WCBC News has learned that an offer has been made to the six Allegany County EMS employees  who were recently let go due to the county’s budget constraints.  During the State of the County meeting held Tuesday morning at Allegany College of Maryland, County Administrator Jason Bennett said each of the six have been made an employment offer… “We actually just formally made an offer back to all six to bring them back on. We’ve had some other attrition in our  EMS. We have had some other people leave and we have found sort of a way to balance out…

A special programming note for this evening – WCBC will have live coverage of the annual Marsha L. Thomas South Cumberland Business Association Halloween Parade. WCBC’s Jim Zamagias and Rock Cioni will be providing commentary from along the Virginia Avenue Parade route, beginning at 7pm on AM1270, FM103.1 and streaming live at wcbcradio.com.

Open enrollment season for health plans is now occurring and for some Seniors, there has not been much choice.  For this year, there are many changes in prescription drug plans to navigate as well as other Medicare plans.  Those who have chosen Advantage plans usually have stayed with their current plan provider, but Nevin Hersh of American Insurance Center says there is a choice this year to consider… “So folks who have Advantage plans, usually there’s nothing to really switch to because you have one company, two plans, and only one of them really makes sense. Now you have another…

Cottage Hill Farm, a traditional farm in Grant County, and Powder Keg Farms, a non-traditional farm in Hampshire County received the top West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year award in their categories.  Both farms are in the Potomac Valley Conservation District and were recognized for their conservation practices to protect soil, land, and water. Each farm received a $1,000 award and the use of a tractor from Middleton Tractor Sales in Fairmont.

On Tuesday, October 29th, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department responded to the 100 block of Baltimore St for the report of a disorderly male subject. Upon arrival, officers were advised that a male subject was observed in the area, yelling and creating a disturbance. Officers located the male subject and advised him to cease his disruptive behaviors and leave the area, to which he complied. Later in the day, officers again responded to the area for reports that the male subject had returned and was again creating a disturbance.  As a result, Michael Allen Wallace, 43, of Cumberland MD, was…

Dr. Jerry Wallace, currently president of Danville Community College in Virginia, has been named the new president at Potomac State College of West Virginia University.  Wallace has led Danville Community College since 2022.  Previously he has been employed at a community college in Nebraska.

Travis Allen Riggleman, 32 of Westernport, was served a District Court Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for a Violation of Probation hearing. His original conviction was for Possession-Not Cannabis where he entered a guilty plea and received a Probation Before Judgment disposition with 12-months Supervised Probation while his other charge of Concealing a Dangerous Weapon was placed on the Stet Docket. Riggleman is being held without bond pending a bail review in District Court. James Allen Brady, 38 of Kitzmiller, was served an arrest warrant associated with a police chase that occurred on Saturday, 10/24/24 at approximately 1:30 am,…

An offer has been made to the six Allegany County EMS who were let go.  During the State of the County held Tuesday morning at the Allegany College, Allegany County’s County Administrator, Jason Bennett, said each of the six EMS has been made an offer… “We actually just formally made an offer back to all six to bring them back on.  We’ve had some other attrition at EMS. We have had some other people leave, and we have found sort of a way to balance out our overtime. So, we have made the offer to those folks to bring them back.  We…

Governor Wes Moore has made $2.2 million dollars available for supporting small, minority, and veteran-owned businesses to make Maryland more competitive. Funding includes loans and equity investments from the Military Personnel and Veteran-Owned Small Business Loan Program and the Maryland Small Business Development Authority. The money will help businesses create and retain jobs across the state, including 206 Alder, a new veteran-owned restaurant in the Oakland historic district in Garrett County.

The campus of Allegany College of Maryland may start to take on a different look as construction of a microgrid for the campus begins to take shape.  The microgrid will help to facilitate a new, clean-energy ecosystem that will also lead to a suite of certifications, courses, and degree programs at the college.  Solar panels across the campus will be part of the microgrid, according to ACM Spokesperson Kristin Kehrwald… “We will have ground-mounted, most likely, solar panels. We may have some roof-mounted solar panels. There’s also the idea that we may have something that are like parking canopies that…