As two local Overdose Awareness Days observances approach, local health officials encourage residents to pick up free doses of a life-saving medication from no-questions-asked boxes and a vending machine. Naloxone, perhaps more widely recognized by a brand name, Narcan, is used to rapidly reverse known or suspected opioid overdoses. No prescription is needed. “Please carry […]
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Jubliee Days photos, Gyroscope World Champion crowned
Joe Burns was crowned the Gyroscope Champion of the World Thursday evening, Aug. 17, before a crowd of spectators at the Meeting Place in Hagerstown. His spin of 50.70 seconds was more than 8 seconds longer than any other. The Hagerstown Optimist Club and TEDCO Toys co-sponsor the tournament, held annually during Jubilee Days since […]
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Town buying a crack sealer
Hagerstown is planning to buy a crack sealer to prolong the life of town streets. The Town Council authorized Town Manager Chris LaMar to buy a machine that will seal cracks in streets after quizzing him about it on Aug. 8. LaMar told the council that the machine, which puts tar in cracks, would keep […]
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Hagerstown evaluates its letter jacket policy
There’s talk of changing how letter jackets are awarded at Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School. Nettle Creek Schools board members agreed on Aug. 9 to ask the school’s athletic director to consider whether changes should be made to a system that has been in place for as long as anyone remembers. Board member Shaun Lieberman brought […]
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Hagerstown’s Jubilee Days begins with gyroscopes
For at least 70 years, Jubilee Days has been a late summer fixture of life in Hagerstown. Organized by Nettle Creek Lions Club, the annual festival returns this weekend. Activities start Thursday evening with the Gyroscope Championship of the World at 6 p.m. in The Meeting Place at 11 E. Main St. Anyone can enter […]
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Hagerstown inventor honored ahead of documentary
Hagerstown inventor Ralph R. Teetor was honored by the Automotive Hall of Fame on the 35th anniversary of his induction. The July 20 awards ceremony took place at The Fillmore Detroit, according to a news release. This year’s class included Mary Barra, the chair and CEO of General Motors; Takeo Fujisawa, a co-founder of Honda […]
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Town delays egg farm hearing
A farmer’s plan for a 20,000-hen egg farm has been delayed a month because neighbors weren’t properly notified of a zoning hearing. On July 26, the Hagerstown Board of Zoning Appeals tabled action on a variance request by Gideon and Anna Ebersol. They want to start a commercial egg farm on their property, east of […]
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4-year teacher receives Ivy Tech state honor
After four years as a Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School teacher, Christy Herr says a recent award ceremony reinforced her view that “there is so much good going on in education.” Herr received the statewide Excellence in Dual Credit Instruction President’s Award, the highest honor for Ivy Tech Community College’s dual credit faculty. The college honored […]
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Act or get off the pot, council member says
A council member urged Hagerstown Town Council to act on items that are repeatedly brought up for discussion without final resolution. Donnie Benedict said the council has been talking for years about locating a solar array in town and annexing properties on the west side. At the council’s July 10 meeting, he suggested making final […]
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No class fees: Good for families; question remains
A decision by the Indiana General Assembly to do away with public school course fees – including book rental – has school districts worried about what will replace the fees in their budgets. While agreeing that the elimination of fees will be good for families with students, Emily Schaeffer says she and other public school […]