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Board of Elections Ready for Big County Turnout
Director expects an 84 percent turnout for 2012 election in Howard County.

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Director expects an 84 percent turnout for 2012 election in Howard County.

Headlines from around Howard County.
Fire officials responded to the scene at 3:17 a.m. Friday morning.
County Executive Ken Ulman said he would vote Friday.
Brady Decker said the animals were his responsibility during his wife's trial.
School Board approves grant, but Howard County Education Association says it doesn’t have enough time to vote on it.
The state environmental department will classify Sandy as a "20-year-storm" and probably will not assess sewage overflow penalties.
The state environmental department will classify Sandy as a "20-year-storm" and probably will not assess sewage overflow penalties.
Sandy will not interfere with Halloween festivities this year.
Despite some power outages and a few incidents, overall the county stayed safe during the storm.
20 to 25 million gallons of wastewater entered Little Patuxent during the power outage that began Monday night.
The storm brought significant amounts of rain and wind to the area.
An apartment building on Green Mountain Circle was evacuated early Tuesday morning.
County officials said Tuesday that drinking water was safe to consume, despite the spill.
A hospital spokesperson said emergency plans are in place.
No classes before 10:45 a.m., call hotline to find status of classes.