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🌱 Helping owners keep their dogs pays off at St. Mary's shelter

Leonardtown, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Leonardtown! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Helping owners keep their dogs pays off at St. Mary's shelter
  • Leonardtown man sentenced to eight active years in domestic violence case
  • St. Mary's mail-in count shifts margins, with ballots still outstanding

Also on today's calendar: SKYBOX & THE BAAC MEDIA PRESENTS LANEPUSHERS IN MY OWN LANE (MARYLAND) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 66, low: 43.
  • Friday: Cloudy and cooler, with a high of 52 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Dog Surrenders Drop by Half at St. Mary's Animal Shelter (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — Fewer St. Mary's County residents are giving up their dogs, and shelter officials credit expanded help for owners struggling to keep them. Dog surrenders fell from 109 to 55 in September and October compared with last year, as staff offered food, crates, training guidance and help finding new homes directly.
   

2. Leonardtown Man Gets 15 Years After Victim Jumped From Moving Car To Escape Attack (thebaynet.com) — A Leonardtown man will serve eight years of a 15-year prison sentence for offenses stemming from an October 2025 domestic violence incident, prosecutors announced. A St. Mary's County jury convicted Shawn Michael Clarke, 44, of second-degree assault and motor vehicle theft in May.
   

3. St. Mary's County Election Update After Another Round Of Mail-In Ballots (thebaynet.com) — Another mail-in ballot count widened Curtis King's lead for the third St. Mary's County Orphans' Court seat to 618 votes, while tightening all five commissioner races. Republicans remained ahead in each commissioner contest, but results were still unofficial, with the second mail-in count incomplete and provisional ballots not yet reported.
   

4. UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 20 Years After Luring, Ambushing and Stabbing Volunteer Firefighter (smnewsnet.com) — A Lexington Park man will serve 14 years of a 20-year sentence for an armed robbery involving an ambush of a young volunteer firefighter. A jury convicted D'Montre Montez Bush in May after investigators said the victim was lured to an apartment, attacked and robbed in November 2025.
   

5. MedStar Rehab Hospital in D.C. Earns First Magnet Status (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington has earned its first Magnet designation for nursing excellence, joining Leonardtown's MedStar St. Mary's Hospital among nine recognized hospitals in the system. St. Mary's earned the credential in 2024 and faces its own review in 2028, when it must demonstrate sustained performance.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Leonardtown

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