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 […]

A Berkeley Springs woman allegedly escaped police custody and fled on foot while handcuffed in the Morgan County Courthouse parking lot last Wednesday, March 9 at about 12:15 p.m. Alethia P. Hovermale, 28, was able to evade immediate apprehension, according to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Sherriff K.C. Bohrer. Special […]

Clarence Edward Middlekauff 1924-2022 Clarence Edward Middlekauff, 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away peacefully on March 9, 2022 at home with his family. Born August 9, 1924 in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Clarence Leroy and Emma Hager Middlekauff. Ed was a man of faith and was a member of […]

Blaine Carlton Clingerman, Jr. 1947-2022 Blaine Carlton “Possum” Clingerman, Jr., age 74, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Born September 26, 1947 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Janesta Josephine Keefer Clingerman of Hagerstown, Md. and the late […]

Thomas William Breeden 1962-2022 Thomas William Breeden, age 60, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born February 11, 1962 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Warner Ray, Sr. and Phyllis Maxine Alderton Breeden. He was a Christian. He attended Berkeley […]

Berkeley Springs High School’s boys basketball team brought scores of local fans onto their home court on Tuesday night, March 8, as they faced off against the North Marion in regional action. The Indians lost a close battle with the Huskies, falling 49-40 in the Class AAA, Region I tournament. Despite a Berkeley Springs lead […]