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Why Somerset Healthcare and Rehabilitation's residents, staff celebrated 'Paradise at Prom'
SOMERSET ― Residents at Somerset Healthcare and Rehabilitation wore sparkly dresses and button-down shirts with wrist corsages and boutonnieres, had their pictures taken against a floral background and danced around palm trees, balloons and tropical flowers at their recent prom. A flag that all can see:A Braille American flag?...
Richardson, Escarra HRs Wasted as Patriots Fall To SeaWolves In Series Opener
ERIE, Pa, - The Somerset Patriots fell to the Erie SeaWolves 5-4 on Tuesday night in game one of a six-game series at UPMC Park. RHP Zach Messinger (6 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K) did not factor into a decision in his 17th outing (15th start) of the season. The Yankees No. 21 prospect ranks among the Eastern League leaders with 97 K (1st), 91 IP (1st), .217 AVG (7th), and 1.15 WHIP (6th). Messinger allowed more than 2 ER in an outing for the first time since 6/21 vs. ERI. He’s now allowed 10 ER...
Augusta Levy Learning Center announces new parent support groups
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Augusta Levy Learning Center is getting ready to start a new program that won’t only help kids, but their entire families here in the Ohio Valley. In just one week, the Augusta Levy Learning Center will begin its brand-new Circle of Parents Support Groups in partnership with WVU’s Center for […]
Deep Creek Daily Notes Blog July 9
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Tractor-trailer driver killed in crash
A driver was killed on Tuesday when his logging tractor-trailer crashed on Raven Rock Road in Frederick County, police said. Daniel Edward Ryan, 41, of Ridgeley, West Virginia, was declared dead at the scene, according to a press release from Maryland State Police. Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Sarah Campbell said the crash happened in the the 1600 block of ...
Maryland State Police investigating fatal tractor-trailer crash
Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred in Frederick County this morning. Around 7:30 a.m., troopers responded to Raven Rock Rd. (Maryland Route 491) for a report of a crash involving a tractor-trailer, State Police said. The driver, a lone occupant of the vehicle, was identified...
GCRWC to host picnic
OAKLAND — The next meeting of the Garrett County Republican Women’s Club is Wednesday, July 17, with social time beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6. This is the annual picnic and will be at the Lions’ pavilion at the Garrett County Fairgrounds, McHenry. The Club provides fried chicken, beverages and paper products. Members and guests are asked to bring a side dish or dessert.
Discovery P.O.I.N.T. registration is open
ROMNEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (WVSDB) have announced the launch of the Discovery P.O.I.N.T. initiative, an exceptional six-week mini-course program available to county students across the state of West Virginia. This opportunity is designed for students who are 14 years or...
Casselman is College’s new food services provider
MCHENRY — 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.
K-9 Solutions of Maryland has permanent home in Grantsville
GRANTSVILLE — K-9 Solutions of Maryland now has a permanent new home in the Grantsville area at 5656 New Germany Road. After several attempts to lease and “retrofit” existing space, owner/trainer Scott Holliday was able to find a business partner for the new location.
Shenk burned by high-voltage line
July 9, 1965 — Edward L. Shenk, 31, of Shenandoah, was admitted to the Ridgeley Memorial Hospital Wednesday, June 30, with second and third degree electrical burns received when he came into contact with a high-voltage line while working near Ridgeley, W.Va. He received second and third degree burns on his right arm and on his hand and his back.
Vivian Kaye Strawn
Vivian Kaye Strawn, 79, of Romney, W.Va., passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 3, 2024. A celebration of Kaye’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 10, in the Romney Presbyterian Church. Please direct inquiries to SHAFFER FUNERAL HOME in Romney at 304-822-3511. For full obituary, please visit...
Ronald Clifton Brubaker
Ronald Clifton Brubaker, 95, passed away at Sterling Care Frostburg Village, Frostburg, Maryland, on July 7, 2024. Born on Nov. 19, 1928, in Lititz, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Jacob Paul Brubaker and Ethel J. Crowther Brubaker. He attended public schools in Lititz, Harrisburg and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania,...
Carl A. ‘Chip’ Jaeger, III
Carl “Chip” Adam Jaeger of Springfield slipped quietly from this world on July 7, 2024. Chip was born to Carl and Wanda Jaeger on May 6, 1970. He was a graduate of Hampshire High School. Chip was a well-known fixture in the local community of Springfield – rambling...
Augusta Workshops
ELKINS – Country Music Hall of Fame musician Charlie McCoy, a West Virginia native, will be speaking and performing at Davis & Elkins College on Thursday as part of the Augusta Heritage Center’s Classic Country and Cajun & Creole Week. McCoy, who is originally from Fayetteville, will be...
Schellsbburg man sentenced to treatment program
A Schellsburg man was sentenced to a drug treatment program and probation after previously pleading guilty in theft and DUI cases. Ricky Lee Mock, Jr., was sentenced to an in-patient drug treatment program and 2 years of drug treatment court followed by probation.
Bedford residents asked to conserve water
As a result of the low flows in the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, created by the ongoing lack of sustained precipitation in the river’s watershed west of Bedford, the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Bedford is requesting that its customers voluntarily conserve water by taking the following minimum steps (recommended by DEP):
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