Farm dispute upholds flies and manure as part of farming
The Agriculture Reconciliation Committee in Middletown ruled for farmer Randy Sowers in a dispute with Vernon and Gwendolyn Troxell and neighbor Randy Sowers, citing that flies and manure are a facet of farming. The case, the committee’s first, centers on decades of manure spread near Mount Tabor Road and ongoing odor and fly issues affecting nearby residents.
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Vernon Troxell
Randy Sowers
Mr. Sowers
Agriculture Reconciliation Committee
New Agriculture Reconciliation Committee
Vernon
Gwendolyn Troxell
Middletown
Troxells
Sowers
Mount Tabor Road
Mr. Troxell
Charles Staley
Joe Schnebly
Whittier debuts as schools open August 31
Whittier Elementary must welcome 624 students as classrooms and a near finished library prepare for opening on August 31. Principal Carolyn Strum notes retired teachers shelving books while district planners expect 35,658 students statewide at the start, with Frederick County easing crowding through Whittier and Walkersville Middle.
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Whittier
Whittier Elementary School
Carolyn Strum
Walkersville Middle School
Raymond Barnes
Howard
Frederick County
Walkersville Middle
Yellow Springs
Bonnie crawls up North Carolina coast as floods loom
Flooding feared as Bonnie moves slowly along the North Carolina coast after making landfall with 115 mph winds. The storm, weakened to a Category 1, threatens up to 16 inches of rain, with widespread flooding feared in the eastern third of the state. Mayors and residents ordered to evacuate as rivers rise and power outages affect hundreds of thousands.
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Wilmington
N.C
Bonnie
North Carolina
Dotty Freedland
Wrightsville Beach
New Bern
Neuse
Wilmington High School
South Carolina
Loris
Myrtle Beach
Cape Fear
Bertha
Fran
Everett Ward
Johnny French
Barrier Island
CAP suspends cadets linked to explosion
The Civil Air Patrol halted two cadets suspected of making explosives after an incident at Frederick Municipal Airport during the Confederate Air Force air show. A 17 year old Hampstead boy and a 15 year old Westminster boy face adult charges. Cadet Aaron Kierman, a hero earlier that day, aided a heart attack victim before being injured in the blast. Police say charges likely within the week.
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Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Frederick Municipal
Robert Ayers
Air Show Project
Frederick
Hampstead
Westminster
Frederick County
Col. Ayers
Tme
Aaron Kierman
Fruitland
Kieman
Steve Austin
Austin
East Street extension hearing draws support and concerns
About 100 people attended a Wednesday public hearing on extending Frederick's East Street. Most comments supported the plan, but safety and parking worries emerged, along with a perception of eastside neglect by officials. The first phase would stretch 0.8 mile from the future I-70 Walser Drive interchange to East Patrick Street, aimed at linking to the MARC station and easing crossings at Carroll Creek. Constance Wrench urged prompt completion, citing repeated rear-ends from southbound drivers ignoring No Through Traffic. Carmen Lopez warned the engineer has not studied safety and that the design could endanger children, adding East Frederick residents feel like the city’s dumping ground for undesirable projects.
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Frederick
East Street
MARC
Carroll Creek
Water
Wisner
I- 70
Walser Drive
East Patrick Street
Constance Wrench
Mount Olivet
Rescue mission helps former inmate Michael Thompson lead new life
Michael Thompson, once a heroin user living in a cardboard box, is now clean and serves as recycling director at Frederick Rescue Mission. Alumni credit the redbrick South Street building, once a county jail until 1985, with transforming lives. Rev. Mike Albro recalls the facility’s shift from warehouse to hopeful recovery under his 21 months as mission director.
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Michael Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Frederick
Mike Albro
Hagerstown
Mission Management
Ben Lindsey
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