Due to ongoing dry conditions during the growing season, nine counties in Maryland have received drought disaster designations from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers in the primary designated counties of Allegany, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Washington are now eligible for certain assistance[Read More…]
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New historic lows reached in Potomac River flows
It appears we have reached a new historical low flow for this time of year. Current flow at the USGS Point of Rocks gage is 3460 cubic feet per second (cfs) while the lowest flow for today in the 131-year record was 3860 cfs. Last Thursday’s U.S. Drought Monitor Map[Read More…]
County Commissioners consider taking oversight of Hancock Rescue Squad by Division of Emergency Services
County officials were scheduled to discuss the future of Hancock’s Rescue Squad on Tuesday, following up on apparent recent resignations from the department that leave its operations in question. According to the agenda of the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for April 28, officials are to discuss entering into[Read More…]
Officials discusses how to bid, fund police body cams
by Geoff Fox Town officials are looking at the proper way to fund new body cameras for the Hancock police department, continuing the conversation from a previous town meeting. Last month, Sgt. Shawn Faith of the Hancock Police Department told town officials the department’s current cameras have been having issues[Read More…]
Evelyn Louise Baker
Evelyn Louise Baker 1939-2026 Evelyne Louise Baker, age 87, of Martinsburg, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at her home in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born on February 23, 1939 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Nellie Russell Puffinburger Fox. Evelyne graduated from Berkeley Springs High School[Read More…]
Sharon Lucille Reed
Sharon Lucille Reed 1948-2026 Sharon Lucille Reed, age 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at her home. Born March 15, 1948, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late James L. Reed, Sr. and Venetta H. Reed. Sharon was a 1966 graduate[Read More…]
Panthers baseball picks up win #2, drops against Fort Hill
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Panthers baseball team saw the highs and lows in a pair of home games last week as they picked up their second win of the year against Turkeyfoot Valley Area, but tasted defeat against Fort Hill. The Panthers picked up win number two last Monday,[Read More…]
Panthers softball splits games
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Panthers softball team picked up two wins in the last week with a 7-1 win over Turkeyfoot Valley Area and a 6-2 win over Southern Fulton. In the game against Turkeyfoot Valley, the Panthers scored seven runs on 12 hits. Taylor Weller went 4-4 in[Read More…]
Donald Lee Fink
Donald Lee Fink 1949-2026 Donald (PeeWee) Lee Fink, 77, of Stevensville, Md. and formally of Smithsburg, Md. passed away on March 2, 2026. He was born February 2, 1949, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was the son of the late William D. and Hilda L. (Flowers) Fink. Don graduated from[Read More…]
Sally Patridge Berman
Sally Patridge Berman 1944-2026 Sally Partridge Berman of Great Cacapon passed away peacefully at her home on April 15, 2026 with her husband Jerry of 48 years of marriage at her side. Sally was born to Franklin and Lucille Partridge in Maplewood, N.J. on May 19, 1944. She attended Columbia[Read More…]
