The Hancock News in Maryland is published every Wednesday, except the last week of the year.
Margaret Keefer 1937-2026 Margaret “Peggy” Keefer, 86, of Hancock, Md. passed away Thursday May 14, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born October 6, 1937, in Annapolis, Md., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Cole Brooks, and the wife of Delmas Keefer. Peggy[Read More…]
Deborah Kay Michael 1950-2026 Deborah Kay Michael, 75, passed away on May 16, 2026 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born July 2, 1950 in Berkeley Springs, W,Va., she was the daughter of the late Gaylen Brethed Shaw, Sr. and the late Edith Evelyn Manley Shaw. She was a[Read More…]
Stanley Shoemaker, Jr. Stanley Eugene Shoemaker, Jr., 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, May 18, 2026 at WeCare at Rolling Meadows, Waynesboro, Pa. Services will be announced by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Berkeley Springs.
The Maryland State Board of Elections has been made aware of an error by our mail-in ballot vendor resulting in some voters receiving the wrong party ballot for the Gubernatorial Primary Election. In order to maintain the highest level of confidence and accuracy in mail-in voting, SBE is working with[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox The Town of Hancock has been working on replacing the pump station off Pennsylvania Avenue for several years. Last Tuesday evening, May 12, they got an update from the engineering firm they hired to complete the project. The project is to replace the failing pump station in[Read More…]
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, May 11, through Sunday, May 17: May 11 Alarm, 300 block North Pennsylvania Avenue. Unfounded. Suspicious person, 100 block East Main Street. Subject checked and moved on. May 12 Parking complaint, Dale Street. Vehicle gone on arrival,[Read More…]
The number of wildfires in Maryland in 2025 remained steady but total acres burned nearly doubled, largely due to arson, according to the Maryland Forest Service’s Annual Wildland Fire Report. The report covers wildfires across 3.2 million acres of land overseen by the Maryland Forest Service. In Maryland, 172 wildland[Read More…]
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Office of Governor Wes Moore, and local partners dedicated a new Maryland state park on May 15 that pays tribute to a significant chapter of the state’s African American history. The newly dedicated park—Freedman’s State Park in northeastern Montgomery County—comprises a little more[Read More…]
by Geoff Fox Two members of the Hancock Volunteer Fire Company will be receiving silver medals for their heroism during a flash flood last year. On Thursday, June 4, the Washington County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 10th annual Public Safety Awards at the Community Volunteer Fire Company[Read More…]
Pennsylvania State Police responded to an accident just after 8 a.m. on Friday, May 1, along Interstate 70 in the Warfordsburg area where a car struck a road sign on the shoulder. According to police, the vehicle was traveling eastbound on I-70 around the 169-mile marker when, for an unknown[Read More…]
