Richard M. Cole II 1992-2020 Richard Matthew “Ricky” Cole II, age 28, of Hancock, Md., died on Monday, October 26, 2020 at his residence. Born June 10, 1992 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Mark Anthony and Tina Louise Kyne Johnson of Cookeville, Tenn. He was a Christian. Ricky worked as a laborer […]
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John F. Sutton
John F. Sutton 1936-2020 John Franklin Sutton was born on May 30, 1936 and died Sunday, September 27, 2020. He graduated from Poughkeepsie High School and got his B.S. from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. in Atomic Physics. He was employed by the Navy doing tests on missiles and after a year went to work […]
Lester G. Mellott
Lester G. Mellott 1930-2020 Lester George Mellott, age 90, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Julia Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Hagerstown Md. Born on July 9, 1930, in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late George Greenberry and Gladys Leanora (Mann) Mellott; and the widower of Virginia Irene (McInturff) […]
Teressa Anne “Terri” Middlekauff
Teressa Anne “Terri” Middlekauff 1957-2020 Teressa Anne “Terri” Middlekauff, age 63, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born October 13, 1957 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of Charlotte Robinette Buterbaugh Clippinger of Warfordsburg, Pa., and the […]
Students go back to remote learning this week under state rules
by KATE EVANS Morgan County Schools students will switch back to full remote learning this coming week, Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 6. The county was classified as an orange county on the West Virginia Department of Education’s Saturday, October 31 COVID-19 School Alert System map, triggering the closure of in-person classes for the […]
Indians finish fourth at Region I Championships
by Jamie Harris The Class AA Region I Cross Country Championships were held at Frankfort High School last Wednesday, October 21. Region I features some of the state’s best cross country runners and teams in the state of West Virginia. Four of the teams were ranked first, second, fourth and sixth in the state rankings. […]
Chip shots – More drops
More drops by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University football team lost a 34-27 at Texas Tech last Saturday in yet another game marred by dropped passes by the Mountaineer receiving corps. The dropped passes have become the norm for WVU and Saturday they were quite costly. And it didn’t take long on Saturday for […]
Hancock historic kiosks installed along Main Street
by GEOFF FOX Six kiosks with historical pictures of the area where they were placed have been placed along the sidewalk on Main Street. Each kiosk is double sided with a picture and description of a building or event that occurred at that location. For example, the two kiosks at Breathed Park recount the “Davis Hotel” […]
Engineering firm outlines scope of work, timeline for town’s wastewater system
by GEOFF FOX Town officials received a preliminary engineering report on the wastewater facility project from RK&K, the engineering firm who will be doing the work. RK&K projects the project to be completed by November 2023. In a packet given to town officials, RK&K outlined the areas of focus of their report, an evaluation of the […]
Voter lines a daily sight as early voting amps up turnout in lead-up to Election Day
by KATE SHUNNEY Voters lined up outside the Morgan County Courthouse early on Wednesday, October 21, the first day of early voting. photo by Rob Campbell Morgan County voters have lined up daily at the county courthouse since last Wednesday, waiting for their turn to vote early in the County Clerk’s office. Sometimes dozens of people […]
