by Kate Evans A 56-year old Paw Paw man died while hunting on Monday, November 23 — the first day of buck season.  The death occurred in Hampshire County between Slanesville and Capon Bridge on a large piece of hunting property, said West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Officer Richard Nelson from […]

by Kate Shunney Washington County public school officials announced last week that students in the county’s schools will not return to classrooms at all for the rest of 2020. Previously, school officials had said students might go back to class in mid-December if COVID cases remained under a certain level. County COVID cases have risen […]

by Geoff Fox Family Health Care Hagerstown is providing continuing dental care in Hancock thanks to Tri-State Community Health Center’s Hancock site. Usually, the Family Health Care dental van is located at either Hancock Elementary or Middle-Senior High School so students can get easy access to the dental care being provided. However, with schools resorting […]

Betty J. Mann 1931-2020 Betty Jean Mann, age 89, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at UPC Western Maryland, in Cumberland, Md. Born May 29, 1931, in Buck Valley, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Rhesa T. and Estella (Beatty) Bowman; and the widow of Marshall Thomas Mann, […]

Daniel L. Peck 1960-2020 Daniel Leroy Peck, 60, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Friday, November 27, 2020 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Md. Born May 10, 1960 in Islip, N.Y., he was the son of Iris Jean Shade Peck, Berkeley Springs and the late Walter LeRoy Peck. He was a Christian. He was a 1978 graduate of Southern Fulton […]

Charles A. Burnett 1942-2020 Charles Albert “Alphas” Burnett Sr., age 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away from complications of pneumonia at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md., on Monday, November 23, 2020. Born July 15, 1942, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Harold A. and Magdalene M. (Fox) Burnett; and […]

Jeanne Mozier Jeanne Mozier, 75, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away at her home on Thursday, November 26, 2020. Jeanne was a “West Virginian by choice” after purchasing a Morgan County farm in 1975 with her beloved husband of nearly 50 years, Jack Soronen. Two years later Jeanne and Jack purchased and renovated the historic […]

Norma L. Pittman 1934-2020 Norma Lee (Mellott) Pittman, of Big Cove Tannery, Pa., passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa. She was born on July 29, 1934, in Amaranth, Pa., the daughter of Roy and Gladys (Ekins) Mellott; and the widow of Basil Eugene Pittman, Sr., […]

Remembering our loved ones – differently – in 2020 They may look a little different this year, but Light Up a Life ceremonies, Hospice of the Panhandle’s longstanding holiday remembrance and honor events, will take place in 2020 despite the pandemic. The white luminaries with red ribbons will once again appear at CNB Bank in […]

by GEOFF FOX Jason Shaffer (left) and Christopher Brown of the Civil War Trails install the new signs for St. Thomas Episcopal Church and the Gettysburg Campaign signs at the bottom of Church Street. The St. Thomas sign was updated with new information and graphics. Each metal stand was also repainted.           […]