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…]
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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…]
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Maryland State Fair opens college scholarship applications
The Maryland State Fair is currently seeking four-year college, post-secondary college, and trade school applicants for the F. Grove Miller Maryland State Fair Honorary and the Marlin K. Hoff Memorial Scholarship programs. Scholarship Rules and Applications may be obtained at www.marylandstatefair.com/ general-info/scholarships. Completed applications and supplemental information must be electronically[Read More…]
Judge agrees to release redacted version of report on child sex abuse in Archdiocese of Baltimore
Maryland crime victims’ advocates are applauding the decision by a Baltimore judge to allow the release of a report outlining 80 years of recorded child sexual abuse within the religious organizations in Archdiocese of Baltimore. On February 24, Judge Robert Taylor, Jr., Associate Judge for the Circuit Court for Baltimore[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of February 20-26: February 20 Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, three stops. Service to advise, 200 block East Main Street. Subject advised. Alarm, 100 block Rayloc Drive. Checked okay. Assisted EMS, first block West Main Street. 911 hang-up, 100 block[Read More…]
HCC Athletic Hall of Fame nominations being accepted
Applications are now being accepted for the Hagerstown Community College 2023 Athletic Hall of Fame. Nomination forms are due by May 1. Nominees will be considered upon five years of completion of their final semester or graduation year at HCC. They will remain on the ballot for three years after[Read More…]
