Morgan County Bicentennial planners have announced a yearlong contest open to the public where cash prizes are to be awarded every two months for an individual photo and short-short video connected to the Morgan County Bicentennial. A short-short video must be less than one minute in play-time.   The intent is to engage the public to […]

by Geoff Fox Last August, officials from the Washington County Geographic Information Systems (GIS) announced they’d be conducting a study on Hancock area addresses as they transitioned to a new 911 system. The purpose of the address review is to avoid duplication of street names throughout Washington County and streets numbered sequentially. Last Wednesday, Mayor […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Starting Points has a new location inside the Senior Life Services of Morgan County facility at 106 Sand Mine Road as of today, January 22. That facility is the former U.S. Silica building. “We’re excited to embark on this new adventure and partnership,” Starting Points Executive Director Audrey Morris said. […]

More watershed, property impacts identified by Trish Rudder A reevaluated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed U.S. 522 bypass was released on January 7 by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH). The reevaluation was approved by the Federal Highway Administration on December 17, 2019. The 618-page document includes the revised EIS (60 pages), […]

Dorothy E. Dugan 1930-2020 Dorothy Emma “Dottie” Dugan, age 89, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born August 23, 1930, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Marie Pearl (Craig) Lynch; and the widow of William Edward […]

Frances M. Knable 1930-2020 Frances Mae “Sis” Knable, age 89, formerly of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Fulton County Medical Center Long-Term Care, in McConnellsburg, Pa. Born July 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Luther “Gus” and Mary (Mills) Weller. She was a member of the […]

Wayne H. Ruppenthal 1947-2020 Wayne Herbert Ruppenthal, age 72, of Needmore, Pa., passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at his home. He was the son of the late Leslie H. and Helen L. (Baker) Ruppenthal; born November 1, 1947 in Frederick, Md., and raised in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He was the husband of Florence […]

Gerald L. Trovinger, Sr. 1938-2020 Gerald Leroy Trovinger, Sr., age 81, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home. Born November 21, 1938, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Benton L. Trovinger, Sr. and Edith E. (Baker) Trovinger; and the husband of Della L. (Baker) […]

Roger L. Reed, II 1977-2020 Roger Lee Reed, II, age 42, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home. Born July 22, 1977, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Roger Lee and Sharon (Avella) Reed, and the husband of Dawn R. (Stanley) Reed, whom he married in the […]

Patsy A. Morris 1942-2020 Patsy Ann Morris, age 77, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born May 30, 1942, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Ethel (Stotler) Iden; and the widow of Larry Morris, who died […]