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Friday, May 16, Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, 2025: The weather today will be showers likely with scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the mid-70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Saturday will be partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in […]

National Prevention Week is May 11-17, 2025, when people across the United States come together to raise awareness about substance misuse prevention and positive mental health resources. The Garrett County Health Department’s Health Education & Outreach Unit has a long history of committed efforts to address both substance misuse and implement other forms of prevention, […]

The Garrett County Department of Emergency Management is providing the following midday update regarding the ongoing response to significant flooding in the Savage River area. While water levels have begun to recede, hazardous conditions remain, and the mandatory evacuation order continues to be in effect for Savage River Road from Big Run Campground to Westernport […]

The latest quilt made by the Friendsville Library Quilters was unveiled as part of a special program held during April’s National Library Week. This beautiful quilt titled “Sunflowers Afield” is the 19th quilt made by the group, which will be raffled off to benefit the Friendsville Branch of the Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County. […]

The weather today will be partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon–highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 40%. League of Women Voters National President Dianna Wynn will lead a webinar on […]

The weather today will be mostly cloudy, with patchy fog in the morning. There is a chance of showers in the morning, then showers are likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s. Southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 90%. Severe […]

Peter Skylstad was a biologist before he was out of elementary school. “I grew up in the Chihuahuan desert of West Texas,” recalled Skylstad. “My sister [Julie Ison] and I would spend all summer catching reptiles and amphibians and studying them. I credit our parents [the late Larry Skylstad and Peter’s 93-year-old mother Ann], who […]

Due to high water issues and the voluntary evacuation in place, Route 40 Elementary will be closed today, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Buses that serve the Route 40 District will not operate today – buses 12, 15, 20, 19, 84, 11, and 68. Additionally, bus 34 will not run the Savage River portion of its […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year’s message in Maryland is “Mental Health is Health.” May 4th-10th is also designated as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week to focus on the mental health needs of children. “We at the Garrett County Health Department agree that mental health is critical to the overall health of […]