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Brush Fire Along Monocacy River

Michael Kuster,

Walkersville Day celebrations were interrupted for the brave volunteers at Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company and Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Company. At 9:52a.m., Frederick County Emergency Communications Center dispatched Engine Tanker 114 (ET114), Brush 116 (B116), and ATV24 to the area of Castle Rock Road and the Monocacy River for a reported brush fire in the woods. ET114 and ATV24 arrived at the residence of the caller on Castle Rock Road who reported smoke coming form the river. The caller directed crews far down a trail. Chief 11 established Castle Rock Road…

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Glade Valley headline News 

Vehicle Accident Sends One to Hospital

Michael Kuster, ,

At 6:14 p.m. on May 13, 2015, Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company (Co.11), and Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Company (Co.24) were dispatched to Route 15 and Biggs Ford Road for a vehicle accident. While units were en-route, Frederick County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) dispatched a second ambulance due to nature of call. Chief 24-1 arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a t-bone collision. One car remained in the roadway with one patient still in the car. Ambulance 248 arrived on the scene and began patient care. Rescue Squad…

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Business Glade Valley headline 

Lyons Den Pictures Open House

Michael Kuster, , , ,

Lyons Den Pictures recently opened a studio on West Pennsylvania Avenue in Old Town Walkersville. As part of Walkersville Days celebration, they will  hold an Open House at their new Photography Studio, and welcome the public to see what they have to offer. Stephanie Lyons, owner of the studio, promises great deals on packages and sessions. The prices will be announced tonight for only Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Lyons Den Pictures Studio‘s Open House / Grand Opening will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2015. The studio is located at…

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Glade Valley Government headline 

Executive and Council President Disagree with Ethics Commission

Frederick County - News Flash, , , , , ,

Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner and County Council President Bud Otis sent correspondence to the Frederick County Ethics Commission expressing their “strong disagreement” regarding the May 12, 2015, Ethics Commission Opinion (No. 15-01) permitting an elected County Council Member’s private business to bid and perform work on Frederick County Governmental capital improvements projects or contracts. According to the opinion, an un-named county council member requested an opinion from the Ethics Commission. One can deduce that the member involved is Kirby Delauter, as the opinion states that it had already ruled…

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