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HOLY MOLY that was a hot round! From birdies 🐦 to bee stings 🐝 we saw all sorts of action today. Not only did every Tour have an improvement in scoring average, but we had our lowest round of the season of an even par 34! Way to go to everyone out there today.

NUTTER FORT, W.Va. (WV News) — Aiden Eddy was excellent on the mound to pick up the win, allowing one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts in six innings, and added a hit and two RBIs as Clarksburg Post 13 closed out its senior American Legion regular season with a 8-3 win over Garrett County at Frank Loria Memorial Field on Friday.

OAKLAND — Extreme heat poses a serious threat of heat-related illness to adults over 60, infants and children, those who are pregnant, those with chronic diseases, and individuals who work outdoors. Make sure to check in on those who may be susceptible to ensure they are able to stay cool.

New job listings have been posted/reposted. See all current opportunities at: https://bit.ly/gchdjobs. This full time contractual position is responsible for providing eligibility and completing verification determination; documenting case notes for Maryland’s health insurance coverage; implementing Maryland Health Connection (MHC)/MDH Eligibility Unit’s regulations, policies, procedures and practices when determining and documenting eligibility and processing verifications. Duties include clearing verifications in the Maryland Health Connection’s – Health Benefit Exchange (HBX) worker portal; completing other reports and tasks required by MHC/MDH for enrollment and determination in Maryland for health insurance, i.e. Paris Reports, SSN Lists, Query’s, Redetermination Report, Managed Care Organization & Inmate Initiate Duties, assisting with SRS Review process in compliance with MHC’s/MDH Eligibility Unit’s Standard Operating Procedures as needed, and participation in MHC meetings and/or training as required or recommended.

ELKINS — Elkins Post 29 dropped a doubleheader to Garrett County (Md.) Saturday at Robin Harvey Memorial Field. Post 29 will now begin Area 2 tourney action at 1 p.m. Wednesday, facing fourth-seed Clarksburg Post 13 at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Garrett County took the lidlifter, 15-2, as Jared...

Friday, July 12, Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14, 2024: The weather today will be mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon–highs in the upper 80s. Except in the lower 80s at the higher elevations. Southeast winds of around 5 mph. The chance of rain is 20%. Saturday will be mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s and a low of 65. West winds of around 5 mph. The chance of rain is 10%. Sunday will be sunny, with highs in the mid-80s and a low of 67. The chance of rain is 15%.

OAKLAND — Garrett County Public High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 1629, GaCo, expressed its appreciation and thanks to Don and Elizabeth Morin for the largest single donation the team has received in its 20-year history. As the owners of Garrett Container Systems Inc., the Morins have...

Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) is developing a three-year strategic plan to guide the implementation of the Maryland Blueprint. We are looking for community members to help inform this work by engaging in focus group discussions about what is currently working well, where we could improve, and the areas that you think our district should prioritize in our plan. These focus groups will likely last around 1.5 hours beginning in early August.

The Smithsonian heads to the Garrett County Historical Society with Maryland Humanities’ next Museum on Main Street tour on July 5, 2025! Garrett is the second stop on Maryland’s tour of Spark! Places of Inspiration, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition focused on innovation. This tour is possible through...

MCHENRY — Garrett County’s second annual Big Funky Blues Festival will be held on Saturday, July 13, at the Garrett County Fairgrounds. If you order tickets in advance, the cost is $55 per person (ages 13+). This will include a full-day pass and the ability to see all eight bands as well as having access to the kids zone, game truck, face painting, balloons and magic, crafts and more. Kids aged 12 and under will be admitted for free. The gates will open at 10 a.m. and will run until 9 p.m.

OAKLAND — Garrett County’s Barn Quilt Trail has a new addition this summer. The new design, “Sunbonnet Sue” was recently installed at the barn of Paul and Gina Yoder, which is across the road from Heidi’s Bakery & Café at 2244 Blue Ribbon Road, Oakland.

EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — Dr. Stephen J. Herman — Garrett College’s longest-serving president — passed away last Monday. Herman served as GC’s seventh president from 1986 to 2006. “Dr. Herman was an influential and inspiring leader in the Garrett County community, well respected by all who...

OAKLAND — The Garrett County Board of Commissioners held its first public meeting of the month last Monday and hosted a full house as Duane Yoder delivered a presentation from the Garrett County Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee. The impact report from Yoder — which can be read in...

A woman was arrested after fleeing police with two toddlers in the car in western Maryland, crashing in Pennsylvania and abandoning the children in the hot vehicle.

Ben Riegsecker believes a café should be about more than just the food. “We want to do a good job for the College and have a place where people feel cared for and are served good food,” said Riegsecker, whose Casselman Café will be the new food services provider for Garrett College.

New job listings have been posted/reposted. See all current opportunities at: https://bit.ly/gchdjobs. Healthy Families Garrett County Home Visiting Nurse. The main purpose of this full time contractual position is to assist the Garrett County Health Department in the mission of promoting, protecting, and improving the health of the county citizens. The position provides in-home support services to families and other non-nursing support staff through intensive nurse home visiting to pregnant women and children up to five years of age under the Healthy Families America home visiting program(s) to improve birth outcomes, strengthen families, cultivate nurturing parent child relationships, promote child health and developmental outcomes, promote family stability, build foundations for strong family functioning, and promote positive parenting practices. Services enable individuals to maintain independence and well-being, assist in preserving the family structure, promote functional home environments, and teach clients how to access and utilize available community resources. The position, with guidance from the Community Health Nurse Supervisor, works to improve parenting skills, reduce family stress, and meet the ongoing needs of the family unit to achieve optimal functioning. The position will promote family and child health through nursing assessment and planning, education, and linkage to other resources. The position will collaborate with other health professionals and community agencies to support families and children’s optimal health, nutrition, safety, and development. The position also provides support to paraprofessionals working with families. Early Care Programs/Healthy Families Garrett County direct service staff hold a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent; have experience in working with or providing services to children and families; exhibit an ability to establish trusting relationships; show acceptance of individual differences; have experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse families; have knowledge of infant and child development; are willing to engage in building reflective capacity (e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.). Infant mental health endorsement is preferred, but not required. The Community Health Nurse I takes into account each family’s unique strengths and needs. This position will be provided with weekly reflective supervision sessions from the Early Care Programs Community Health Nurse Supervisor to promote continued growth with the program. Duties of this position also include providing childbirth education to expectant parents in accordance with Prepared Childbirth Educators Certification.

A West Virginia man was pronounced dead Tuesday evening following a wreck in Garrett County, Maryland.