Bob Study, left, Assistant Park Manager for Fort Frederick, and Hancock Town Manager Joe Gilbert worked together to bring electric car charging stations to Hancock’s trail parking area. The town held a “ribbon cutting” for the machines on December 4. by Kate Shunney The future of American motoring includes more and more electric and hybrid […]

by Kate Evans The Christmas holidays are always a time where there’s so much to do and the stress builds as you try to find the time to get it all done. Shopping, wrapping presents, baking cookies, cleaning and decorating the house, writing Christmas cards and attending Christmas parties and family get-togethers can all get […]

by Kate Shunney Cacapon State Park Superintendent Scott Fortney last week said contractors, state officials and park staff are looking ahead to a possible May 2020 opening of the park’s A new northern lodge addition at Cacapon State Park is under roof and quickly being enclosed. new 78-room lodge addition. The three-story structure is largely […]

Snowmen, elves, the Grinch and a wrapped present were at the head of Paw Paw’s Christmas parade on Sunday, December 8. Santa and Mrs. Claus greeted children all along Paw Paw’s parade route on Sunday, December 8. Paw Paw’s marching band led the town’s Christmas parade on Sunday, December 8 with holiday tunes.

Michael C. Wolford 1947-2019 Michael Clark Wolford, age 71, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Goodwill Retirement Center, in Grantsville Md. Born December 24, 1947, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Theodore and Dorothy (Yost) Wolford. He graduated from Hancock High School in 1965; […]

Mary J. Stuckey 1940-2019 Mary Jane Stuckey, age 79, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at the War Memorial Hospital, in Berkeley Springs. Born in Hancock, Md., on August 12, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Bridgett (Weller) Moats. She was a 1958 graduate of Hancock High […]

Hugh C. Shiflet 1919-2019 Hugh Clark Shiflet, age 100, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., formerly of Parsons, W.Va., died on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born June 7, 1919 in Swoope, Va., he was the son of the late Lester Huffman and Lucy Jane Driver Shiflet. He was a member […]

Margaret J. Bohrer 1944-2019 Margaret J. Taylor Bohrer, 75, of Cumberland, Md., died Friday, November 22, 2019. Born October 12, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Cross. She was a 1962 graduate of Paw Paw High School. She is survived by one son, Anthony Taylor; one grandson, Remington Yost, Berkeley Springs; two sisters, Christina […]

Paige D. DeLawder 1924-2019 Paige Dixon DeLawder, 95, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, December 5, 2019 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 8, 1924 in Lost River, he was the son of the late Luther and Mary Catherine Wilmetta Foltz DeLawder. He was a Christian. He attended […]

George Janowiak 1943-2019 George Janowiak, 76, of Hedgesville, died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at his home. Born July 9, 1943, he was the son of the late Joseph Paul and Anna Marie Yurek Janowiak. He was a Christian. He attended Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Md. He worked as a Stevadore for the Union Local […]