Cumberland administrator charged with kidnapping and extortion
Cumberland city administrator Ted Ryan Jr and his brother were held without bond on 12 felony counts for allegedly kidnapping five people including two teenagers and threatening them with explosives to extort $100,000. The incident occurred Jan. 22 as port Charlotte jewelry store owner Steven Duke and others were restrained before the men fled. Duke reported the events after returning home six hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Ted Ryan Jr
Ryan
Port Charlotte
Fla
District Court
Steven Duke
Mr. Duke
Duke
Charlotte
Clinton plan echoes bigger budget cuts and added measures
The $870 million rise in next year’s defense is proposed to be cut further with reductions of $500 million for science and space, $400 million for education and job training, and $300 million for transportation. Social Security, Medicare, agriculture and veterans programs would face cuts not deeper than Clinton’s plan. Senate Budget Committee chair James Sasser outlined a blueprint adding about $70 billion to Clinton’s cuts meant to shrink the shortfall, while the House consider a $16 billion spending bill funding job training unemployment extension, community development grants, road and environmental projects and other initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Senate Budget Committee
James Sasser
D-Tenn
House Appropriations Committee
Senator Sees Quiet Prayer Bill Split By Education Groups
Senator Jane Stern, president of the Maryland State Teachers Association, says the bill would force teachers to promote religion, supporting a minute of silence to sidestep the Supreme Court conflict. ACLU's Ed Dorr calls it state dictated meditation. Students would not be required to participate, Irby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Stern
Maryland State Teachers Association
MSTA
Supreme Court
Ed Dorr
Maryland American Civil Liberties Union
Irby
County employees face longer hours debate in Frederick
Mrs Yingling notes need for 5 p.m. county office hours to handle end-of-day business while Ron Sundergill argues against changes due to stagnant salaries and weak morale. County compares 7:30–4:30 or 4:30–5 schedules with neighbors as 35 hour plan discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudential Home Mortgage
Montgomery
Carroll
Ron Sundergill
Yingling
Board of Commissioners
Property owner seeks extension for junk cars on Sherman Avenue
At Sherman Avenue a property owner requested a 20 day extension to cover two junk cars and obtain tags for another. The extension was granted as both options meet the ordinance. However the cars remained uncovered and untagged and were towed on Monday according to Mr. Blank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Avenue
Blank
Mr. Blank
Chemical accident at dry cleaner causes injuries and evacuation
Prolonged exposure to a cleaning chemical caused dizziness and breathing difficulties. A hose broke releasing vapor, and Kim and his wife were in the shop when the incident occurred. Neighbor Steve Prince described dragging Kim through the chemical to safety as responders arrived. The floor was slick with liquid and a firefighter faced penetration of the chemical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Kim
Mr. Kim
Steve Prince
Antietam
Obituary of Mrs Ethel Marker 96 of Myersville
Mrs. Ethel M Marker 96 of Spruce Run Road Myersville died Monday March 8 at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown. Born July 22 1896 in Garfield she was the daughter of William F and Mary M Forrest Lewis. She was the widow of Charles Marker and the last of her immediate family. She was the oldest living member of Mount Bethel United Methodist Church Foxville where she served as Sunday school superintendent teacher organist and cemetery fund treasurer. She taught in Frederick and Washington counties 1914 to 1931 and was governess for former Governor William Preston Lane Jr from 1931 to 1937. She worked at Victor Cullen Hospital 15 years retiring in 1957. Funeral services 10 am Thursday March 11 at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church Foxville Rev William C Kercheval officiating Interment Blue Ridge Cemetery Thurmont. Family visitation 7 8 pm Wednesday March 10 at Ricketts Funeral Home Myersville.
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Ethel M.marker
Spruce Run Road
Myersville
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Garfield
William F
Mary
M. Forrest Lewis
Charles Marker
William C. Kercheval
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Thurmont
Ricketts Funeral Home
Hazmat Cleanup After Chemical Spill At Local Shop
Eskildsen notes two safety suit types one airtight and one not as rescue crews finish cleanup by 5 p.m. Monday and seal chemical in metal drums. A private firm will handle resi due cleanup. Kim family tenants praised by Barbara Gilford while house owners recount eight years in the U.S. and two college student sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eskildsen
Kims
Barbara Gilford
Kim
United States
Numerous Obituaries Mark March Funerals Across Frederick Area
Funeral services and interments held for Mrs Maude M Smith 86 of Sabillasville Mrs Dorothy Emma Morlock 56 of Taneytown Mr Bernard F Bun Sier and several others in Frederick Monrovia Thurmont New Windsor and surrounding communities Bearers and officiants named along with church and cemetery locations and funeral-home handling arrangements Families highlighted include the Smith Morlock Sier Fox Warfield Bixler Hawkins and others with services held March 8 following deaths March 4 or 5 in multiple local churches and cemeteries.
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Damascus
Mrs
Ethel Marker
Frederick
Broadway
Mrs. Maude Smith
Maude M. Smith
Foxville
Deerfield Road
Sabillasville
Mount Bethel United Methodist Church
William Kercheval
Irvin Toms
Charles Toms
Edwin Brown
Robert E. Dailey III
Terry Frushour
Donald Spalding
Robert E. Dailey & Son
Joel Ritter
Joel Henry Ritter Sr
Old New Windsor Road
New Windsor
D.D. Hartzler
Darrell Layman
St. Luke's Winters Lutheran Church
Clinton Hare
George Hubbard
John Groomes
Mark Groomes
George Black
Neal Woethrich
Bill Hare
John Ritter
Pipe Creek Cemetery
Linwood
Mr. Ritter
Anita J. Ritter
Dorothy Morlock
Dorothy Emma Morlock
Taneytown
Skiles Funeral Home
Joe Conner
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Beavers
Charles W. “Joe” Morlock Sr
Mrs. Anna Main
Anna Elizabeth Main
Bartonsville Road
Bush Creek Church
Bernard F. “Bun” Sier
Etchison Mermorial
Keeney and Basford
Gary Sheffield- James
C. Lee Brubaker
Glenn A. Brubaker
Bernard H. Staley
D. Calvin Wise
Harry B. Murphy
Martin P. Saylor
Mount Olivet
Sier
Gloria M. Zepp Sier
Brendan Ahalt
Christian Ahalt
William Reeder Sr
William Paul Reeder Sr
V.A. Medical Center
Martinsburg
W.v.a
Mount Olivet Cemetery
David G. Oravec
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Keeney and Basford Funeral Home
Sissie Fox
Sissie M. Fox
Stauffer
William H. Peacock
Pat Troxell
Old Rugged Cross
Karen Purcell
Nelan Spiers
Robert Kolb Sr
Brian Lee Staub
Charlie Andes
Nevin C. Staub
Casime
Mr. Allen Warfield
Allen Monroe Warfield
Walnut St
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Etchison Memorial
Gary A. Byers
Gary W. Morton
Edward J. Wetzel
Steven K. Smith
Roy E. Bromfield
Lewis A. Cullen
Donnie C. LeMarr
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Granville Bixler
Granville Edward Bixler
High Street
St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Westminster
Michael C. Simmons
Patsy Garst
William B. Dulany
Thomas K. Ferguson
James C. Carlisle
Edward O. Weant Jr
Stephen R. Chapin Sr
Sidney “Sam” Lease Jr
D. Oland Hawkins
Sandy Spring
Ashton United Methodist Church
Ashton
Lyle E. Harper
Charlotte Coe
Julie Elseroad
God
Brenda Hawkins Finkel
David A. Brigham
Tim Conner
al Browning
Sean P. Finkel
James Conner
Frederick County
Deen Ciel
Taran
Yjoke
Frederick Underwriters Insurance Co
ST. John's
Prospect
Carl Alexandra Walker
Butterfly Lane
Deries Isken, Inc
Frederick Cablevision
Stoffer-Sanner Insurance Agency, Inc
N. Court St. Frederick
Baw
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