Deer Park News

Author Nyda Wrightsman will hold a signing for her book, "Our House on the Hill," at Borders Express in the Beaver Valley Mall from 1-3 p.m. on July 11.

An accidental fire caused by a wall-mounted electric heater caused an estimated loss of $185,000 to a two-story wood-frame house near Oakland last Thursday.

Investigation continues into the cause of a fire that destroyed a house at 2837 Shady Dell Road south of Loch Lynn Sunday afternoon.

An Oakland family and a McCoole man were displaced by fires inside their residences Sunday but there were no injuries, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.

A Swanton woman was found trapped in her vehicle by a newspaper delivery person early Sunday morning.

An Oakland man was left homeless Wednesday when the farm house he lived in was destroyed by fire of an unknown origin.

In Garrett County Circuit Court proceedings this week, Donald Lee Glass Jr., 53, Friendsville, was sentenced to two years in the Division of Corrections for manufacturing a controlled dangerous substance, in this case the growing of marijuana.

Pictured is one of two Deer Park area houses that were destroyed in two separate fires this past week.

An accidental fire Wednesday morning related to a wood-burner stove destroyed the residence of the Charles Sliger family at 1519 Boiling Spring Road.

An overheated coal furnace, that apparently ignited nearby combustibles, was the cause of a fire that destroyed a house at 133 Maffett Lane, off Hutton Road, last Thursday evening.

The cause of a Sunday evening fire that destroyed a barn on Sand Run Road and killed more than a dozen livestock remains under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.

Nyda Wrightsman feels that things could be a lot worse than what the nation is facing right now.

"Every man in his heart revolts at civilization and will revert back to if given half a chance.