by Geoff Fox A letter from the Washington County NG911 Addressing Initiative was sent out earlier this month alerting a number of Hancock residents when their address would be changing for the county’s new Next Generation 911 system. According to a letter obtained by The Hancock News, the county is holding an information session on […]

by Kate Shunney The commission meeting room and hallway of the Morgan County Courthouse were packed with people on Sunday, February 9 for the county’s bicentennial birthday party. A large cake, decorated with the county’s bicentennial logo, was flanked by stacks of cupcakes in the western hallway of the courthouse. In an over-capacity meeting room, […]

by Kate Evans With so many grandparents and family relatives caring for children in West Virginia, the Healthy Grandfamilies program was created to bring information, resources and support to relative/kinship caregivers that are raising one or more grandchildren or children. A five-year estimate has 205 Morgan County grandparents with grandchildren living with them in their […]

Washington County’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee would like to welcome you to attend an informative Listening Tour. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hancock Library, 231 Hancock Veterans Parkway. This event is FREE to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. If you would […]

Faith E. Munson Faith Elaine Reckley Munson, 83, of Washington Township, N.J. died Thursday, February 6, 2020 in New Jersey. She is survived by her children, Sarah Munson-Goldfinch, Laura Munson-Straub and Todd Munson; six grandchildren, Mark Cinque, Allison Straub, Elizabeth Straub, Zachry Munson, Joseph Munson and Dominick Munson and several nieces and nephews. She was […]

Riley W. Trumpower 1936-2020 Riley William “Bill” Trumpower, 83, of Big Pool, Md., died Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home in Boonsboro, Md. Born April 28, 1936 in Big Pool, he was the son of the late Alonzo Vernon and Fanie Susan Hull Trumpower. He was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hancock. […]

Larry K. VanGosen 1943-2020 Larry Kent VanGosen, 76, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, February 7, 2020 at Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born October 13, 1943 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Berkeley Carter and Martha Ellen Barney VanGosen. He was a Christian. He attended Berkeley Springs High School and Morris […]

Freda V. Kerns 1930-2020 Freda Virginia Kerns, 90, of Paw Paw, died Monday, February 3, 2020 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. S he was born January 9, 1930 at Paw Paw, she was the daughter of the late Dayton A. See and Esther Miller See. She was a 1947 graduate of Paw Paw High School. […]

Donald F. Berens 1928-2020 Donald Frank Berens, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., formerly of Waldorf, Md., died on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at his home. Born April 2, 1928 in Lorain, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph August and Anna Stefik Berens. One week after graduating from Lorain High School in […]

by Jim Buzzerd Looking for a road win The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team split a pair of rematch games last week losing to a red hot Texas Tech team 89-81 in Lubbock and outlasting Kansas State 66-57 at home last Saturday. WVU has now split regular season games with both teams with the […]