The following students from West Side Elementary School made the Honor Roll for the third marking period of the 2024-2025 school year: Straight A Honor Roll Kindergarten: Bentlee Fitzpatrick, Olivia Hewitt, Oaklynn Kline, Esme Saginc, Cienna Wilhelm Grade One: Celeste Olson, Evren Saginc Grade Two: Milo Bender, Lincoln Bennett, Emmett House, Paxtin Kline, Kamila Powers, Ariel Rideout, Cristhian Rodriguez-Peralta, D’Liyah Smith, Rilee Wilhelm Grade Three: Kataleah Barmoy, Mateo Caballeros-Galvez, Trinity Campbell, Arden Claussen, Azik Cullen, Willow Curtis, Wyatt Diehl, Grace Gartner, Adrian Gates, Isaac Gomez-Maldonado, Isabella Hewling, Brayden Swarner, Emily Walker, Crew Williams, Millie Zhang Grade Four: Everly Burns, Sebastian…

With more groups wanting to plan events in the reimagined downtown Cumberland area, logistics has become latest buzzword.  Issues surrounding a proposed parade and car show have led the city to discussions about events and what the Downtown Development Commission’s role should be. Mayor Ray Morriss said it is taking a new look at an old area…     “This is all new to a great extent as so far as dealing with an open street now versus a mall so let’s work our way through developing the process the best way we can        but let’s them handle that as…

After spending two summers on the Canal Place Festival Grounds, the Allegany Farmer’s Market has decided to make it their permanent home.  This past fall, market members along with Downtown Development Commission Director Melinda Kelleher and City Fire Marshal Chris Ratliffe scoped out Baltimore Street to see if the market would be doable…     “With the new bricks, we don’t allow vehicles to park up on the sidewalks of the pavers because we want to preserve them for many years to come. That was going to be a little bit challenging for the farmers setting up their vehicles to…

Governor Patrick Morrisey is marking his first legislative session as a win for his administration. Morrisey said he had promised to address West Virginia’s challenges head on, bringing changes that move the needle and invigorate state growth. He pointed out bills dealing with licensing, power, and efficiency that were sent to his desk for signature…     “Universal licensing which is going to get many more people to work right away; we’re talking about our microgrids which is going to help lower our state income tax and bring billions and billions and billions in economic development to the state; or…

Counties statewide continue to take steps toward balancing FY26 budgets, but some issues they face are not of their own making. Within the budget approved by the Maryland Legislature, spending for some areas has now been pushed down to the counties, causing new budget concerns. For Allegany County, one such cost is over $700,000 in teacher pensions.  House Minority Leader Jason Buckel said these new mandates leave little for counties to do but raise taxes…     “Shifting things that the state agreed to pay for in prior years onto the counties. Teacher retirement pensions – they’re like well, they’re…

Maryland Governor Wes Moore is continuing his trip in East Asia where he spent World Quantum Day with Japanese government and quantum industry professionals. The Governor has said one of his main pillars for growth in Maryland is growing the quantum industry to create new technologies…    “To see the application, the future applications of what this could mean. Again, being able to address everything from life expectancy to quality of life. We have got to make sure that we are supporting this work. We have to make sure it is happening within the state of Maryland.”

Maryland U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen is warning that cuts to NASA may put the United States behind other countries in space exploration.  The Trump Administration is looking at cuts to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Prince Georges County that could affect scientific research as well as make major staffing reductions. Van Hollen said the US cannot fall second to China…     “They are launching a major science, space exploration initiative. So this is no time for the United States to retreat when it comes to space science. And yet, that is exactly what the proposed Trump…

On April 3, 2025, Deputies with the Garrett County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle along Third Street in Oakland for traffic violations. During the course of the traffic stop, a Sheriff’s Office K-9 was utilized and conducted a scan of the vehicle, which resulted in a positive alert. A subsequent search of the vehicle and occupants revealed a quantity of fentanyl and methamphetamine. As a result of the traffic stop and search, Detectives with the Narcotics Task Force arrested and charged the passenger in the vehicle, Kelly Renee Corby, 48 years old, Mountain Lake Park, with Possession of Fentanyl, Possession…

A tractor trailer driver is charged with vehicular manslaughter after his truck struck and killed a West Virginia Turnpike worker.  State police troopers allege Anvar Sabirov, 28, of Rego Park, NY, failed to get in the correct lane in a I-77/Turnpike work zone south of Charleston Monday morning at around 11 a.m.  Investigators said he swerved to miss a dump truck and then the back of his truck struck the Turnpike worker James Harper, 23, of Beckley, who was patching a hole in the highway. A criminal complaint said video shows Sabirov had his head down as his truck was…

On April 14th, 2025 the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Tyler Jacob Edwards. The warrant was issued after Edwards was indicted for CDS charges. Edwards was transported to Central Booking and remanded to the Allegany Detention Center without bond. NAME: Tyler Jacob Edwards  Age: 27  Cumberland, MD CHARGES: CDS possession not Cannabis BENCH WARRANT SERVED On April 14th, 2025 the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Araya Maureen Plauger. The warrant was issued after she failed to comply with release conditions from original charges of theft less than $100.00. Plauger was transported to Central Booking and remanded…