Neighbors Help Rebuild Guyton Barn After Fire
In Burkittsville Maryland a community of neighbors and local groups rushed to erect a new 50 by 120 foot barn and milking parlor for the Guyton family on Arnoldstown Road after a January barn fire. About 75 men worked on walls rafters and roof while 50 cows were cared for by Randy Sowers. Construction head Jim Remsburg said flooring and piping will follow in two to three weeks as material donations and volunteer labor underline the valley's farming spirit and concern for preserving Frederick County farms.
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Frederick County
Vo-Tech
Jim Remsburg
Middletown Valley
Carolee Zecher
Wayne Huffer
Mr. Sowers
Huffer
Jefferson
Sowers
Guytons
Kelly Hahn
Ed Asper
Guyton
Burkittsville
Global search for clues to World Trade Center bombing begins
FBI moves on Jersey City apartment linked to a bombing suspect as investigators probe the World Trade Center blast. A raid yielded three small alarm clocks and teams descend into the crater while questioning who was behind the attack.
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World Trade Center
FBI
Jersey City
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Jersey Journal of
New York Times
John O’brien
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
West Virginia fire kills six in Millville
A deadly early morning apartment fire in Millville Jefferson County West Virginia left six dead including Melissa Smoot 20 and her three children Christopher Saucedo 3 Tim Saucedo 2 and Allen Saucedo 1 along with Melissa’s sister Mary Smoot 13 and her friend Sandra Wines 14. Investigators suspect gas stove leak may have sparked the blaze and foul play is under investigation according to the state police.
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Jefferson County
Harpers Ferry
West Virginia
Associated Press
Melissa Smoot
Christopher Saucedo
Tim Saucedo
Allen Saucedo
Mary Smoot
Mary
Sandra Wines
Adventists to rebuild burned-out church in Frederick
Frederick's Seventh-day Adventist congregation voted to rebuild after a February 28 fire destroyed the church off New Design Road. Pastor Dan Goddard said no timetable was set, though insurance estimated about a year before worship resumes. Fire marshals cited an overheated transformer and wall outlet in the classroom area as the cause. the adjacent church school was saved. The congregation plans a new church on the same site.
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Dan Goddard
New Design Road
Gordon Auction Co
Tim Gordon
Gordon
Battle grows over buyer premiums at local auction houses
Local auctions split on charging buyer s premiums with two newer houses already applying the fee. Veterans weigh quitting rather than accept the premium while others defend it to balance seller costs and stay competitive with Baltimore and Washington markets.
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Baltimore
Washington
Thomas Pattie
Fredericktowne Auction Gallery
C.P Jacobs Jr
American Auction Gallery
Frederick
Austin Bohn
Johnsville
Two WV men charged with Sanders murder
Two West Virginia men are charged with murdering Timmy Donald Sanders and dumping his body at the Reno Monument last month. Kenneth Jay Mason, 27, of Hedgesville, and Rodney Curtis Canfield, 23, of Martinsburg, were arraigned and charged with first degree murder and are held without bail at Eastern Regional Jail. Mason was arrested Friday at his home and Canfield was arrested Saturday at a Martinsburg motel.
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West Virginia
Timmy Donald Sanders
Reno Monument
Kenneth Jay Mason
Hedgesville
Rodney Curtis Canheld
Eastern Regional
Mason
Weather forecast for Western Maryland turns chilly
Inside The News Tonight reports cloudy conditions with a 40 percent chance of snow or rain showers and lows in the lower 30s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy, breezy, cool weather with highs in the low to mid 10s and a Western Maryland map on page.
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Maryland
Former NAACP Leader Remembers Struggle for Equality
In Adamsstown Lord Nickens recalls facing the Ku Klux Klan and segregation while leading the local NAACP. He became president after a long life that began in Culpeper County Virginia with ancestors who fought and suffered under slavery. Nickens stepped down in December after twenty years at the helm.
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Adamstown
Lord Nickens
Roger Kelly
Marsland Ku Klux Klan
Nickens
Thelma
Atar Acziaian
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
KKK
Hezekuah Nickens
Culpeper County
Reuben Sawyer Nickens Jr
Mason Dusennes
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