The Hancock News in Maryland is published every Wednesday, except the last week of the year.
Denise Lynne Wachter 1951-2026 Denise Lynne Wachter, age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at UMPC Carlisle Hospital. Born July 24, 1951 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of June Helen Hammersla Franklin of Daytona Beach, FL and the late Vernon Rees Franklin,[Read More…]
Dennis William Lewis, Jr. 1968-2026 Dennis William Lewis, Jr., 58, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026 at his home in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born on March 19, 1968 in Baltimore, Md. he was the son of the late Dennis William Lewis, Sr. and Georgia Lou Meile Byrne. Dennis was[Read More…]
Ruth Elizabeth Stotler 1955-2026 Ruth Elizabeth Stotler, 70, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born on September 10, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Arthur “Pete” and Mary Ethel Plummer Ganoe. Ruth was a[Read More…]
Ernest Alvey Truax 1947-2026 Ernest Alvey Truax, age 78, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Born Monday, September 22, 1947, in Amaranth, Pa., he was the son of the late Edgar Arthur (Art) and Edna Mae Wertz Truax. Ernie was a 1965 graduate of Hancock High[Read More…]
Michael Francis Stanger 1953-2026 Michael Francis Stanger, 73, of Great Cacapon, W.Va. passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Born on February 24, 1953 in Miami, Fla., he was the son of the late Francis Coleman and Jean T. Antonelli Stanger. Michael[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Panthers Softball team split two games last week against Mountain Ridge and Turkeyfoot Valley Area. The Panthers hosed the Mountain Ridge Mines on Tuesday, April 21, dropping the contest in five innings to the Miners 16-6. Kaybree Souders went 1-3 with a triple and an[Read More…]
The Southern Fulton School District will be holding their annual SFSD STEAM Festival on Sunday, May 3, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Southern Fulton High School. The family friendly event is free and open to the public. The STEAM Festival is a way to promote students’ work and[Read More…]
The Hancock Panthers baseball team dropped two games in as many days losing to St. James at Meritus Park in Hagerstown and at Berkeley Springs. On Monday, April 20, the Panthers hosted the St. James Saints at Meritus Park in Hagerstown but dropped the game 21-5 in five innings. Sophomore[Read More…]
A Hancock man was involved in a vehicle accident in Fulton County on April 16 in the area of Green Lane Road in Warfordsburg. According to Pennsylvania State Police, just before 6:30 a.m., State Police in McConnellsburg received a report of a one vehicle crash on Green Lane Road in[Read More…]
Due to ongoing dry conditions during the growing season, nine counties in Maryland have received drought disaster designations from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers in the primary designated counties of Allegany, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Washington are now eligible for certain assistance[Read More…]
