What happened on July 18, 2008

NEWS

• Man sentenced to prison for setting Hagerstown apartment fire By ERIN CUNNINGHAM

• Obituaries 

• Waynesboro prunes plans to plant trees in Rotary parking lot By JENNIFER FITCH

• Sterner's example leads to HCC softball job By BOB PARASILITI

• More recess possible for Washington County students By ERIN CUNNINGHAM

• Friday at the Washington County Ag Expo 

• Police briefs 

• Make policy for future, not for today's officials By BOB MAGINNIS

• Washington County Library events 

• Mail Call 

• Found animals 

• Chambersburg's Civil War fountain turns 130 By DON AINES

• Returning your call 

• Area Results 

• Suns come up blank vs. GreenJackets 

• Motorcycle collides with SUV on Halfway Boulevard 

• GM's retiree health benefits cut likely to affect about 150 in Martinsburg By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Community briefs 

• Washington County Ag Expo entrants check in 

• Fahrney-Keedy Home plans Summer Festival on Aug. 2 

• Signal work will affect traffic patterns at U.S. 40-Mt. Aetna intersection Sunday 

• Community calendar 

• Plan ahead when it comes to back-to-school shopping By LISA TEDRICK PREJEAN

• Frederick conference showcases energy-efficient products By JOSHUA BOWMAN

• Area Roundup - Nationals fall in a slugfest 

• Md. House majority leader pleads guilty to driving under the influence 

• Corrections 

• Blood-covered man charged with robbery in incident at Hancock Sheetz By ERIN JULIUS

• Farm and Home Safety Day Camp planned in Chambersburg 

• Milestones 

• Letters to the editor 

• Police briefs 

• Weekend events 

• Concert raises $2,038.46 for family of boy with cancer 

• Go, Do, Learn 

• Berkeley County sheriff: Homicide case eating into budget By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Former Smithsburg resident Mildred Shifflet turns 100 

• Monster weekend By JULIE E. GREENE

• Agri-Business Association golf tournament scheduled July 31 in Walkersville 

• Hagerstown man sentenced to 18 months for assaulting then-wife By HEATHER KEELS

• Upcoming classes 

• Around Sharpsburg and Keedysville By HARRY NOGLE / 301-432-2437

• Fire call shuts down city block in downtown Hagerstown today 

• Club meetings, fundraisers and reunions 

• Reliable Home Furnishings in Hagerstown closes after 64 years By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Around Maugansville By MELITA WISHARD / 301-790-0079

• Maranatha request for block grant to go to public hearing in Waynesboro 

• Sheetz store OK'd for Red Barron property in Williamsport By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Proposed Pa. funding will leave Franklin County Human Services struggling By DON AINES

• Hagerstown father and son restore 1967 Camaro featured in calendar By THAISI H. VELASQUEZ

• Newspaper accounts describe 19th and 20th century justice in Washington County By JOSHUA BOWMAN

• UPDATE: Man wounded in Hagerstown shooting remains in critical condition By ERIN JULIUS

• Monster truck fans 'gotta feel it in the chest' By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Three face drug charges after raid in Hagerstown 

• Kaplan College-Hagerstown turns 70 By HEATHER KEELS

• Supporters of battlefield near Shepherdstown continue fight to save site By DAVE McMILLION

• Lowe's employees expand playground at Chambersburg autism program By DON AINES

• I-81 work could slow traffic at Pa./Md. line 

• Motorcycle ride to benefit Washington County animal shelter 

• Country music singer Kathy Mattea visits Charles Town By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Senate panel seeks $22.4 million for Letterkenny Army Depot By DON AINES

• South Hagerstown class of 1988 seeks missing classmates 

• Service news 

• Pipe bomb materials found near Smithsburg By ERIN JULIUS

• Roundhouse Rail Days is Martinsburg center's main fundraiser By MATTHEW UMSTEAD

• Man charged with negligent manslaughter in Hagerstown woman's death asks for jury trial By ERIN JULIUS

• Man accused of threatening to kill girlfriend arrested after chase 

• Police testify Chambersburg man admitted killing Street By DON AINES

• Costco, theaters agree to anchor proposed shopping center near U.S. 40 and I-70 

• Sharing her good fortune By TIFFANY ARNOLD

• Hello, World!