Truck Parts Thefts Linked to May Arrests at Shenandoah Plant
Two men, Wesley Penwell and Allan Branham, were arrested on attempted grand larceny charges after deputies staked out the Shenandoah Brick and Tile plant on Smithfield Ave. A cracked clue came from an empty chilled Schlitz can found by Investigator Connolly. More than $3,000 in stolen truck parts were recovered in Brandywine, Md., including motors, pumps, transmissions, air compressors, and tires. Bond set at $500 and $5,000. Continued investigation expected to yield more arrests.
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Sue Steward
Shenandoah
Smithfield Ave
Frederick County
Sheriff's Department
Wesley Penwell
Winchester
Allan Branham
Edinburg
Robert Connolly
Jerry Long
Richard Streit
Connolly
Brandywine
Penwell
Branham
County General District Court
Water Pressure Improvements Backed by Federal Grant
Stephens City council accepted a $438 000 grant from the Economic Development Administration to upgrade the water system. Ground breaking is due within 90 days to spur jobs and economic activity.
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Stephens City
The
Economic Development Administration
Council
Winchester
Winchester Recreation Park
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Parks and Recreation Department
Cork St
Shenandoah College
Winchester Utilities Department
Statewide bond set for Winchester mental center plan
A $600000 bond issue for site acquisition and preparation funds a proposed mental retardation center near Winchester Harrisonburg. Allen Brown says no sites examined yet. 100 acres needed. access to medical facilities key. Center may house 200 to 300 beds with 300 plus staff for 24 seven operation. Local officials weigh site options near Winchester Woodstock or Harrisonburg.
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Winchester-Harrisonburg
Allen Brown
Department of
Mental Health and
Mental Retardation
Virginia
The
Star
Winchester
Brown
Woodstock
Harrisonburg
New Men's Boutique Opens on Loudoun Street Mall
John and Kay Herring of Winchester will open a small men s boutique in a grey stone house at 117 S Loudoun St during the first week of October. The shop will stock cotton and wool sweaters shirts ties socks belts and umbrellas and aim to offer items not found in Winchester stores.
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Loudoun Street
John Herring
Multi aging defended at Warren board meeting
Warren County School Board hears defense of Bessie Jeffries Intermediate School’s multi aging IGE plan. Principal Paul Mishler cites 8 advantages including flexible grouping and reduced grade stigma. Some parents favor traditional grade aligned system amid concerns over younger students’ outcomes.
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Front Royal
Paul Mishler
Warren County School Board
Mishler
Bessie Jeffries
IGE
Misher
Warren to File Its Defense in 21 Days
Warren County seeks to defend an annexation suit filed by Front Royal Warren County Industrial Park Corp and others. Judge Duncan C. Gibb and a three judge panel will hear the case after Marlow files grounds for defense within 21 days. Town support for the petition is noted while the county opposes the move. A nearby motorcycle crash on Rt 636 seriously injured Michael Lowery, now in Winchester Memorial Hospital ICU.
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Susan Burke
Front Royal
Hubert Marlow
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Front Royal-Warren County Industrial Park Corp
Duncan C. Gibb
Commonwealth
Edward Greco
Gibb
Robert Goad
Nelson County
John Jamison
Fredericksburg
Robert Janney
Luray
Marlow
Eric Adamson
Happy Creek
Stephens City
Michael Lowery
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Amherst Street rezoning hearing postponed by lack of quorum
Amherst Street rezoning requests drew about 35 residents as a public hearing meant for the Inchester Planning Commission failed to convene due to only three voting members present. The meeting was adjourned with a reschedule planned for Thursday at 3 p.m. if a quorum forms. otherwise Oct. 13 and readvertisement may be required.
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Sue Steward
Inchester Planning Commission
Amherst St
Reed Nester
Merrimans
C.G. Stotler
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George M. Stoddart
Northwestern Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services Board
David Schwerner
Winchester- Harrisonburg
Chuck Maddox
G.W. Clifford and Associates
Recreation Fund
Graphics By
J. Miles Cary
Bill Cook
Cook
J. Miles Cory
Planning Commission
Pearl Crowder
Warren
Amherst Street
Steve Rosenberger
Lee Boppe
Edward Shokes
William Shendon
Commission
Robert Casey
Joseph Dorsey
James Berry
Ferman Perry
Rt. 37
J. Lloyd Black
First Christian Church
Merrimans Lane
Black
Greyhound
Indian Alley
Mark Stivers
Delaware Law School
Stivers
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