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Hancock students’ mural to be displayed in Hagerstown

by GEOFF FOX Last November, the City of Hagerstown started discussing ways to beautify the railroad overpasses on Franklin Street with murals created by students from Washington County Public Schools. Charles Plummer, Zack Zirkle, and Eddie Leach pose in front of their mural that will be displayed in Hagerstown as part of that city’s project […]

Tuttle hired as interim school superintendent

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board unanimously approved Kristen Tuttle as Morgan County Schools Interim Superintendent beginning July 1 through June 30, 2020 at their June 4 meeting. School Superintendent Dr. Erich May accepted a superintendent position in Pennsylvania and is leaving June 30. He has been the county’s school chief for two […]

Horton found guilty of killing Hancock man in 2016 robbery

by Geoff Fox Three years after Edward Gilhart of Hancock was murdered on his way to work in Pennsylvania, a jury in Franklin County has found one of the accused murders guilty in the murder and other counts. Jurors found Ryan Lynn Horton, 30, of McConnellsburg, guilty of first-degree murder on Friday, June 7 in […]

Forum to focus on local drug crisis, public health effort to reduce harm

by Kate Shunney A public forum set for this Saturday, June 15 at Berkeley Springs High School will dig deep down into the current state of opioid drug use in Morgan County and what steps are needed to reduce the damage it has on the community. Organizers are hoping everyone affected by drug addiction, those […]

School board sells Great Cacapon ball field to fire company

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the sale of 9.9 acres of surplus land in Great Cacapon to the Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Company for $31,500. The amount was determined by a public auction that was held at the property on June 1. The board’s approval of the sale came at their […]

Town of Bath voters elect mayor, council with 32 ballots

by Trish Rudder Municipal election results from the Town of Bath on Tuesday, June 11 for mayor, town recorder and five council members were cast as follows: Mayor Scott Merki –28 Town Recorder Susan Webster–20 Councilman Chris Chapman–27 Councilman Rick Weber –26 Councilwoman Rose Jackson –25 Councilwoman Elizabeth Skinner –23 Write-in candidate John Bohrer will […]

Kickoff to Summer this weekend

Hancock in Motion will be holding their Kickoff to Summer festival this Saturday, June 15, starting at 10 a.m. in Widmeyer Park. There will be crafts, vendors, yard sales, and a food stand to benefit Hancock in Motion, low cost kids activities, face painting, and more. There will also be music by Zac Grace and […]

Penny S. Morgan

Penny S. Morgan 1962-2019 Penny Sue Morgan, age 56, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown. Born September 15, 1962, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Dolly A. (Weller) McCarty, of Hagerstown, and the late Paul E. McCarty. She was a graduate of Hancock High School […]

Anna J. Heston

Anna J. Heston 1930-2019 Anna Jean Heston, 88, of Hancock, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at Doey’s House, Hagerstown. Born December 19, 1930, in Bakersville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Victor and Delphia Platter Miner. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Page Cornelius Heston, August 21, 2009 […]

Wanda J. Stotler

Wanda J. Stotler 1940-2019 Wanda Jean “Jeannie” Stotler, 78, of Great Cacapon, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at her home in Great Cacapon, while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born December 1, 1940 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Neil St. Clair and Bessie Rebecca Moss Fields. She was […]

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