The Hancock News in Maryland is published every Wednesday, except the last week of the year.
Robert Faust Banks 1934-2026 Robert Faust Banks, age 92, of Winchester, Va., formerly of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Bob was born on May 13, 1934, in Mount Union, Pa. He was the son of Robert Newton Banks and Charlotte Zerbe Banks of Mount Union,[Read More…]
Lisa Kay Lafollette 1965-2026 Lisa Kay Lafollette, age 61, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, August 3, 2026 at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born March 5, 1965 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Donald Lee and Ruth Marie Woods[Read More…]
Joshua Brennan Walls 2008-2026 Joshua Brennan Walls, age 18, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, August 3, 2026 at Winchester Medical Center. Born May 5, 2008 in Winchester, Va., he was the son of Terry Lee Walls, Jr. and Lisa Bernadette Rutter Walls of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox Hancock Police are looking for the suspect in an incident at Smoker’s World in Hancock. According to Sgt. Shawn Faith, the susupect came in the store around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday evening, August 9, and again on Monday afternoon, August 10, around 1:30 p.m. In a[Read More…]
by Lisa Schauer Late summer in our area has long signaled the onslaught of tomatoes. Plants carefully tended all growing season are now yielding their perishable fruit. Time is of the essence when a bumper crop of tomatoes presents itself. Blanching makes sense. Just boil tomatoes for a couple minutes,[Read More…]
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, August 3, through Sunday, August 9: August 3 Alarm, 200 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Accidental. Service to advise, 100 block East Main Street. Subject advised. Assist Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, 100 block Fairview Drive. Unable to locate subject.[Read More…]
As school comes back into session, drivers and families are reminded to pay special attention to the movement of school buses on local roads and of students in the vicinity of buses and school zones. The first week of classes can change traffic patterns in all areas of the county,[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox It seems like school just let out last week, but students in the area will be heading back to school in the coming weeks. Morgan County and Southern Fulton both begin next week with Morgan starting on Tuesday, August 18, and Southern Fulton starting next Wednesday,[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox What started in June with the National Park Service clearing some of the vegetative growth in the C&O Canal basin is all but finished after the work of an aqua harvester brought to Hancock last week. Former mayor and President of the Hancock Historical Society Dan Murphy[Read More…]
The Washington County Master Gardeners will offer garden tours and educational activities in three gardens during Spud Fest on Saturday, August 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center at 7303 Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro. At the butterfly garden, the Children’s Learning Activities team[Read More…]
