Rohrersville News

An electrical fire early Thursday at a Keedysville home caused an estimated $10,000 in damage, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said in a news release.

Quick, how many lightning strikes have we had in the United States through June 3? If you said 5,589,686, come on down, because you obviously know your thunderstorms.

At a public hearing Thursday night on their proposed budget for next fiscal year, the Washington County Commissioners heard from educators and students who thanked them for their support of education, as well as from taxpayers who argued that support extends too far.

Fire and rescue companies that operate two stations should get double the county funding of companies with only one station, Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association President Glenn Fishack told the Washington County Commissioners Tuesday.

Fire spread through a mobile home at 19821 Brownsville Road in Knoxville Tuesday morning while the occupant was using a hair dryer to thaw frozen pipes, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office.

A dress sale and swap Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boonsboro dispelled the notion of a shrinking violet in a pretty dress.

Two large fires requiring more than 80 firefighters at each caused a total of more than $1.1 million in damage, according to news releases from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's office.