September 17th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

As Allegany County awaits a response to their appeal for FEMA flood relief, Lonaconing Mayor Jack Coburn tells WCBC the funding is especially needed as winter approaches.  Nighttime temperatures are growing colder, and homeowners in the Coney area remain without furnaces…

   

“There’s people that don’t have furnaces in place, and we’re trying to see if we can help them with those, because when they do come, we also have a limited amount of installers, and there’s a lot of furnaces—and Westernport is the same way.  That’s a big concern for us right now.  Their stuff’s getting cold without furnaces in their basements that could end in frozen water pipes and that’s a second problem just arising there.”