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The Western Maryland Jaycees' Beautiful Baby/Prettiest Pet contest continues through Saturday in conjunction with the Allegany County Fair and Ag Expo.

Jennifer Dougherty, Democratic candidate for 6th Congressional District, will be at Rotary Park Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to discuss issues facing the 6th Congressional District and the country.

"Shanty Town Follies" will wrap up its three-week run with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday at the New Embassy Theatre, 49 Baltimore St., with shows set for today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

A group of 20 future engineers from high schools across the state spent the week at Frostburg State University designing robotic vehicles that can roll over volcanic terrain in search of a crater and an industrial robotic arm that operates in a vending machine capacity.

Kim Leonard, president of Potomac Council 757 Boy Scouts of America, has been named a Silver Beaver Award winner.

A $250,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will serve as part of a "$4,730,000 funding matrix" for the new Allegany County Human Resources and Development Commission building on Virginia Avenue.

The name of the next executive director of The Greater Cumberland Committee just might sound familiar. Colleen Peterson, who submitted her resignation in May with an effective date of July 1, has decided to remain on board after all.

Garrett County will receive a $1 million grant from the state of Maryland to establish a Career and Technology Training Center for high school graduates opting not to go to college.

Eleven-year-old Danielle Johnson of Cresaptown puts a lion costume on her 6-month-old Nigerian Dwarf goat Thursday afternoon as she prepares to enter the goat costume contest during goat judging at the Allegany County Fair and Ag Expo.

Although the Mineral County commissioners agree that there needs to be a traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. Route 220 and Pin Oak Lane when the new hospital opens for business, they're not sure where the money's going to come from to pay for it.

Nearly 100 people attended a meeting Thursday with the Board of License Commissioners, known as the liquor board, and local nonprofit clubs to discuss serving alcohol to the general public.

The death of a 23-year-old inmate at the Western Correctional Institution in late March has been ruled as a homicide by strangulation.

Visitors to the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce Web site will notice a change, as the site now features a Career Opportunities section.

The Allegany County commissioners on Thursday approved a recommendation made by acting County Administrator David Eberly to explore the possibility of expanding the County Bureau of Police.

The New Creek Volunteer Fire Department is fast approaching a record-breaking year and with the increase in emergencies, the fire department has decided to purchase additional equipment.

There has been little ground made in the month since Allegany County Commissioners Dale Lewis and Bob Hutcheson requested a meeting with the Board of License Commissioners, known as the liquor board, and local nonprofit clubs to discuss serving alcohol to the general public.

Nobody raised a hand or nodded a head Wednesday to offer the minimum bid of $300,000 at a public auction of the former Peskins Building on Town Centre, although a Montgomery County man agreed to pay $350,000 for 130-138 N. Mechanic St.

Although elections workers will still use a dot matrix printer in November, the results of the general election should be available a lot faster than the painfully slow process on the night of the May 13 primary.

All Lindsey Glotfelty wanted was a bit of compassion. Workers at the Allegany County Fairgrounds wanted a little understanding.