Fort Ritchie News

Fugitive may be in county A man wanted by U.S. marshals may be in the woods in the Frederick County area, possibly on the Appalachian Trail.

A group of Smithsburg residents is working to promote the town and its businesses as part of a new town commission, said Donnie Souders Jr., vice president of the Smithsburg Town Council.

The Washington County Commissioners voted Tuesday to spend more than $200,000 for a pilot study to test a new wastewater treatment process at the county's Winebrenner Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves the Cascade area.

They didn't have to go to a California boot camp-style ranch and get berated by trainers.

A vocal crowd of about 20 people turned out at a public meeting Wednesday night to offer input on proposals to increase efficiency in Washington County's public transit system.

A consulting company studying Washington County's public transit system has issued preliminary recommendations to consolidate the current County Commuter routes for greater efficiency, and introduce bus service to Boonsboro, Hancock, Sharpsburg and Fort Ritchie at Cascade.

It's 10 a.m. Sunday and Nina Rouzer is facing a barrage of questions, like 'How far should the portable toilet be from the ice cream stand?' and 'Where are the trash bags?' Rouzer wipes a strand of hair from her sunburned face and helps coordinate setup for the final day of the fourth annual Mountaintop Heritage Days.

Bob Banzoff, representing the Maryland Society of Surveyors, dressed as Horatio Sharpe in 1760s period costume inside the Mountain Top Heritage Days museum Saturday.