David Daniel Dere, Sr. 1931-2021 David Daniel Dere, Sr., age 89, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at his home in Warfordsburg, Pa. Born July 1, 1931, in Grand Junction, Colo., he was the son of the late Christopher and Ida (Milner) Dere. As a teenager, he spent his summers herding cattle and sheep […]
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Dellis L. Martin
Dellis L. Martin 1944-2021 On Sunday, January 24, 2021, Dellis Lear Martin went to be with his Lord and Savior. Dellis was born at home, in Tunnelton, W.Va., on April 13, 1944, the third son of Ralph Edward and Mattie Isabelle Weaver Martin. He received his public-school education, graduating from Tunnelton High School in 1962. […]
Hancock man suffers minor injuries in Fulton Co. accident
A Hancock man received minor injuries in an accident on Saturday, January 23 in Fulton County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the accident occured on Saturday afternoon, January 23, just after 4 p.m. in the 3400 block of Old 126 near Deneens Gap Road. Police said Franklin L. McKee, 79, of Hancock, was driving his […]
Annual local count of homeless individuals could use volunteers
by Kate Evans The Telamon Corporation and the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness will conduct their annual 24-hour Point in Time Homeless Count in Morgan County beginning next Wednesday, January 27 at 4:00 p.m. and ending Thursday, January 28 at 3:59 p.m. Telamon staff will coordinate a street count and collect information of individuals and […]
Chip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd A break in the action 2021 hasn’t been the best for the West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team. When WVU took the court in Norman, Oklahoma on January 2 they did so without over 13 ½ feet of length they had in their previous game on December 29 against Northeastern. Six-foot-nine-inch […]
Governor Justice & WVSSAC provides winter and spring sports update
by Jamie Harris Last week high and middle schools got some good news as Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission provided an update for winter sports. The announcement stated that schools could start winter sports practices on February 15 for high and middle schools boy’s and girl’s basketball, cheer, swim […]
Engineers update town officials on phases, costs of town sewer upgrade
Three phases estimated to cost more than $25 million by GEOFF FOX Representatives from RK&K Civil Engineering briefed town officials about the phases and costs of the Hancock wastewater project moving forward during last Wednesday’s town meeting. The meeting was held virtually on January 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John Cole and Kelly Duffy presented […]
Good time memories of the Rhythmaires — a local swing band from the 1940s
by Kate Evans The big band music of the 1930s and 1940s had people dancing to a lively mix of jazz and swing, made famous by musicians and bandleaders Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Jimmy Dorsey and his brother Tommy Dorsey. Morgan County had its own version of a big band with the Rhythmaires, […]
Washington County Commissioners grant “express approval” for zoning alignment in Hancock annexation effort
by Kate Shunney Washington County commissioners last Tuesday voted unanimously to grant their “express approval” for Hancock to move forward in bringing three land parcels into the town limits. The vote on January 12 does not finalize the town’s steps to add the properties, which total 130.8 acres, into the Town of Hancock. Instead, the […]
Four arrested in drug search
A police search tied to a drug investigation last week in ended in several arrests and seizure of a variety of drugs. According to a press release from Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, officers from the Sheriff’s Department, the Town of Bath, West Virginia State Police and the Eastern Panhandle Drug Violent Crime Task Force […]
