by Lisa Schauer The annual ritual of a thorough spring-cleaning dates back to early human history. After a long dark winter of burning wood or peat fires indoors, a deep cleaning of the home in spring was a necessity for health and hygiene. Today the rite of spring cleaning continues, ingrained in our DNA and […]

The Town of Bath is preparing Greenway Cemetery for this year’s mowing season. Families are asked to remove all temporary, ornamental items from the graves of their loved ones by April 2. This includes faded flowers, arrangements for holidays such as Christmas, and damaged wreaths. As part of “Make It Shine”, children and adults will […]

Valley Health’s patient visitation guidelines changed to Level Yellow on Monday, March 14, because of declines in COVID and flu cases in the region. Since late November, Valley Health hospitals and outpatient locations have operated at the more restrictive Level Red as a precaution to protect patients, families and caregivers from surging illness and community […]

by Jamie Harris The 2022 Berkeley Springs High School Indians Baseball Team will open its season on Friday, March 18 at Hampshire. The Tribe will follow that up with a home opener on Saturday, March 19 against the Moorefield Yellow Jackets the three-time defending Class A State Champions. The Indians will be looking to capture […]

Now what by Jim Buzzerd We can finally lay the West Virginia University Men’s Basketball season to rest. The Mountaineers beat Kansas State 73-67 in the opener of the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City last Wednesday. With the win, WVU advanced to the quarterfinal round against top seeded Kansas and it was never a […]

Strawberries My Great Grandmother Arizona Henry loved fresh strawberries. Since my grandma couldn’t drive, we would get our neighbors Wilma and Kenny Hovermale to drive us to a strawberry farm. We would pick several flats of strawberries. I am sure my sister Lisa and I ate more than we picked, but it was lots of […]

by Geoff Fox A Hancock News editorial on March 2 calling for town officials to hire a permanent town manager prompted Town Advisor Bill Valentine to explain in a Hancock council meeting what role he has within the town government. During the March town meeting, Valentine addressed questions about his role and salary during his […]

by Geoff Fox With a bill getting ready to be heard by Maryland officials in Annapolis, representatives from across the river wanted to tell Hancock officials they support and want to help get the MARC commuter train into Western Maryland. Earlier this year, Town Advisor Bill Valentine told officials in Hancock a bill is before […]

Morgan County Schools’ Science Fair winners attended the State Science Fair at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston on Monday, March 7. Students were escorted to Charleston by their families and performed well at the competition. Three Morgan County students brought home awards for their projects. “We are looking forward to great Scientific adventures with […]

Jared A. Cubbage, 23, of Hancock was arrested on Friday, March 11 and charged with making terrorist threats following a series of harassing and threatening texts he allegedly sent in February. In the texts, he allegedly threatened to “kill cops” and create “a small town tragedy.” Multiple threats were outlined in the criminal complaint against […]