by Geoff Fox Rick Cook has only been with the Hancock Police Department since 2017, but has quickly risen from officer to sergeant last October and now to police chief. In a surprise motion during a special meeting on January 2, Town Councilman Tim Smith made a motion to promote Cook, but his motion didn’t […]

by Geoff Fox Two people were injured in a five-vehicle accident on Monday morning, January 14, at the 2-mile marker on westbound Interstate 70 in Hancock. The accident scene was just before the bridge over Pennsylvania Avenue. According to Maryland State Police, around 10 a.m. Monday morning, troopers from the Maryland State Police Hagerstown Barrack […]

Charles E. Sullivan Charles Edward Sullivan, 76, of Hedgesville, W.Va., passed away peacefully surrounded by many family members on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the VAMC in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born in Boston, Mass., he was the son of the late Robert Sullivan and Eleanor Donovan Sullivan. He was a member and Eucharistic Minister at St. […]

Luella C. Spellman 1946-2019 Luella Cain Spellman, 72, of Culpeper passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019 at Dogwood Village of Orange County. She was born October 17, 1946 in Morgan County, W.Va., to the late Edward and Emma Lee Kaylor Cain. She is survived by two sons, Joseph Franklin Leary, Jr. and his wife, […]

Bobbie C. McCoy 1932-2019 Bobbie Carol McCoy, age 86, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Samaritan Hospice in Mount Holly, N.J. Born May 18, 1932 in Waynesboro, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Mike Arthur and Edna Elmyra Bennett Arrington. She was a member of Faith Bible Church in […]

James L. Teague 1962-2019 James Lycurgus Teague, 56, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born June 24, 1962 in Little Rock, Ark., he is the son of Uvonne Katherine Blalock Orcutt and the late James Edgar Teague. He attended schools in […]

Helen M. Clark 1944-2019 Helen Mae Clark, 75, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, January 11, 2019 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 6, 1944 in the Old Factory Section of Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Virgil Theodore Wills and Pearl Virginia Miller Shirley Wills. She attended […]

Janelle L. Kidwell 1983-2019 Janelle Lynn Kidwell, 35, of Hagerstown, Md. and formerly of Paw Paw, died Sunday, January 6, 2019. She was born October 31, 1983 in Winchester Va. and was the daughter of Jeffrey L. Kidwell, Paw Paw and the late Cheryl Ann Parker Kidwell. She was a hairdresser and a member of the Paw […]

Esther M. Trazkovich 1930-2019 Esther McBee Trazkovich, 88, of Westminster, Md., died Monday, January 7, 2019 at her residence. Born February 25, 1930 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Nettie and Charles McBee. Before retiring she worked as the assistant manager at M&T Bank. She was a member of Deer Park United […]

John J. Burke III 1958-2019 John Joseph Burke III, 60, of Damascus, Md., died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Brookeville Assisted Living in Olney, Md. Born October 27, 1958 in Yokohama, Japan, he was the son of Bette Ann Doris Bellin Burke of Berkeley Springs and the late John Joseph Burke. He was a graduate of Good Counsel High […]