Michael A. Sawyers
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Cumberland, MD, United States
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CWD sampling of Hampshire, Hardy counties deer will be mandatory
Hunters who kill deer in Hampshire and Hardy counties on Nov. 21-22 -- the first two days of the buck firearms season -- will be required to take the carcasses → Read More
Maryland has flurry of bear road-kills
Another half-dozen bears have perished on Maryland roadways. → Read More
Deep Creek Lake launch stewards tough on invasive species
MCHENRY - It was a fist-pump kind of day when the launch stewards at Deep Creek Lake State Park discovered zebra mussels attached to the engine of a boat that → Read More
Sen. Mikulski will nominate Hillary Clinton
PHILADELPHIA — Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senator from Maryland, will provide the nominating speech for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to one of the state's delegates at the Democratic National Convention → Read More
Ag Expo president: This is where food comes from
CUMBERLAND — If you ever wanted to buy pork chops, bacon and sausage on the hoof, Saturday at the Allegany County Fair and Ag Expo will be your day. → Read More
Van Hollen hears needs of small business owners
CUMBERLAND — U.S. Senate candidate Chris Van Hollen was all ears on Saturday as he listened to Cumberland area small business owners talk about their needs. → Read More
U.S. Senate hopeful talks about Mikulski, firearms, terrorism and the political divide
CUMBERLAND — U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat who was in Allegany and Garrett counties on Saturday to meet with a variety of officials, said he looks forward to → Read More
It's that turkey counting time of year
CAMBRIDGE - Bob Long knows he can count on his counters, 80 to 100 volunteers from one end of Maryland to the other who tally the wild turkeys they see → Read More
Md. should follow Vermont's rock snot lead and allow felt soles again
Eric Palmer, it would seem, is not only a scientist but a man with an admirable amount of common sense. → Read More
Maryland comptroller calls Hunter Douglas world class
CUMBERLAND — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot toured Hunter Douglas' Cumberland plant Tuesday afternoon, calling it a world-class manufacturing facility and promising to find out, upon his return to Annapolis, where → Read More
Maryland's road-killed bear total climbs
The number of bears killed on Maryland roads this year jumped dramatically recently. → Read More
THE SAWYERSPECTIVE
SAWYERSPECTIVE - NOUN: A look through word-colored glasses at life in and around Cumberland by the Cumberland Times-News senior reporter and outdoor editor. Here are some 2016 examples. Click the → Read More
Official: Layoffs to cause 'significant impact' on West Virginia forestry division
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Twelve of the 37 jobs being shut down within the West Virginia Division of Forestry come from a region that includes Grant, Hardy, Mineral, Hampshire and Morgan → Read More
Dennis DeVore retiring from Cumberland Times-News
CUMBERLAND — Dennis DeVore was employed by the Kelly Springfield Tire Co. on the last work day of 1999 and by the Cumberland Times-News on the first work day of → Read More
Take CTN Outdoor Editor Mike Sawyers' sneaky camera tour
I didn't have a trail camera until 2011 when I received one as a Christmas present. Since then, I have been addicted to them, running them all year in an → Read More
Md. bear hunting lottery coming up this summer
MOUNT NEBO — Another Maryland bear hunting permit lottery is approaching, but will have some new wrinkles this year. → Read More
Bear killed at Garrett chicken coop had rap sheet
McHENRY — The bear that was shot and killed inside a Garrett County chicken coop on Tuesday was a 4-year-old sow that had been fitted with a radio collar in → Read More
Roads, railroad claim five more Maryland bears
Some very small cubs are included in the recent reports of road-killed bears in Maryland. The total, as unofficially compiled by the Cumberland Times-News, has doubled to 10 thus far → Read More
Getting ready for Heritage Days
Tim Martin prepares to drain the fountain pool at Canal Place on Tuesday afternoon. "We want to clean it up before Heritage Days," Martin said. "It's been six weeks since it was last drained." Once the pool drains, the bottom is hosed to remove any residue. Martin said that on a calm day the fountain can be adjusted to shoot water as high as the tops of the nearby flagpoles. → Read More
Westernport basements flooded, roads buckled by heavy Thursday rain
WESTERNPORT — Westernport firefighters worked from 6 p.m. Thursday to 1:30 a.m. Friday to pump water from basements and clear roadways that had been flooded by heavy rainfall, according to → Read More