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Burkittsville man dies in Potomac
A formal autopsy report might take three weeks to complete, but foul play is not suspected in the death of Burkittsville resident Michael David Humphrey, 50, who died Saturday while tubing on the Potomac River.
Washington Co. School Board candidates sound off at forum
To learn more about the Washington County Board of Education candidates, go to www.herald-mail.com and click on the 2008 Election Coverage box.
Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village summer festival a landmark event
Jana Gordon and Gabriele Wagner cautiously traipsed along a white picket fence, over a drain grate and up a hill to the shade of an imposing pine tree.
Boonsboro truck driver wins state driving championship for third time
Otho Kretzer is a Maryland champion driver headed for a national competition in Houston.
Young presenters take Washington Co. Ag Expo and Fair animal sale in stride
Kevin Martin, of Smithsburg, acknowledges a bid while serving as a ringman Thursday for the Washington County Ag Expo and Fair's annual 4-H and FFA Market Animal Sale.
By JULIE E. GREENE Is it a deer head or the beak profile of a bird? Linda Marshall, of the Boonsboro area, found this piece of driftwood last fall along a portion of the Appalachian Trail near the ...
Scenes from the 2008 Washington County Ag Expo and Fair
Participants share their hopes for this years Washington County's Ag Expo. Shot on 7/18/08. Brian Spielman, 32, Fairplay Sitting at a table, selling and handing out passes, Brian Spielman was prepping Friday ...
Opinionline Archives 4-day week has appeal Paulo Rocha - Sharpsburg, Md. People in the USA lack vacation.
Salute to Independence - Weather threatens, but celebration wins
Patriotism and pyrotechnics won out over rain and retreat on Saturday - barely. With thunderstorms creeping in, organizers compressed the 23rd annual Salute to Independence at Antietam National Battlefield ...
Maryland Symphony to perform annual concert
The Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Elizabeth Schulze will kick off the MSO's 27th season Saturday with the 23rd annual Salute to Independence concert at Antietam National Battlefield in ...
No bull: Rodeo offers day of family fun
A rodeo was held Sunday at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center to raise money for Clear Spring's Future Farmers of America Alumni group.
Monumental mess: Park reopens after storms
Washington Monument State Park reopens at noon today, more than two weeks after a heavy thunderstorm toppled 29 large trees, including one that fell onto the park museum roof and a water pump station.
Saint James man a late bloomer in rose field
Robert "Bob" Ruby grew up on a farm in Sharpsburg, where a love for the earth and hard work were instilled in him.
Spike Falls From Md. Rail Bridge; Driver Unhurt
Maryland State Police say a Martinsburg, W.Va., man narrowly escaped injury when a spike fell from a railroad bridge and smashed a side windshield on his vehicle.
Powerful Storm Spares Witness Trees at Antietam National Battlefield
Fallen tree missed Antietam National Battlefield's historic Dunker Church. Photo by Mannie Gentile via volunteersinparks.blogspot.com. On June 4, a powerful weather system with severe thunderstorms and a few ...
Storm destroys historic barn near Sharpsburg
Paul Line, of Antietam Tree and Landscape, works to clear the roof of the Jacob Hess house in Keedysville.
Some Allegheny Power customers remain without power
Washington Monument State Park closed as workers clean up trees Washington Monument State Park has been closed until further notice, workers were trying to clean up hundreds of trees that were felled along the ...
MARYLAND: Storm may leave several families homeless
Washington County officials say several families in southern Washington County may have been left homeless by Wednesday's severe thunderstorms.
Emergency operations center set up in Sharpsburg in wake of storms
Emergency officials have set up an emergency operations center at the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Co.
Run through History benefits today's children
Runners begin the 29th annual Run Through History 10K race Sunday at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg.