by Geoff Fox Town officials opened, reviewed, and voted on bids pertaining to the town’s comprehensive plan, demolition of the house at Kirkwood Park, and the sale of the former Weaver’s building at their last meeting. Town Manager Mike Faith said the bids had been received by their respective deadlines[Read More…]
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Hancock Police Department — July 7-13
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, July 7, through Sunday, July 13 July 7 Alarm, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Accidental. Service to advise, 100 block High Street. Subject advised. Undesirable, 100 block Limestone Road. Subjects removed from the property. Warrant service, 100[Read More…]
Julie Elise Taylor
Julie Elise Taylor 1961-2025 Julie Elise Taylor, age 64, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025 at War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born May 4, 1961 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Ruth Ann Green Magin. She was a member[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report, June 30-July 6
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, June 30, through Sunday, July 6: June 30 Undesirable, 200 block West Main Street, check welfare on dog. Dog seemed ok. Suspicious person, 100 block West Main Street. Subject advised not to trespass on properties. Service to[Read More…]
String Band to play for free concert & dance Sunday
Dust off you dancing boots and join the Hancock Arts Council for a free square dance on Sunday, July 13 at 2 p.m. in the Hancock Performing Arts Center at Town Hall 126 W High Street, Hancock. Live music will be provided by the Wind Dance String Band and light[Read More…]
David Michael Darsch
David Michael Darsch 1957-2025 David Michael Darsch, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and Barcelona, Spain, died on July 5, 2025 at 10:22 a.m. in New York City. He was 68 years old and had lived life to the absolute fullest. He died following a severe and sudden illness. Dave seemed to[Read More…]
Norma Lee Offord
Norma Lee Offord 1933-2025 Norma Lee Offord, age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born April 26, 1933 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late James Albert “Hickory” and Mary Elizabeth[Read More…]
Patricia Ann Dodson
Patricia Ann Dodson 1941-2025 Patricia Ann Dodson (née Barnhart), 83, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2025, in Jacksonville, N.C. Born on July 20, 1941, in Warfordsburg, Pa., Patricia lived a life marked by devotion—to her faith, her family, and her work. Faith was the cornerstone of Patricia’s life. Her[Read More…]
Rotary honors heroes with flags
by Geoff Fox Hancock Rotary honored local heroes over the Fourth of July weekend with American flags planted beside the Veterans Memorial in Widmeyer Park. This was the fifth year Rotary has sponsored the Flags of Heroes Project. Since May, Rotary had been accepting sponsorship forms where people could sponsor[Read More…]
Co. 5 carries on fire department tradition with “housing ceremony” for new tanker
by Geoff Fox Firefighters at Hancock Volunteer Fire Company took part in a tradition firefighters have been doing for centuries by holding a housing ceremony for Tanker 5 on Monday evening, July 7. The Fire Department Housing Ceremony typically involves pushing a new piece of apparatus into the station bay[Read More…]
