Adison Wyer has been named the new Garrett County Airport manager.  Wyer brings both technical expertise and a deep-rooted passion for aviation to the role, as well as leadership and operational experience from his background as a trooper with the Maryland State Police.  Garrett Airport serves as a hub for flight training, sightseeing over Deep Creek Lake, and essential services supporting military, law enforcement, and DNR.

Cumberland Police are continuing their investigation into possibly human bones found off of Independence Street in the City.  A person exploring woods in the vicinity Tuesday came across the bones and alerted law enforcement.  Police Chief Chuck Ternent said the bones and some clothing were collected as evidence and are being analyzed.  The Chief said there could possibly be a connection to a missing person’s case…      “It’s too early to tell this early in the investigation, but we do have Larry Aleshire who’s been missing for quite a long time so it is a possibility.”

Fort Hill will host Mountain Ridge Thursday at 6 p.m. in the regional finals for boys basketball.  All tickets purchases are online and go on sale at noon today.  The link is tickets.mpssaa.org.

During last night’s Cumberland Mayor and City Council Open Work Session, Ken Tressler, Director of Administrative Services, reported that Cumberland’s bond rating is the highest it has been since records began in 2008… “The revenue is up.  We’re managing our spending.  We’re managing our debt.  Uh, we typically issue new debt for assets that are going to last seven years or more.” As a result, in the following Public Meeting, the Mayor and City Council authorized the sale of up to $5.2 million of general obligation bonds, most of which has already been claimed, according to Tressler… “We’ve already dibbed $3.9…

Frostburg State University’s spring Choral concert will take place Friday, March 14. The concert begins at 7:30pm in Pealer Recital Hall. This year, the theme is “Something Old, Something New” and is under the direction of Dr. Scott Rieker. Rieker says the financial issues of the university have also touched the music department, spurring the theme of this year’s concert…       “We have music that is old, in other words we have performed it before, new – some pieces that we’ve borrowed. And then something blue: we have an alumnus named Grant Strickning who wrote a piece of…

The West Virginia legislature is one third of the way through their session in Charleston and Democratic Senators and House members would like to make some progress on bills.  The Dems met with reporters on Monday to address their goals for the session and their frustration. Delegate Joey Garcia says one subject is taking over the House… “We’re not hearing about so many other important things that are priorities for the state of West Virginia. They’re talking about biological sex more than jobs, more than teacher’s pay, more than roads, more than 6,000 kids in foster care.”

Two out of three taxpayers in Maryland may be eligible to file their federal tax returns free, according to IRS spokesman Rodney Bearman. Qualifying taxpayers earning $84,000 or less can file through the IRS Free File available at irs.gov….     “We provide the gateway. You go to irs.gov, you meet the eligibility requirements, you’re connected in IRS Free File with one of those partners who then complete your federal return and submit it for you.” For those earning more than $84,000, Bearman says they can still use the IRS forms available on the website…     “Free Fillable Forms…

On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 1:00 pm officers from the Cumberland Police Department responded to the 300 block of Independence Street for a suspicious incident. Upon arrival, officers interviewed a witness who stated that while metal detecting in a wooded area, he discovered what appeared to be suspicious bones.  Officers searched the area and found scattered bones that may be of human origin. Detectives from the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigation Unit, along with members of the Maryland State Police Crime Lab, are currently on the scene collecting evidence and conducting an investigation. Once evidence collection is complete, the bones…

Governor Moore’s time in front of the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday gave House Minority Leader Jason Buckel the chance to highlight the needs of Western Maryland. Moore was testifying on his Decade Act designed to jumpstart economic growth. Buckel is concerned about the region being left outside the tech bubble of middle Maryland…     “I’m terrified that we get back to our entire economic development incentive program focusing on those five or six or seven counties because they already have so much.   They already have so much and we need more.  But they have bio tech,…

Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen was among federal employees, union leaders and lawmakers who held a rally on Tuesday outside the Office of Personnel Management.  The rally accused President Trump and Elon Musk of illegal attacks on civil servants and the services they provide. Senator Van Hollen stressed that what is happening has nothing to do with government efficiency…     “You all know this, if you cared about efficiency, you wouldn’t start by firing the Inspector Generals. These are the independent watchdogs that look out for waste, fraud, and abuse.  In fact, that’s what you would do if…