by Lisa Schauer Trout were biting at Tonoloway Lake & Picnic Area on Saturday morning, May 6 for the annual youth fishing rodeo hosted by the Tonoloway Rod and Gun Club, with support from public and business donations. “It’s just good times and family fun, something nice the club does[Read More…]
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Hancock grad is named Teacher of the Year in W.Va. county
by Geoff Fox Hancock High School graduate Stephen Starliper was recently named Teacher of the Year in Summers County, West Virginia. Starliper, who teaches physical education at Hinton Area Elementary, has been teaching for a total of six years, with four and a half at Hinton Area Elementary. He said[Read More…]
Casey Douglas inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Casey Douglas of Hancock, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Douglas was initiated at University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses. Douglas is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi[Read More…]
Donald L. Faith
Donald L. Faith 1933-2023 Donald L. Faith, 89, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away May 7, 2023, surrounded by his family. Born August 13, 1933 in Hancock, Md., he was the son of Harry and Irene Orndorff Faith of Hancock, Md. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by[Read More…]
Debra Ann Iden
Debra Ann Iden 1957-2023 Debra Ann Iden, age 65, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born September 24, 1957 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Brent Bishop and the late Ada Ruth Smith Bishop Walls. She[Read More…]
Lloyd Charles Edward Penner, Sr.
Lloyd Charles Edward Penner, Sr. 1935-2023 Lloyd Charles Edward Penner, Sr., age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 23, 1935 in Great Cacapon, he was the son of the late Sherman and[Read More…]
Woodrow Duane Unger
Woodrow Duane Unger 1942-2023 Woodrow Duane Unger, 80, Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at Sterling Care South in Boonsboro, Md. Born December 22, 1942, he was the son of the late Woodrow H. and Mary Effland Unger, and the husband of Dovona R. Unger, who he married[Read More…]
Gretchen Simone True
Gretchen Simone True 1938-2023 Gretchen Simone True, 85, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at her home in Hancock, Md. Born April 10, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Oscar B. and Ruth VanGosen Truax, and the wife of John W. True whom she married on June 7,[Read More…]
Norma Kathleen Renn Fletcher
Norma Kathleen Renn Fletcher 1924-2023 Norma Kathleen Renn Fletcher, 99, Little Orleans, Md., passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at Devlin Manor in Cumberland, Md. Born January 11, 1924, in Wolfsville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Stella Mae Longman Renn and the widower of[Read More…]
Philip Alan Sears, Sr.
Philip Alan Sears, Sr. 1955-2023 Philip Alan Sears, Sr, age 67, of Bluffton, South Carolina, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 24th, 2023. Born December 11th, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Ethel Mae (McCready) Sears and the late Charles Albert Sears, Sr. Philip attended Saint Mary’s Elementary[Read More…]

