The Hancock News in Maryland is published every Wednesday, except the last week of the year.
Apple pie may be the classic, but at the Apple Butter Festival Baking Contest, apples can become just about anything. Cakes, cookies, breads, muffins, pastries, apple dumplings and plenty of creations that don’t fit neatly into any category are all welcome when the Baking Contest returns Saturday, October 10 as[Read More…]
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, September 21, through Sunday, September 27: September 21 Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. One stop. Vehicle alarm 200 block Maryland Avenue. Accidental. September 22 911 hang up, 100 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Unfounded. 911 hang up, 200 block West[Read More…]
Glenda “Marlene” Barnhart 1939-2026 Glenda “Marlene” Barnhart, 86, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born Saturday, October 28, 1939, in Little Orleans, Md., she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Dorothy DeShong Golden. Marlene graduated as the Valedictorian from[Read More…]
Geraldine Balko 1931-2026 In loving memory of Geraldine Balko (nee Younker), 95, of Cooper City, Fla., formerly of Long Grove, Ill., who passed away on September 20, 2026. The loving mother of Beverly (Michael) Ross, Sharyn (David) Swisher, the late Bruce S. Balko, David (Alina) Balko and Michael (Amy) Balko;[Read More…]
Rhonda G. Sirbaugh 1948-2026 Rhonda G. Sirbaugh, 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Born Rhonda Sue Goodman on November 16, 1948, in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Ronald Goodman and Lucy Goodman. She graduated from Berkeley Springs High School in[Read More…]
Betty Jane Burton 1935-2026 Betty Jane Burton, age 90, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at Winchester Medical Center. Born October 6, 1935 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Berkeley Carter and Martha Ellen Barney VanGosen. She was a member[Read More…]
George Kelly Manning, Jr. 1934-2026 George Kelly Manning, Jr., age 91, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at Doey’s House surrounded by his family on Monday, September 14, 2026. Born September 20, 1934, in Needmore, Pa. He was the son of the late George (Doc) Kelly Manning, Sr. and Icy[Read More…]
Ruth Marie Miller 1928-2026 Ruth Marie Miller, age 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born November 10, 1928 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late William Harold and Gladys May Beeler Eppinger.[Read More…]
Colonel Michael A. Jackson announced the appointment of a new Maryland State Fire Marshal. Caroll H. Spriggs II, 53, has been appointed to the position of Maryland State Fire Marshal for a six-year term. Spriggs will lead the Office of the State Fire Marshal, an agency of the Maryland Department[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox Shane Michael Fulmer pled guilty to his role in the vehicular death of Kenny Appel of Little Orleans last Wednesday, September 16 in Allegany County Circuit Court just as a trial in the case against him was to begin. Fulmer, 54, pled guilty to negligent auto homicide,[Read More…]
