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Bedford begins hosting First Friday event
Downtown Bedford, Inc. is launching a new program this evening called First Friday. The event features live demonstrations, live music, specials and deals, and extended shopping hours at over 20 downtown merchants and restaurants. The event runs from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Organizers said that there is something for...
Rockwood Spring Sports Athletes Earn All-Metro Recognition from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A total of 36 Rockwood School District spring sports student-athletes representing all four high schools earned All-Metro recognition from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. These athletes -- 17 boys and 19 girls -- made the Post-Dispatch All-Metro teams in baseball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, track and field, volleyball, water polo. A total of 15 athletes earned first-team honors -- including Players of the Year Kyle Kubasta (Lafayette High, boys volleyball) and Kylee Pickens (Eureka High, girls lacrosse) -- 12 earned second-team recognition, and nine were named to the third team.
July 4 reflection
I came across the following words I penned as a social media post a couple of years ago—and they ring true yet today. They reflect a time when I had recently visited the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Anyone who knows me well knows that I read all...
Seigler Shines, Shields Shoves In Patriotic Win Over Reading
LHP Ben Shields (5.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K) hurled 5.1 shutout IP with 5 K in his Double-A debut. Over his last five starts between Somerset and High-A Hudson Valley since the start of June, Shields has posted a 2.03 ERA with 37 K in 26.2 IP and a 0.71 WHIP. Shields has struck out 5+ in each of his last five starts.
Man arrested for possessing firearms
A Bedford man is facing 11 counts of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited after state parole officer found a gun in his residence. Duane Joseph Hann, 47, of Egolf Road, was jailed on the second-degree felony counts, with bail set at $200,000 straight.
Wayne Lee Lewis, 81,
Wayne Lee Lewis, 81, of Dunkirk, died Saturday, June 22nd, 2024, in his home. Born October 29, 1942 in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Oliver Gladwyn and Dove Tallman Lewis. After graduating from Frostburg State Teacher’s College, Mr. Lewis began his thirty-four year teaching career at Bladensburg...
Swanger wins on final lap; Hart, Weaver dominate
Bedford ran a rare Wednesday event for the Independence Day holiday and it produced 3 happy winners, including a delighted first-time winner at the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway. Khi Swanger, on a roll lately, scored a wild last lap win in Semi Late action, Devin Hart took the Limited event and...
Angela Wynne Norton, 70,
Angela Wynne Norton, 70, of Fort Ashby, WV and formerly a long-time resident of Calvert County passed away July 1, 2024. She was born October 2, 1953 in Harrisonburg, VA to Jennings Marshall and Nita Grey (Reamer) Crider. Angela grew up in Adelphi and graduated from High Point High School in 1971. She married Jack “Ronnie” Norton, Jr. on February 6, 1976. They lived in North Beach for 30 years where she became a second mother to many kids. Their house was a safe place for many, and she welcomed anyone. After 30 years in North Beach, Angela and Ronnie moved to Lusby where they lived for 15 years before moving to Fort Ashby, WV in 2019. Angela loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, playing online games, especially Bingo, Yahtzee, Candy Crush, and Farmville, watching Hallmark Christmas movies and General Hospital, and a cold Coors Light. She will be greatly missed.
Annual Fourth of July parade held in Friedens
People gathered at the old IXL Creamery in Friedens in Somerset County Thursday morning to hold their annual parade. The tradition began in 1944 when a group of women whose husbands were fighting in the war wanted to get together to do something patriotic, and had their children decorate bikes and wagons to hold a parade.
Local baseball roundup
MCHENRY — Garrett Post 71/208/214 led through four innings during Tuesday evening’s Mountain District matchup with Cumberland Post 13, but Cumberland’s depth and experience allowed it to pull away, using back-to-back five-run spots in the fifth and sixth innings to enjoy a decisive 11-2 victory at Garrett College.
Josh Breaux blast not enough as Reading drops a one-run affair at Somerset
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Josh Breaux slugged a three-run home run but the Fight Phils ended up on the short end of a 5-4 loss to Somerset on Wednesday at TD Bank Ballpark. Breaux's first home run of the year gave Reading a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth, but the hosts scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to earn the victory.
Garrett College turf field gets rave reviews
MCHENRY — The addition of a multi-purpose turf field has certainly benefited Garrett College’s intercollegiate athletic program. The Lakers, however, aren’t keeping this gem to themselves. The Northern Garrett and Southern Garrett High baseball teams have played on the GC turf, as has Frostburg State University’s baseball...
Tichnell gives county update at GGBA meeting
GRANTSVILLE — Garrett County Commissioner Larry Tichnell was the guest speaker at the most recent meeting of the Greater Grantsville Business Association on Wednesday, June 26, at Penn Alps Restaurant. “I’ll start off with what most people want to know about, and that’s our budget,” he said....
Grantsville A&E District unveils public art milestone markers
GRANTSVILLE — The Grantsville A&E District unveiled four public art milestone markers in the town on June 27. The project was part of a year-long process funded by a Maryland State Arts Council Public Art Across Maryland planning grant.
MCC Tri-State Relief Sale set for July 20
SPRINGS, Pa. — The annual MCC Tri-State Relief Sale will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 20 at the Springs Mennonite Church, 1686 Springs Road, Springs, Pa. The live auction is held under a tent with seating available. It will include antiques, quilts, comforters, collectibles, and many hand-crafted items, including a Pysanky art-crafted ostrich egg. Children’s activities and refreshments will be available. All proceeds will benefit MCC.
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