Westernport News

Westernport officials are attempting to make things a little less painful for residents who might be a bit behind on their water bills.

Westernport officials are attempting to make things a little less painful for residents who might be a bit behind on their water bills.

Allegany County Finance Director Jerry Frantz told the county commissioners Thursday the county might not be able to reduce the Homestead Tax Credit as much, or as quickly, as they originally wanted.

The town of Westernport is not happy with sharing a code enforcement officer with three other municipalities and plans to pull out of the agreement that has been in place since December.

Former Commissioner Charles Richard "Dick" Legge and former council candidate Harold Simpson were unanimously approved Monday evening to fill the two vacant seats on the Westernport Town Council.

Jo Ann Shimer of Howard Street in Westernport trims roses in her flower garden next to her home.

Volunteers are busy with plans for this year's Luke Homecoming. The event is set for Aug.

Gretel, a 6-month-old microchipped black short-hair spayed female, is playful and energetic and is current on vaccinations, according to officials at the Allegany County Animal Shelter.

Allegany County - On Friday, July, 4, at 1:56 a.m., the Maryland Natural Resources Police charged a Westernport man with driving while intoxicated on Stony Run Road.

This fall, Frostburg State University welcomes a large group of students from throughout Western Maryland who have been awarded various prestigious scholarships to study at the university.

Allegany County Commissioners Bob Hutcheson and Dale Lewis on Tuesday said they have requested a meeting with the local Board of License Commissioners and local nonprofit clubs to discuss serving alcohol to the ...

The Westernport Library is receiving its first total makeover since opening in 1969 - thanks to the Allegany County commissioners and the state of Maryland.

One of the Northeast Elementary School Lemonheads, a fifth-grade group that formed to raise money for a 3-year-old boy battling cancer, recently found out that he, too, has cancer.

On behalf of the Allegany County Library System trustees and staff, I wanted to write and express our thanks and appreciation towards the Allegany County commissioners and the county staff working on the ...

Newly elected Westernport Mayor Amel Morris said during his first town meeting that Westernport has $300,000 in unpaid bills and that is why he has imposed a freeze on any unnecessary spending.

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George Edwards isn't about to tell you what to do, but wants to "stimulate the thought process," especially when it comes to what this state and this country can do to become energy independent.

NBC25 WEATHER CENTER - Heavy showers and thunderstorms are causing flooding problems across parts of the Four-State Region.

Westernport residents will go to the polls Tuesday to vote for mayor and two positions on the Town Council.

The unknown soldier on the cover of a book about the Alamo Scouts who served in World War II is not so unknown here in Allegany County.