Maryland deer hunters harvested 71,649 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from September 5, 2025 through February 4, 2026. The statewide harvest reported to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources included 29,814 antlered and 37,925 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 1,874 antlered and 2,036 antlerless sika deer. The[Read More…]
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Derelict building fines, police calls get town officials’ attention
by Geoff Fox Hancock officials addressed concerns during the February town meeting on Tuesday, February 10 about the status of fines on two buildings deemed to be in need of demolition, and police calls to certain addresses in town. Town resident Sinclair Hamilton was looking for information on the demolition[Read More…]
Free trees available for Maryland landowners for “Backyard Buffers”
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is offering free tree seedlings to landowners statewide who have a creek, drainage ditch, stream, or other waterway on or near their property through the Backyard Buffers program. Each “buffer in a bag” includes 20-30 native tree and shrub bare-root seedlings, approximately 1 to 2[Read More…]
Washington County Commissioners pledge public support for DHS, ICE & police partnerships
by Kate Shunney Washington County’s Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution at their February 10 public meeting expressing “full support for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and local law enforcement agencies.” Recordings of the public meeting capture loud objections in chambers to the[Read More…]
Contractor cleans up pipeline iron & sediment from C&O Canal
by Kate Shunney An environmental contractor for Columbia Gas has completed the cleanup of sediment and iron runoff from a pipeline work area into the C&O Canal west of Hancock under a Special Use Permit from the National Park Service. TC Energy is required to file monthly construction status report[Read More…]
Sterling Eugene Ambrose
Sterling Eugene Ambrose 1949-2026 Sterling Eugene Ambrose went to be with the Lord on February 4, 2026. He passed away peacefully at home in his bed. He was born February 23, 1949, at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. He was the son of James Robert and Julia Eileen Ambrose.[Read More…]
Carl Christian Winters
Carl Christian Winters 1961-2026 Carl Christian Winters, age 64, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026 at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born September 29, 1961 in Winchester, Va., he was the son of the late Arlie Arnold Winters, Jr. and the late Peggy Faye Bean Winters. Chris[Read More…]
Lavana M. Miller
Lavana M. Miller 1932-2026 Lavana Michael Miller, age 93, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026 at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born November 20, 1932 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Harold Edward and Jeffery Ambrose Michael. Lavana married the[Read More…]
Betty Friend Ward Fischer
Betty Friend Ward Fischer 1930-2026 Betty Friend Ward Fischer, age 95, of 215 Fischer Farm Lane, Warfordsburg, Pa., entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 13, 2026, at Quincy Village, Waynesboro, Pa. Born July 18,1930, in Amaranth, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Amos A. and Ora E.[Read More…]
Maryland State Administrator of Elections debunks myth of election nationalization
Maryland’s top election official on February 6 made a public statement regarding “recent events and high-profile press statements” that have “suggested the possibility of nationalizing election administration.” The State Administrator of Elections, Jared DeMarinis, issued the following statement to provide corrective information: The United States Constitution is clear: the authority[Read More…]
