by Geoff Fox Hancock Middle-Senior High School will be holding their monthly food pantry on Tuesday, March 21 at 3:45 p.m. The food pantry is typically held on the third Tuesday of each month from 3:45 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. from October through May. While the public is invited to[Read More…]
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VR comes to Martha’s House through connection grant
by Geoff Fox Kids visiting Martha’s House in downtown Hancock for activities will now be able to visit places around the world in living color without ever leaving the building or Hancock. Martha’s House was able to purchase 15 Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset and controllers with a large[Read More…]
Commissioners approve purchase of Sideling Hill maintenance facility
by Geoff Fox Washington County Commissioners approved the purchase of the Sideling Hill Highway Maintenance Facility west of Hancock during their February 28 meeting. Commissioners held a public hearing during the meeting but did not have any comments from the public. The notice for the public hearing and intent to[Read More…]
Michael B. Hiltz
Michael B. Hiltz 1964-2023 Michael B. Hiltz, 58, Hancock Md., passed away March 2, 2023, in Winchester, Va. He was born December 11, 1964, in Baltimore, Md. He is survived by his mother, Sharon Hiltz, of Chincoteague, Va.; his wife, Debra Hiltz, of Hancock, Md.; one son, Brett Hiltz, of Falling[Read More…]
Loretta Mae Miller
Loretta Mae Miller 1945-2023 Loretta Mae Miller, age 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at War Memorial Hospital. Born December 12, 1945 in Petersburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Lacy and Esther May Bergdoll Simmons. She was a Christian. Loretta was a[Read More…]
Irene Adair Kleiss
Irene Adair Kleiss 1946-2023 Irene Adair Kleiss, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born August 12, 1946 in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of the late James Wallace Pierce II and the late Catherine Gwendolyn Everett Pierce. She was[Read More…]
Helen Geneva McCarty
Helen Geneva McCarty 1934-2023 Helen Geneva McCarty, 88, Hancock, Md., passed away, Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born July 6, 1934, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Hull and Martha Gladhill Hull and the widower of James Warren McCarty.[Read More…]
Jennifer Lynn Oliver
Jennifer Lynn Oliver 1965-2023 Jennifer Lynn Oliver, age 58, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at her home. Born January 26, 1965 in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Arthur Oliver, Sr. and the late Gladys June Close Whittington. Born with a[Read More…]
W. Jane Yost
W. Jane Yost W. Jane Yost, 86, of Berkeley Springs, departed peacefully to be with her Savior on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. She was the oldest daughter of Wayland C. and Alma G. Honaker. She was married to her soulmate, the late Paul O. Yost, in April 1955 at the[Read More…]
Virtual public meeting on train extension options for western Maryland set for March 8
Maryland transportation officials will hold a virtual stakeholder meeting on Wednesday, March 8 about the options they are considering to extend the MARC commuter train service further into western Maryland. Those who have made comments on the Brunswick Line Study Technical Report were notified of the online meeting, which is[Read More…]
