by Jim Buzzerd Back in the hunt Heading into last Thursday night’s West Virginia University football game with Baylor, an insider reported that the West Virginia coaching staff felt that the Bears would be the best team the Mountaineers played so far this season. I attempted to ask just where the WVU staff had Iowa […]

Belle Harvey finishes in fourth place by Jamie Harris At this time of the year one thing can be certain. When it comes to the WV Class A/AA State Cross Country Championships you can bet the Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians will be somewhere near the top of the team standings when the dust […]

by Geoff Fox The Christmas season is just around the corner and in Hancock, which means Christmas For Others is on its way as well. The first registration date for Christmas For Others is November 5, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Hancock United Methodist Church. A second registration date is scheduled for […]

Morgan County deputies arrested a man early Tuesday morning for possession of methamphetamines with the intent to sell the drug, and another man for possession of marijuana. According to a news release from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Dennis Jenkins was on patrol on Fish Hatchery Road in southern Morgan County late Monday night […]

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the fall turkey hunting season opened Saturday, October 27 and continues through this Sunday, November 4 in Allegany, Garrett and Washington counties with a bag limit of one turkey per hunter. The fall season was extended to include an additional Sunday. “We are happy to offer additional […]

by Kate Shunney The construction site for the new two-lane, single-span bridge along River Road across Sleepy Creek has been underwater at least three times since work began there in May. Division of Highways Construction supervisor Daniel Watts said the repeated flooding has been a major cause of the delay in completing the bridge. The […]

Hancock Councilman Levi Little, Councilman Leo Murray, Mayor Ralph Salvagno, former mayor Dan Murphy, State Librarian Irene Padilla, Del. Mike McKay, Washington County Free Library Director Mary Baykan, County Commissioner Wayne Keefer, Branch Manager Pam Mann, Sen. George Edwards, and President of Washington County Free Library Board of Trustees John Schnebly get ready to cut […]

West Virginia State Park officials will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking this Friday, November 2 for lodge upgrades underway at Cacapon State Park. The event is open to the public and will begin at 10 a.m. at the main lodge. State and local officials are expected to discuss the project and its impact in the region. […]

Venetta H. Reed 1931-2018 Venetta Hester (Weller) Reed, age 87, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the Hagerstown Healthcare Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born September 2, 1931, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Homer Weller and Mabel (Younker) Carbaugh; and the widow of James Lewis Reed, Sr., […]

Darren A. Smith, Sr. 1962-2018 Darren Atlee Smith Sr., age 56, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Friday, October 19, 2018. Born July 5, 1962, in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Daniel W. Smith and Beverly L. (Miller) Clark. He was a retired carpentry contractor. He loved the outdoors and […]