Barton News

The town of Barton is all set to grow. But at a glance, even approval of an annexation request of four properties won't make that much difference.

A Lonaconing woman and Burlington, W.Va., man were both jailed early Wednesday morning after allegedly interfering with a fire operation taking place on Old Beechwood Road in Lonaconing.

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Grants to improve water systems CUMBERLAND - Water customers in three Allegany County communities will benefit from the latest round of grants approved by the Maryland Board of Public Works to reduce pollution and improve water quality.

Fire of an undetermined origin damaged the former Shaw's gas station property at 18325 Lower Georges Creek Road on Monday.

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Several inmates of the Western Correctional Institution are scheduled Tuesday to begin clearing a 3-mile section of the Big Savage Hiking Trail that will lead to the site where a new memorial honoring the crew of a B-52 bomber that crashed in 1964 will be placed on public land.

Persistent gusting winds of up to 50 mph downed tree limbs and power lines Wednesday, disrupting electrical service for hundreds of Allegheny Power customers throughout the tri-state area.

Driver charged DUIafter head-on Route 36 crash BARTON - An 18-year-old Frostburg man was charged with driving under the influence following a head-on collison early Wednesday on state Route 36 near Barton.

The usefulness of the new drugs to treat congestive heart failure is much less clear, said Professor Matthias Barton, M.D. of the Department of Medicine at the University of Zurich School of Medicine.

Law enforcement officers said they are unsure why a Barton motorist crossed the double yellow line, but the action resulted in a head-on collision that sent two people to Cumberland Memorial Hospital.

Recent research to block the effects of endothelin, a powerful substance that constricts blood vessels and stimulates cell growth, has led to successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and provides hope for treating other chronic diseases.

Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published online August 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published online August 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute .

Mike Staup, chairman of the Georges Creek Fireworks Committee, said he will know by Aug.

Ten people were left homeless Monday by two separate fires in the Georges Creek area, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.

Senior citizens flocked to the Allegany County Fairgrounds Thursday to visit the Senior Jubilee Golden Expo and to learn about products and services available for their age group.

It has taken longer than anticipated, but Rob Markwood, developer of Cumberland Chase, said the proposed 750-unit housing complex south of Cresaptown on the former Barton farm will happen and it will happen with class.

One person was taken to Memorial Hospital on Friday afternoon following a motorcycle collision with a deer on state Route 135 near McCoole, according to the Allegany County 911 Joint Communications Division.

A Barton woman was arrested early Monday on seven warrants after a tip led police to her whereabouts.