Animals

A Hagerstown man accused of stabbing a dog and threatening its owner Wednesday was being held on $75,000 bail following a bond hearing Thursday in Washington County District Court. Robert Julian Scheidegger, 58, was charged by the Washington County Sheriff's Office with first-degree assault, mutilating an animal and reckless endangerment in the incident, which occurred at the State Line Motel on Mason-Dixon Road, court records said. A witness told police that Scheidegger and a woman had argued and that when she left his room, his dog got out, the statement of probable cause said.

The following animals recently were found and taken to the Humane Society of Washington County. If you think your pet is among those listed, you may visit the Humane Society of Washington County at 13011 Maugansville Road. The shelter's business hours are Monday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cats Adult male domestic shorthair, gray, found on Jay Drive in Hagerstown Adult female Himalayan, cream and charcoal, found on South Cannon Avenue in Hagerstown Adult male domestic longhair, orange, found on Bethlehem Court in Funkstown Adult male  DSH, gray and beige, found on West Washington Street in Hagerstown Adult female domestic medium-hair, white and black, found on Kuhn Avenue in Hagerstown Adult male DSH, orange and buff, found on Maugansville Road in Hagerstown Adult male DMH, white and gray, found on Guilford Avenue in Hagerstown   Dogs Adult male pit bull, brindle, found on West Main Street in Sharpsburg Adult female pit bull, chocolate and white, found on Jefferson Boulevard in Smithsburg Adult female Rottweiler, black and red, found on U.S. 522 in Hancock Other Adult unknown guinea pig, black and orange, found on Maugansville Road in Hagerstown

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter's new home at 5051 Letterkenny Road West officially was dedicated Thursday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The move from the former shelter at 2325 Country Road to the new $3 million, state-of-the-art facility at Letterkenny Army Depot was complete on Jan. 31. More than 100 people, including elected officials as well as community and business leaders, gathered outside the shelter's new home for its formal dedication....