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Senate changes early voting bill to add more polls
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate has changed a bill to expand early voting to enable some rural counties to add an extra voting center. Sen. George Edwards, R-Garrett, submitted the […]
Push to add ATV trails in western Md.
CUMBERLAND — An Allegany County official says a private developer wants to expand the number of off-road vehicle trails on state land in western Maryland. County Commissioner William Valentine told […]
Garrett County hospital expansion proposed
OAKLAND — State lawmakers from far western Maryland are asking the General Assembly to approve a funding plan to expand Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland. The Cumberland Times-News reported […]
State replacing Garrett County emergency chief
OAKLAND — The administration of Gov. Martin O’Malley says it plans to replace Garrett County‘s emergency management chief to correct deficiencies revealed by Superstorm Sandy. Israel Patoka, executive director of […]
Allegany, Garrett seek ‘energy corridor’ in western Md.
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland‘s two westernmost counties are seeking state support for development of an “energy corridor” recognizing the economic value of the region’s natural resources. Allegany and Garrett county officials […]
FEMA aid sought for blizzard damage in western Md.
WASHINGTON — Some of Maryland‘s federal lawmakers are pressing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to give Garrett County more help in recovering from a blizzard spawned by Superstorm Sandy. Democratic […]
Permit official: Garrett Co. wind project in sensitive area
OAKLAND — A Garrett County permitting official says most of a proposed wind farm on Fourmile Ridge lies in areas designated as sensitive by the state. Permit and Inspections Division […]
Homicide added to DUI charges in Garrett Co. fatal crash
OAKLAND — The Garrett County Sheriff’s Office says homicide charges have been added to driving under the influence charges filed against an Oakland man following a fatal crash in December. […]
Some in Western Maryland signed low-rent drilling leases with middlemen
The land men came one evening in 2006, offering property owners modest riches for a simple act: leasing their land rights to the natural gas industry’s middlemen.
Elk proponents hope for Md. decision by spring
HAGERSTOWN — A group supporting the reintroduction of elk in western Maryland says it hopes the state will decide this spring whether to move forward on the proposal. The Maryland […]
Garrett County killer gets life without parole
OAKLAND — A Garrett County man has been sentenced to life without parole for fatally stabbing a friend in an apparent dispute over the victim’s girlfriend. Forty-seven-year-old Jeffrey Minnick was […]
