by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Civil War String Band performed a rousing and educational live rendition of historical songs, music and spoken word in the Hancock Performing Arts Center at Town Hall on Sunday, January 14. The free concert was produced by Hancock Arts Council and promoted by Canal Towns[Read More…]
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Free talk about propaganda posters of World War I
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 I. The program will review posters designed for recruiting, as well as those[Read More…]
Meritus Health opens new primary care center in Hancock
by Geoff Fox Hancock area residents won’t have to travel as far to get primary health care from Meritus Health as the health system has opened a new primary care center on Pennsylvania Avenue beside Food Lion and Family Dollar. The location was formerly a Valley Health medical location. The[Read More…]
Thursday fire destroys residence
A Hancock family lost everything in a house fire on Thursday afternoon, January 11, off of Western Pike. According to the State Fire Marshal, the call came in at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon for a structure fire, which was a one-story single-family dwelling, located in the 3200 block of[Read More…]
Hancock man arrested, charged in August death of Berkeley Springs man
by Geoff Fox A Hancock man was arrested last Monday in connection to a fatal hit and run death in Frederick County, Maryland. He has been charged with multiple driving offenses, obstructing officers in their investigation and failing to render aid then leaving the scene of an accident. Gary Allan[Read More…]
Sylvia Jean Hull
Sylvia Jean Hull 1955-2024 Sylvia Jean Hull, age 68, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the Hagerstown Healthcare Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born Monday, March 28, 1955, in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of Homer Elwood Hull and the late Elizabeth Ann Hull.[Read More…]
Stephen Lynn McKinley
Stephen Lynn McKinley 1946-2024 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Stephen Lynn McKinley, age 77, who went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Born on Wednesday, August 21, 1946, at Washington County Hospital, Steve spent much of his life in Hancock, Maryland, and[Read More…]
Wilda Irene Miller
Wilda Irene Miller 1932-2024 Wilda Irene Miller, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on January 10, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born April 1, 1932 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late[Read More…]
Carl E. Wertman, Jr.
Carl E. Wertman, Jr. Carl E. Wertman, Jr., 76, of Hustontown, Pa. and formerly of Hancock, Md., died Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at his residence. Interment was at Damascus Christian Cemetery, Big Cove Tannery, Pa. Military honors were conducted by the Fulton Honor Guard.
Barbara Kay Corbett
Barbara Kay Corbett 1939-2024 Barbara Kay Corbett, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at the Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. Born October 29, 1939 in Great Cacapon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ralph Theodore and Viola Catherine Michael Clark. She was a[Read More…]
