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Vol. 20, No. 30

October 7, 2011

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Briefly Shepherdstown

Town Hall will host an open houseSaturday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.According to town council member

David Springer, who helped organize theevent alongwith Parks andRecreation com-mitteemembers Cheryl Roberts andClydeKernek, the open housewill be an opportu-nity for thosewho have not yet visited thenew building to come out and see it.The event will include guided tours of

the Town Hall offices and meeting rooms.According to Amy Boyd, town clerk,

the large conference room will houseinformational displays aboutShepherdstown’s various committees.

TownHall to hostopenhouse Saturday

See Briefly page 15

Tomblin elected governorCHARLESTON (AP) —

After nearly four decadesin the Legislature and ayear running the state, EarlRay Tomblin is acting nomore.Tomblin, West

Virginia’s longest servingSenate president, became

acting governor late lastyear, when popular Gov.Joe Manchin was electedto fill the unexpired termof U.S. Sen. Robert C.Byrd. But the stateSupreme Court ruled two

By Matt ArmstrongOgden Newspapers

CHARLES TOWN –By an unofficial total of3,353 votes to 3,217 votes,Republican gubernatorial

candidate andMorgantown businessmanBill Maloney was victori-ous in Jefferson Countyover his Democratic rival,

Maloney carries Jefferson County

By Kelly CambrelChronicle Staff

Fall temperatures andpouring rain didn’t stopFreedom’s Run, as thou-sands turned out for thethird annual running eventin Jefferson County and sur-

rounding areas.Billed as a run for health

and heritage, Freedom’sRun included a full 26-milemarathon through fourlocal national parks -Harpers Ferry NationalHistorical Park, the C&OCanal NHP, Antietam

National Battlefield and thePotomac Heritage Trail -and historicShepherdstown.It also included a half

marathon, 10K, 5K and one-mile kids’ fun run.

Freedom’s Run draws thousandsOgden Newspapers photo by Ron Agnir

Start of the 2011 Freedom’s Run one Mile Kids Run Sat. afternoon in Shepherdstown. Read aboutwinners at www.shepherdstownchronicle.com.

See Tomblin page 5 See County page 19

See Run page 17

By Tricia Fulks andEdward Marshall

Ogden Newspapers

Area officials recov-ered the body of a 55-year-old Waynesboro,Pa., man from thePotomac RiverWednesday afternoonafter he jumped fromthe Rumsey Bridgeoutside ofShepherdstown.

Bodypulledfromriver

See Body page 17