What happened on December 23, 2009

NEWS

• Washington County briefs By HEATHER KEELS

• 'Balloon Boy's parents get jail time, 4 years probation 

• Abortion a possible stumbling block to health care bill 

• Pet Watch 

• Holiday happenings 

• Two broken water lines repaired By DAVE McMILLION

• Police briefs 

• Top stories for Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 

• Nominations sought for Washington Co. teacher of the year 

• Paul William Shank, 97 

• WVU gets past Ole Miss 

• Minnie Marie (Diehl) Conrad, 90 

• Borough of Chambersburg knows nothing of atheist group's complaint By KATE S. ALEXANDER

• Home Cooking: There can never be too much cranberry bread 

• Berkeley County collects items for food bank 

• As the Redskins turn: Gray denies interview 

• Milestones 

• Jeanette Broyles, 90 

• Blue Devils win home opener By TIM KOELBLE

• Clopper's work is well-known at Sharpsburg McDonald's By DAN DEARTH

• Girl rescued following sledding accident 

• Part of South End Shopping Center being sold By DAN DEARTH

• More than 40 hurt when plane overshoots runway in Jamaica 

• Man robbed at gunpoint during break-in 

• Bridge club results 

• Around West Hagerstown By JESS WEST

• Ravens' defense ready for Steelers 

• Clear Spring firefighter spearheads efforts to help families in need By JULIE E. GREENE

• Snow Angels 

• Letters to the Editor 

• Washington Co. to recycle Christmas trees 

• Thelma B. Coldsmith, 98 

• Greencastle's pressure too much for Maidens to handle By DAN KAUFFMAN

• Broadfording beats Fort Hill, 71-66 

• All-American cheerleader to be in Disney parade By JULIE E. GREENE

• No tax increases in 2010 Washington Twp. budget By JENNIFER FITCH

• Lynn Little: What to do with turkey leftovers By LYNN LITTLE / Special to The Herald-Mail

• Carla Clipp, 68 

• Capitol Theatre 'Be a Star!' campaign at nearly 90 percent of goal By JENNIFER FITCH

• County Sports Hall of Fame seeks nominations 

• Applications for Weldon's seat being accepted By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Eggnog: Festivity in a glass By TIFFANY ARNOLD

• Changes in store for Polar Bear Plunge By ANDREW SCHOTZ

• Pennsylvania briefs 

• Hagerstown council OKs $284,484 to repair HPD canopy By DAVE McMILLION

• Southern Fulton boys smack Hyndman 

• Rolf D. Petzold, 66 

• Mary E. Powers, 93 

• Most BOE members support pay freezes for Central Office employees By DAN DEARTH

• Teen pregnancy prevention coalition to offer class 

• Bruce Etchison, 91 

• Katherine Regina Brown McDaniel, 88