Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of March 11-17: March 11 Traffic enforcement, Hancock area, four stops. Disorderly conduct, first block North Church Street. Subjects checked okay. Assisted Washington County Sheriff’s Office, 3000 block National Pike. Accident. March 12 Assisted Maryland State Police, Alarm 14,000[Read More…]
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Faye Younker’s donates collection
by Geoff Fox Wanting to preserve local history, Faye Younker clipped newspaper and magazine articles about Hancock and other subjects from the 1960s up until shortly before her passing 2020. Now, roughly 80 binders and hardback books from her handmade collection are being donated to the Hancock Historical Society and[Read More…]
Youth art shines at the Ice House
by Lisa Schauer The Ice House art gallery in Berkeley Springs is featuring an exhibit with rooms full of art created by the students of Morgan County until March 31. A silent auction is being held this year to benefit a visual arts scholarship fund for Berkeley Springs High School[Read More…]
Hancock Library to host program on women’s suffrage Thursday
The Hancock Veterans Memorial Branch Library will host Women’s Suffrage in Maryland: The Shoulders We Stand On, in recognition of Women’s History Month on Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m. This program, presented by the Maryland State Library Resource Center, documents the efforts to achieve the right of women to[Read More…]
Park bathroom torn down
If you drove by Widmeyer Park last Tuesday and Wednesday, you may have noticed some work being done by the Lions Pavilion and the restroom building beside it. Hancock Public Work crews began the demolition of the bathroom on Tuesday, March 12, and finished the following day. The Lions Club[Read More…]
Special town meeting planned for discussion of splash pad bid
by Geoff Fox Town officials have scheduled a special town meeting for next Tuesday, March 26 to further discuss a splash pad in Widmeyer Park. Council members opened a lone sealed bid for the water recreation project during their March 12 town meeting. Only one bid, from Splash Pad USA[Read More…]
Brian Keith Reed
Brian Keith Reed 1970-2024 Brian Keith Reed, 54, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at his home with his loving family by his side on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Brian was born on February 19, 1970 to the late D. Fay (Wolford) Reed and Orville “Tom” Reed in Berkeley Springs,[Read More…]
John David Swink
John David Swink 1935-2024 John David Swink, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, March 11, 2024 at Willow Tree Healthcare Center in Charles Town, W.Va. Born November 2, 1935 in the Cold Run Valley area of Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Oliver Henry[Read More…]
Kathern Marie Bell Gere
Kathern Marie Bell Gere 1931-2024 Kathern Marie Bell Gere, age 92, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, March 15, 2024 at her home under the care of her caregivers, Joy and Dale Dailey and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 25, 1931 in Cowen, W.Va.,[Read More…]
