Halloween is next weekend and there’s a couple events scheduled for spooky enjoyment. The 78th annual Hancock Rotary Halloween Parade kicks off at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, from Widmeyer Park and heads east on Main Street to Park N Dine. Then on Friday, October 31, the town is[Read More…]
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Contracts awarded for town mowing, fleet maintenance
by Geoff Fox Town officials awarded two contracts for mowing and maintaining the town’s fleet of vehicles during the October town meeting. There was only one bid submitted for the mowing with the fleet maintenance receiving six bids. The town has had issues with lawns getting too long and since[Read More…]
James Henry Percy
James Henry Percy 1947-2025 James Henry “Jimmy” Percy, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Care Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born on July 18, 1947 in Dover, Ohio he was the son of the late Robert Delbert Percy and Betty Jane[Read More…]
Terence L. Frederick
Terence L. Frederick 1964-2025 Terence L. “Skateboard Freddie” Frederick of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed away on October 15, 2025 at his home. Born July 24, l964 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Anna Lee Dawson Frederick and the late William S. Frederick. He attended schools in Morgan[Read More…]
Ronald Bruce Ullom
Ronald Bruce Ullom 1944-2025 Ronald Bruce Ullom was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, in 1944, and passed away on September 28, 2025, in Ooltewah, Tennessee, at the age of 81. He was the son of Blaine and June Ullom and the brother of Blainette Hanson. He is survived by his[Read More…]
Harry Lowe Powers III
Harry Lowe Powers III 1942-2025 Harry Lowe Powers III, age 83, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025, in Cumberland, Md. Born Saturday, June 13, 1942, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Harry L. and Helen J. Blenard Powers II. Harry was a[Read More…]
Delma M. Fletcher
Delma M. Fletcher 1933-2025 Delma M. (Miller) Fletcher 91 of Little Orleans, Md., passed away Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Moran Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Westernport, Md. She was born on December 19, 1933, in Purcel, Pa.; a daughter of the late Fred C. and Hazel B. (Smith)[Read More…]
Cecil Sylvester McCumbee, Jr.
Cecil Sylvester McCumbee, Jr. 1940-2025 Cecil Sylvester “Dick” McCumbee, Jr., age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at his home. Born October 13, 1940 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Cecil S. McCumbee, Sr. and Mary Catherine Carlisle. He attended schools in[Read More…]
Rita Maxine Farris
Rita Maxine Farris 1937-2025 Rita Maxine Farris, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025 at her daughter’s home and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 14, 1937 in Great Cacapon, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late, Elmer[Read More…]
Welcome center to remain closed through January
by Geoff Fox Travelers using Interstate 70 into Pennsylvania and needing to stretch their legs or use the restroom are going to have to wait until they reach Breezewood to do so as the rest area in Warfordsburg is remaining closed until at least January. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,[Read More…]
