Glade Valley Government 

County Urges Citizens to Take Action Now to Prevent Heat-Related Illness

The weather forecast calls for extreme heat across the region over the next several days, with a potentially dangerous heat wave that could last into next week. Heatrelated deaths and illnesses are preventable. Despite this fact, more than 600 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Frederick County Department of Emergency Preparedness and the Frederick County Health Department want you to take action now and make a plan to stay safe in the heat. Very…

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Glade Valley Obituaries 

Joseph Downs

Joseph Patrick “Joey” Downs, 31, of Walkersville, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019, at his home. Born in Olney, MD on May 14, 1988, Joey was the son of John Patrick Downs and Kimberly Digges. Step son of Frank Manning. Joey graduated from Walkersville High School in 2006, he played football for Walkersville, a team which succeeded in making it to the playoffs. He enjoyed fishing, going to the beach and the Ravens. He had a great love for his dogs, Maddy, Yogi, Mickey and his cat Merlot. Also…

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Glade Valley Obituaries 

Grace Flanigan

Grace E. Flanigan, age 84, of Walkersville, died Friday, July 12, 2019 at her home from natural causes. Born March 22, 1935, in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late John Carl and Mary Alice Summers Gladhill. She was the wife of Richard E.B. Flanigan who died in 2016. Grace was a member of Woodsboro Evangelical Lutheran Church where she was treasurer of the Sunday school for many years, taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, was on the kitchen committee and helped with the pot pie dinners. She was…

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Crime Glade Valley 

Stolen Vehicle Recovered Followed By Foot Chase; Walkersville Resident Arrested

On Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 at approximately 7:40 a.m., a Frederick County Sheriff’s Deputy was traveling west on Schifferstadt Boulevard approaching the red light to East Church Street in Frederick when a white four-door Infiniti G53 sedan was observed approaching the intersection traveling north on East Church Street at a high rate of speed and stopping abruptly at the light. A Deputy continued to follow the vehicle after it made a left turn onto Schifferstadt Boulevard. After confirming the registration of the vehicle, it was determined to be a stolen…

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