Section: CKI

Case closed on Kent Island football fainting

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Queen Anne's County health officials said heat was to blame for the incident that sent 15 Kent Island football players and three coaches to the hospital during a practice in August.

Officials from both the county Department of Health and the Sheriff's Office have determined that despite some initial fears of a chemical contamination, the high heat index on Aug. 20 was what sent the 18 people to the hospital.

The players an...

Recycling company opens new route on Kent Island

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00

A Chestertown-based nonprofit recycling organization may be opening a new route on Kent Island, bringing curb-side recycling services to residents centered around Stevensville.

"A person asked us to bring the service there, and that's how most of our areas got started," said Ford Schumann, president of Infinity Recycling.

"It's a little less than an hour to get there from Chestertown, so I just felt 100 people woul...

8 arrested in Queen Anne's drug busts

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00

Queen Anne's County authorities have arrested eight people during two different drug investigations this month, officials said this week.

On Sept. 10 the county Drug Task Force, along with supporting police agencies, served two search warrants at Jetty Bar and Restaurant in Grasonville. Police said that, before they executed the search warrant, they saw a hand-to-hand drug transaction and saw three people consume drugs on the premis...

Airplane rides at rally Saturday

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00

Area young people ages 8 to 17 are invited to a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Bay Bridge Airport on Saturday.

The rally is part of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation.

Pilots will explain more about their airplanes allowing young people to discover how airplanes work and how pilots ensure safety is the prime concern before every flight.

Following t...

Cuts are hurting Queen Anne's

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00

State budget cuts are starting to squeeze community programs in Queen Anne's County, as even smaller line-item slices are impacting local services.

By numbers alone, the $43,000 of reductions taken over the summer by the Queen Anne's County Community Partnerships for Children and Families board sounds miniscule compared to the $700 million budget gap Maryland closed in July and August, but officials said they are worried the slo...

Queen Anne's ER center to grow

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00

A freestanding emergency room for Kent Island is only one of three buildings planned for the site that will be used to address the area's growing medical needs, plans revealed yesterday.

The upcoming Queen Anne's Emergency Center just off Nesbit Road in Grasonville will treat patients with less serious injuries, as well as the uninsured. The development also is slated to include two three-story medical buildings that would house office...

State's second free-standing ER to debut in 2010

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00

Queen Anne's County is expected to get its first emergency room next year.

University of Maryland Medical System is at the beginning phase of erecting a 24-hour free-standing emergency center. For years, Queen Anne's County residents have been without a hospital, forcing them to go to other areas for emergency medical care. That proved problematic, since ambulances would have to face Bay Bridge traffic to reach Anne Arundel Medi...

Plenty of 'Thunder' on Prospect Bay

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00

Friday night's storms cleared and made way for a sunny, clear afternoon yesterday. But there was still plenty of thunder on Prospect Bay.

Semi-professional hydroplane and powerboat teams put their crafts in gear for day one of the 19th annual Thunder on the Narrows on Kent Island.

Powerboat teams from as far away as Seattle participated in the races, which continue this afternoon.

"This is not the fastest race cours...