Linda Marie Landers 1947-2025 Linda Marie Landers, 78, passed away on September 10, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. Linda was born on January 9, 1947, in Hancock, Md., the daughter of the late Earl E. and Leona M. Johnson Divelbliss. Linda was married to the[Read More…]
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Ernest Eugene Exline
Ernest Eugene Exline 1956-2025 Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Exline, age 69, of Exline Road, passed away Friday, September 12, 2025, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born Tuesday, June 5, 1956, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Paul D. and Alice B. Hull Exline. Ernie[Read More…]
Blue Mass to honor local police
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 12191 in Berkeley Springs will be holding a Blue Mass honoring local police departments from Morgan County and Washington County this Thursday night, September 11, at 6 p.m. All faiths are welcome to come and join in thanking, honoring,[Read More…]
Preparedness Fair a success
Organizers for the Emergency Preparedness Fair last Saturday, September 6, called it a success. The event was hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held in Widmeyer Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those who attended learned how to be prepared for emergencies and disasters,[Read More…]
Police investigating hate symbol in church parking lot
by Geoff Fox Hancock Police are investigating the placement of a hate symbol drawn on a wall at the Hancock United Methodist Church on Monday, September 8. In a post on the church’s social media site, Pastor Becki Wessinger said it was with a heavy heart she shared the church[Read More…]
Hancock falls to Indians 38-8 in cross-river opener
Hancock Panther football made the most of a Berkeley Springs fumble during last Friday’s cross-river rivalry to put a touchdown on the board against the Indians in the second quarter. The Panthers followed up with a two-point rush conversion, pushing the score to 8-13 in the September 5 game in[Read More…]
Betty Lou Smith
Betty Lou Smith 1939-2025 Betty Lou Smith, age 85, of LaVale, Md., passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025, in Cumberland, Md. Born October 3, 1939, in Shady Bower, Md., she was the daughter of the late Granvil Booth and Mary Catherine Wiles Cavender. Betty was a graduate of Hancock High[Read More…]
Shirley J. Smith
Shirley J. Smith 1934-2025 Shirley J. Smith, age 91, of Flintstone, Md., passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in Cumberland, Md. Born Sunday, July 8, 1934, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late James Abraham and Margaret Anna Schurg Stokes. Shirley attended Flintstone Schools. She was a[Read More…]
Arthur Lucas
Arthur Lucas 1946-2025 Arthur “Norty” Lucas passed from this life at Winchester Medical Center on Friday, September 5, 2025. He was born on December 14, 1946, to Arthur and Idella Trail Lucas of Hancock, Md. Norty delivered for United Parcel Service for thirty-five years and was President of the Local[Read More…]
Lillian Ernestine McFadden
Lillian Ernestine McFadden 1944-2025 In loving memory of a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who was cherished and touched so many lives, Lillian E. McFadden, age 81, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband by her side on Friday, September 5, 2025, to be[Read More…]
