Independent bingo fund probe could trigger county audits
Frederick County officials consider auditing five fire company finances if police confirm two Independent Hose Co. members stole about $2000 from bingo operations. The county attorney weighs whether commissioners have audit authority as public safety officials monitor the case and a private investigation questions the scope and duration of the theft.
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Independent Hose Co
Bruce Reeder
John Mathias
Reeder
Reeder Said. County Public Safety
John Croneburg
Frederick City
Independent
Croneburg
Frederick County
May
Sheriff's Department
Debate over Loy's Station bridge restoration options
Almost two years after a fire destroyed Loy's Station covered bridge, debate rises over using steel in the reconstruction. The 85-foot, two-generation span will be rebuilt with steel beams and concrete support, enabling a 15-ton limit and vehicle access, despite calls from preservation groups for an all-wood restoration. County commissioners meet with preservation societies to review proposals as bids approach.
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Loy’s Station Covered Bridge
Maryland
Loy’s Station
Owens Creek
Frederick County Covered Bridge Preservation Society
Friends of Loy
Dean Fitzgerald
Roddy Road
Fitzgerald
Richard Brand
Maryland Historical Trust
UN Talks Continue Over Access to Eastern Bosnian Enclaves
UN negotiators pressed Serb commanders for access to eastern Bosnian enclaves under heavy bombardment as thousands of Muslims fled through snow toward Tuzla. reports said over 90 refugees killed and 1,400 missing amid a tank-led offensive, while U.N. efforts to halt the bloodshed yielded limited results.
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Tuzla
Bosnia-Herzegovina
United Nations
Cerska
U.S
Kanjevic Polje
U.N. Security Council
U.N
United States
Mental health pilot program approved for county middle schools
The Frederick County Board of Education approved a four school mental health pilot for seriously emotionally disturbed students and families. Two social workers and a circulating psychiatrist will be funded by state Mental Hygiene Administration with no local funds. The program aims to keep youths out of residential facilities, serving 57 current students across Brunswick West Frederick Gov Thomas Johnson and Monocacy middle schools.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Brunswick
West Frederick
Gov
Thomas Johnson
Monocacy
Frederick County
Matthew Rehak
Mr. Rehak
Judy Thompson
Thompson
Back from Somalia Duty Brian Hahn Returns Home
Army Spec. Brian Hahn of Frederick came home after 14 hours of flight, reuniting with wife Michelle, son Brian Jr., daughter Samantha, and mother Patricia at Dulles Airport. He served as a heavy-wheel vehicle mechanic with a task force at Bale Doyle Airfield near Mogadishu for Operation Restore Hope. He joined reinforcements Dec. 21 with a Black Hawk unit to fly troops in to confiscate weapons and secure the town.
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Army
Brian Hahn
Frederick
Somalia
Michelle
Bnan Jr
Samantha
Patricia
Dulles
Spec. Hahn
Bale Doyle Airfield
Mogadishu
Misread Mission Felt By Patrol Says Food Aid Misunderstood
Spec Hata describes initial intent to aid Sumahs sho de g Cootond but locals grew wary. He recalls troops arrived, thinking they were being offered food, not help, and that villagers threw rocks while hunger persisted. Hahn lacked direct contact with S mens.
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Spec Hata
Spec Hahn
Th Hahn
Butterfly garden secrets revealed in greenhouse feature
Inside The News Weather notes rain today with heavy potential and cool highs, cloudy tonight with lows in the 30s, Friday mostly cloudy with a rain chance. Page C-5 features garden tips and a regional boys basketball results recap page tease.
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Maryland
Cnrage
Adventist school reopens after church blaze
Classes resume at the Seventh-day Adventist School four days after a fire destroyed the adjacent church. About 61 students from kindergarten to eighth grade return as parents and volunteers clean the building while power and sewer work are restored. Maintenance chief Bill Dorman notes the sewer backed up when power was cut during the blaze.
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Seventh-day Adventist
Deborah Niewiadomsky
Bill Dorman
Jeanne Bussard
Potomac Edison
Heavy rains clog Frederick County roads suspends power repairs
Heavy rainfall snarled traffic and caused debris blockages across Frederick County roads including Harp Hill Unionville Garfield Church Hill Gambrill Park. Crews treated roads with salt and sand in the Catoctin area as sleet fell. Potomac Edison teams worked to restore power to 156 to 200 customers amid ongoing outages.
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Frederick County
State and
Loca
Harp Hill Road
Wolfsville
Unionville Road
Unionville
Garfield Road
Wolfsville Road
Church Hill Road
Woodland Way
Gambrill Park Road
Catoctin Mountain
Potomac Edison Co
Raymond Sandower
Potomac Edison
Man Convicted of Firing on Deputy During Chase
A Germantown man, Robert Eugene Lose, 27, was convicted by Frederick County Circuit Court jurors of attempted murder for shooting at Deputy Ren Hop during a high speed chase on U.S. 40 on August 14, 1931. The defense cited PCP intoxication and mental blackout, but the jury found him guilty of attempted second degree murder and related charges.
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Germantown
Frederick County
U.S. 40
Robert Eugene Lose
Simmon
Ren Hoplaws
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News-Post
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