosco loved spending time with his family as well as hunting and fishing[Read More…]
Deborah Kay Barnes
Deborah Kay Barnes 1961-2023 Deborah Kay Barnes, age 62, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Evergreen Rehab & Nursing in Winchester, Va. Born July 10, 1961 in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of Allen Richard Speelman of Cross Junction, Va. and the late Phyllis[Read More…]
Ross Henry Gordon
Ross Henry Gordon 1943-2023 Ross Henry Gordon, Needmore, Pa., passed away Friday, November 10, 2023, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. He was born on April 21, 1943, the son of the late Henry and Virginia (Coffman) Gordon. He was a 1961 graduate of Southern Fulton High School, Warfordsburg, Pa.[Read More…]
Hancock students honor veterans in annual concert & program
Hancock Middle-Senior High School honored local veterans on Friday, November 10, in remembrance of Veterans Day. These are some musical clips of the Hancock Panthets Band from their ceremony. Shannon McKinley sings God Bless America at the end of the video. video by Geoff Fox, The Hancock News
