by Kate Evans Berkeley Floral is in their 35th year of providing flowers, floral arrangements and gifts for all occasions to the community. Owner Lynda Bradley said she opened the floral shop with her husband Larry Bradley 35 years ago with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The shop has been in the same building at 160 N. […]

Robert W. Hendershot, Sr. 1941-2020 Robert Wayne Hendershot, Sr., age 79, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Friday, September 11, 2020. Born in Hancock, on July 18, 1941, he was the son of the late James C. and Eva M. (Shaffer) Hendershot; and the husband, for 60 years, of Edna M. (Carlisle) […]

Monique “Nikki” Dawn Fredman 1988-2020 Monique “Nikki” Dawn Fredman, 31, of Paw Paw, W.Va., passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Maryland after a tragic fall. She was born December 1, 1988 at Cumberland, Maryland and was the daughter of Steven Mark Fredman and wife, Michelle Jean Fredman, of […]

Elsie L. Roach 1933-2020 Elsie Louise Roach, 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center. Elsie was born on May 2, 1933 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., a daughter of the late John D. and Lottie Wolfe Bohrer. She was a 1955 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School, […]

Donald D. Bohrer 1935-2020 Donald Dean “Don” Bohrer, 84, of Paw Paw, W.Va., passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020 at his home. Don was born on November 20, 1935 in Paw Paw, W.Va., the son of the late Homer F. and Georgia V. Anderson Bohrer. He was a 1955 graduate of Capon Bridge High […]

Denny R. Colbert 1926-2020 Denny Richard Colbert, 94, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, September 14, 2020 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 12, 1926 in Altoona, Pa., he was the son of the late John and Martha Nash Colbert. He was a Christian. He was a 1943 […]

Phyllis J. Pittman 1935-2020 Phyllis Jean Pittman, 85, of Davenport, Fla. and formerly of Needmore, Pa., died on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport. Born March 30, 1935 in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Reed Walker, Sr. and Virginia Pleasant Gordon Johnson. She was a Christian. She […]

The Maryland Board of Elections has said it automatically sent most eligible Maryland voters an application for a mail-in ballot by U.S. Mail. Those applications should be appearing in mailboxes soon, say election officials. Applications allow voters to request a mail-in ballot if they choose to vote that way in the November general election. The […]

by Geoff Fox County officials approved the purchase of land easements west of town for conservation and the annexation of properties on the east end of town during their Tuesday, September 1, meeting. Washington County was looking to purchase a conservation easement for 33.49 acres on Reel Road known as the Ronnie Zimmerman property. The […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock officials aren’t sure if their approval of changes to the town’s election rules relating to the timing of the election were fully put into effect. In 2019, town officials agreed to move their municipal elections from January to April. Now they’re not sure if the changes stuck. Brian Kane, attorney for […]