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Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of May 22-28: May 22 Training, 100 block West High Street. Hosted Street Cop Training. Assault in progress, 200 block West Main Street. Report to follow. Undesirable, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Subject left at arrival. May 23 911[Read More…]
Marcus appointed as new county clerk
Washington County Government and the Board of County Commissioners announce the appointment of Dawn L. Marcus as the new County Clerk for Washington County, effective immediately. Marcus brings a wealth of experience to her new role, having started her career with Washington County Government as the Legal Secretary to the[Read More…]
EPA awards over $1 million in grants to support water quality monitoring at Mid-Atlantic beaches
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $1 million in grant funding to help protect public health in coastal and Great Lakes beach communities in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The funding is being awarded to Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to assist with water quality monitoring and public notification programs[Read More…]
Southern Fulton Class of 2023 graduate Wednesday
Southern Fulton’s Class of 2023 is holding its graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 31, at 6 p.m. Admission is by ticket only. Jacob Wolfe, the Valedictorian for the Class of 2023, will deliver an address titled “Charting our Path to a Bright Future Through Perseverance.” Wolfe will attend Penn State[Read More…]
Escape to Norway with Washington County Museum of Fine Arts’ newest exhibition
by Crystal Schelle There was something about the mountains and breathtaking beauty of Norway that spoke to the soul of Pittsburgh-born artist William H. Singer, Jr. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts’ latest exhibition, “Landscapes and Legends of Norway: William H. Singer & His Contemporaries,” celebrates Singer’s longtime love affair[Read More…]
Joan Elizabeth McJilton
Joan Elizabeth McJilton 1941-2023 Joan Elizabeth McJilton, 82, Hancock, Md., beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2023, at her home on Sidling Hill Mountain. She was born on May 1, 1941, in Baltimore, Md., to Theodore L. and Helen E. Krebs. Joan was loved by[Read More…]
Mae Lorraine Smith
Mae Lorraine Smith 1942-2023 Mae Lorraine Smith, 80, Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023, at the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, Pa. Born June 6, 1942, in Buck Valley, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Dorothy Ward Shank, and the widower of Ray Smith.[Read More…]
Craig Martin Yost
Craig Martin Yost 1964-2023 Craig Martin Yost, age 58, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at War Memorial Hospital. Born October 23, 1964 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lester Glen and Eleanor Mildred Coffman Yost.å He was a graduate of[Read More…]
Gary Eugene Jones, Sr.
Gary Eugene Jones, Sr. 1949-2023 Gary Eugene Jones, Sr., age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born March 4, 1949 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Jack Raymond and Mary Frances Hood Jones. He was a Christian. Gary[Read More…]
