Stephens City records 17 year no tax hike budget plan
A public hearing drew no residents as Stephens City maintains 17 years of no tax or water and sewer rate increases with a $187000 budget. Mayor Lynn Comer and Town officials note a history of stable finance while discussing potential BB gun rabbit control and a possible EDA grant tied to county unemployment.
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Joyce Orndorff
Rotary Speaker Warns of Dire Prisons Space Shortage in Virginia
Winchester Rotary heard Lewis W. Hurst executive director of the Virginia State Crime Commission urge backing a bond referendum totaling 21.5 million for six corrections projects. He cited prison population rises from 6,366 last July to 7,448 on May 24 and called for more housing space and facilities as jails remain overcrowded.
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Winchester
Don Terrell Hutto
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Crime Laboratory
Forensic Science Academy
Frederick County joins Virginia welfare reform effort WIN program
Frederick County joins other Virginia counties in a WIN work incentive program coordinated by the Virginia Employment Commission and local welfare department. Ann Campbell administers WIN for Frederick and Shenandoah Counties with Winchester, assisting single mothers on ADC by evaluating skills and securing private sector employment with salary subsidies and tax credits. The program offers up to a year of wage reimbursement and a 20 percent tax credit for employers, with no placement charge.
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Virginia Employment Commission
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Shenandoah
Winchester
Campbell
Settlement Reached in Fish Kill Near Winchester
The State Water Control Board announced a $6 064 43 settlement for a fish kill of 50 387 fish in Opequon Creek near Winchester last September. The fish value 5 178 86 goes to the Fisheries Program and investigation costs 885 57 are covered. An alleged 25 000 gallon vinegar spill from National Fruit Product Co Inc to Winchester Sewage Treatment is blamed. city and company cooperated in talks.
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Winchester
State Water Control Board
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National Fruit Product Company, Inc
Hung Jury in Trial of Ronald Harmon
The Front Royal case of Ronald Harmon on distributing controlled drugs ended in a mistrial in Warren County Circuit Court after three hours of deliberation. Harmon was indicted in May 1976 for distributing marijuana to an undercover state police investigator in December 1975 and February 1976. The jury could not reach a verdict and the case was continued to Sept 1. A hung jury typically leads to a new trial.
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Ronald Harmon
Warren County
Harmon
Elliott Marshall
Ellis Likely Candidate for Frederick Board
Leonard Ellis of Stephenson seeks an independent bid for the Stonewall District seat on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors. He is circulating petitions with a June 14 7 p.m. deadline, aiming for about 125 signatures, and promises a formal announcement soon.
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Leonard Ellis
Stephenson
Stonewall
Frederick County
Ellis
Raritan, Kiwanis and
Moose Clubs
Frederick County Taxpayers Assn
Jordan Springs Road
Emanuel Methodist Church
Dennis T. Cole
Manuel DeHaven
Charles Boyd
Kenneth Stiles
Drought Persists Across Shenandoah Valley Officials Cite Record Driest Months
Hydrologist Leo Harrison warns the Shenandoah Valley faces ongoing drought with 5 month rainfall the driest since 1930 and May year’s driest since 1893. River levels stay near historic lows, wells run muddy, and no local reservoir to hold rainwater. A 30 to 90 day outlook shows below normal precipitation. A two inch rain could refill nearby Occoquan Reservoir but not in the Valley.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Virginia Gruver
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Shenandoah Valley
Harrison
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