The Hancock School Board met on November 20 and had one resignation and two new hires on the agenda for approval. Scott VerSteeg, who has worked as the Director of Maintenance at the school for the last four years, submitted his letter of resignation. The board accepted his resignation with thanks and appreciation for his …
Footnotes founder and owner Stephanie Ferrian was still attending UMN Morris when the idea of owning her own studio was born. She was active in Dance Ensemble, and felt that she had a list of too many songs floating around in her head that she wanted to create to, and felt that meant she should …
Footnotes Studio of Dance is dancing into their 20th season Read More »
Built by a fireman in Houston, Missouri who wanted to get kids interested in becoming firefighters, The Little Fire Truck is a Cushman golf cart that has been custom-built to look like an actual fire truck. In July of 2022, Jeff was searching for a pumper truck for the Benson Fire Department. While searching, he …
Despite many setbacks over the 100 years of the Pomme de Terre golf course existence, theresiliency of the local course owners and members to have and maintain a quality golf coursehas produced a modern 18-hole golf course and practice facilities for all to enjoy.It all started in 1923 when Mr. and Mrs. Harry Le May …
Pomme de Terre Golf Course celebrates 100 years in 2023 Read More »
Memorial Day services were held on May 29 in both Morris and Hancock. The Morris service took place at the National Guard Armory starting at 9 a.m. and continued at the cemetery. The Hancock service started at 10 a.m. at Lakeside Cemetery. In Morris, at the armory, Jerome Hanson spoke to the crowd about his …
People deal with grief in different ways. Some hold it inside and deal with it quietly. Others may be more open with their pain and allow others to help. While there are different ways of dealing with loss, there are also different ways to honor your loved one. Two families, with ties to Stevens County, …
Kevin Hines is one of only 36 people who have survived jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge near San Francisco. Of those 36, 25 are still alive and only five are able to stand or walk. The Coast Guardsmen that rescued him told him that they had pulled 26 dead bodies out of the water …
Suicide survivor shares his story of dealing with depression Read More »
The Hancock city-wide garage sale is set for this weekend May 12.
“There are a lot of good things happening,” stated Board Chairman Justin Cronen at the Hancock School Board meeting on March 20. One of those good things is that former Hancock music teacher Paul Hartmann has asked to return to his position in Hancock. Hartmann resigned over a year ago and the district struggled to …
Former HHS Choir Director, Paul Hartmann, is coming back Read More »
In another big step toward the new fire hall addition in Hancock, the city council members approved the final plans at their meeting on March 14. The meeting was postponed one day due to the boys basketball game being changed to the same night as the scheduled meeting. City Clerk Jodi Bedel gave an update …
Hancock City Council approves plans for the fire hall addition Read More »
