West Virginia State Police formed a rolling roadblock on Potomac Road early last Thursday, September 15, ending a high-speed chase that began at about 1 a.m. on Wilkes Street in Berkeley Springs. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Trooper B.A. Meyers, police turned on[Read More…]
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Hancock Panthers come out strong for 2022-23 JV, varsity volleyball team
by Lisa Schauer “We’ve got a good group of girls, and we’re getting better each year,” said head coach Shawnda Wills, HHS class of 2009, now in her fourth year of coaching JV and varsity volleyball at Hancock High School. “I’ve been where they are, juggling school, and sports, and[Read More…]
Mountains of Bluegrass & Praise event set at Coolfont on October 1
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Homeless Coalition and the Morgan County Clergy Association are sponsoring a Mountains of Bluegrass and Praise event on Saturday, October 1 from 1-5 p.m. at Coolfont Resort at the pavilion. The event is free. The Homeless Coalition, which provides services in Morgan County and[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of September 12-18: September 12 Traffic enforcement in the Hancock area with one stop. Assault in the 100 block of Franklin Street. Report to follow. Assist Washington County Sheriff’s Office in the 13,000 block of Millstone Circle. Trespassing in[Read More…]
Hancock Town Hall in the Park N Dine? New owners propose leasing east end building to town
by Geoff Fox Since Ben Lewis and Matt Goundry bought the shuttered Park N Dine restaurant earlier this year, people have been wondering what will become of the Hancock landmark. After the September town meeting, Goundry told town officials he’d like to rent the restaurant building to the Town of[Read More…]
Eleanor Jean Effland
Eleanor Jean Effland 1934-2022 Eleanor Jean Effland, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. She was born January 3, 1934 in Huntingdon, Pa., the only child of the late Alton Leroy and Hazel Elizabeth Wible Hooper. She was a member of[Read More…]
Joan Steen Kuiken
Joan Steen Kuiken 1934-2002 Joan Steen Kuiken, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., was taken to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born December 6, 1934 in Wayne, N.J., she was the daughter of the[Read More…]
Nancy Proctor-Marquiss
Nancy Proctor-Marquiss 1938-2022 Nancy Proctor-Marquiss, 84, of Falling Waters, W.Va., (formerly of Williamsport, Md.) passed away peacefully on September 13, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 15, 1938, in Jodie, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Mary (Skaggs) Boles of[Read More…]
911 hang-ups are routine part of police work, until they’re not
by Geoff Fox Anytime a person calls the 911 center and hangs up, police have to respond. Many times, that call was made accidentally, with no real need for emergency response. But officers don’t know that for sure until they do the footwork to track down the source of the[Read More…]
Medieval Days returning to Hancock later this month
by Geoff Fox Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25, Hancock will be taking a step back in time as Sir Geoffrey’s group, La Belle Compagnie, will be returning to Joseph Hancock Park as part of the Harvest Festival. The event will be open to the public from 11 a.m.[Read More…]
