What happened on April 09, 1999

NEWS

• Obituaries 

• Tire fire erupts in Pa. By DON AINES

• Man shot in groin 

• Knights win in (long) walk By CURT HORNBECKER / Staff Correspondent

• Right-to-farm measure passed By LAURA ERNDE

• Md. General Assembly OKs corrections cocktail bill By LAURA ERNDE

• Governor's 'accounting system' costs the county plenty 

• Cougars pop up with winning rally after 6th By DAN SPEARS

• Keedysville getting bigger tax rebate By KIMBERLY YAKOWSKI

• County still in the race to house TWA 800 wreck By BRENDAN KIRBY

• Trading wrenches for hammers By RICHARD F. BELISLE, Waynesboro

• Traffic signals to be repaired 

• Filibuster threatens local bills By LAURA ERNDE

• Pupils learn how to play it safe on the playground By BRUCE HAMILTON

• Berkeley Co. sets final address plan By DAVE McMILLION, Charles Town

• Give seniors a break 

• Mail Call 

• Thumbs up, thumbs down 

• Commissioners discuss ways to balance county budget By SCOTT BUTKI

• Church issues talents By RICHARD F. BELISLE

• Resurfacing planned for section of Md. 57 

• Senators begin filibuster over cigarette tax increase By LAURA ERNDE

• Anniversaries 

• Essay contest promotes Smithsburg Pride Days 

• The Whitetail purchase 

• Tire fire keeps smoldering in Pa. By RICHARD F. BELISLE

• Sheetz robber gets four years 

• Stixx hammer Suns 

• Allegheny Energy finds value in preserving a piece of history 

• Amendments may gut gay rights bill By LAURA ERNDE

• 2 council members say trash fee hike amounts to tax increase By DAN KULIN /Staff Writer

• Airlift venture faces some hurdles By BRENDAN KIRBY

• Author says women being purged from history By JULIE E. GREENE

• Hagerstown extends movie's loan guarantees 

• Martinsburg police investigate second shooting By DAVE McMILLION

• Shooting victim dies By DAVE McMILLION, Charles Town

• Whitetail deal draws mixed reactions By DON AINES

• Birth announcements 

• Waynesboro School Board considering block scheduling By RICHARD F. BELISLE, Waynesboro

• Mulch fires can do much damage By KIMBERLY YAKOWSKI

• Engagements 

• Complaint filed against police officer By BRENDAN KIRBY

• Down Syndrome Clinic coming to Hagerstown 

• Police log