Harrisonburg

Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have introduced the Shenandoah Mountain Act and Virginia Wilderness Act to protect wilderness in Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, and Bath counties.

The Shenandoah Valley Conservation Fellowship Program named James Madison University students Annie Kate Walsh, Nathan Horner, Grace Eiden and Morgan Bailey as its inaugural fellows.

Chief Academic Officer Dr. Joy Blosser explained to the board during Tuesday night’s meeting that the change would make it easier to make up for lost instructional time due to inclement weather.

High School Baseball, Softball & Soccer Scores – Wednesday, 5/7

James Madison junior Wyatt Peifer tied the game in the eighth inning with a solo home run to force extra innings, but the Dukes fell to Maryland, 6-4, in 10 innings on Wednesday evening at Veterans Memorial Park.

Glen Kauffman, a Financial Planner who works out of the Harrisonburg office, received the Praxis Mutual Funds Sales award, now known as Praxis Investment Management.