Jon Kelvey
Jon Kelvey is the Health and Human Services reporter for the Carroll County Times, joining the paper in 2014 after two years with sister publication, The Advocate of Carroll County. Prior to working with the Times, Jon spent 10 years in the California wine industry. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in Cognitive Science.
Recent Articles
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For breast cancer patients at Carroll Hospital, new technique can make surgery less painful
When Tammy Taylor first needed a biopsy of a growth detected in one of her breasts, she had to endure an uncomfortable but long-standard procedure for marking the location of the growth for the surgeon: wire localization. “They stick the needle in you and then you walk to the operating room, or...
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What do cows think of daylight savings time? 'Not receptive' and 'confused'
Fun bovine fact: cows do not sleep in long, contiguous segments as do people and some other animals. “Cows sleep 10 to 15 minutes at a time,” said dairy farmer Katie Dotterer-Pyle. Also, “Cow tipping is actually a myth. They don’t sleep standing up. Horses do that, so you can go horse tipping,”...
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Libraries join opioid addiction fight through Narcan training
Three local library systems are training staff in the use of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone and others are considering the move as more government agencies are joining the fight against Maryland’s opioid epidemic. Library staff in Harford, Carroll and Anne Arundel counties have begun to...
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Local French ex-pats reflect on Nov. 13 terrorist attacks
Erik Rochard first got wind of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris while he was at work, and his mind immediately turned to his home country and loved ones there. "It was hard to concentrate because I was hoping none of my good friends or family members would be among the people killed or injured,"...
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Cow destined for Carroll County fair escapes, still on the loose
A cow originally destined for the Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair this week remained at large in the greater Westminster area as of Saturday morning, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. "I take them out to the fair every year for the kids' rodeo and a few of them managed to get off...
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Cow destined for Carroll County fair escapes, still on the loose
Cow destined for Carroll County fair escapes, still on the loose
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River Valley Ranch officials say they were monitoring storm that killed boy, 12
Winds came quickly, causing felled trees that killed one, injured 8
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One dead, eight injured by falling trees at Carroll County summer camp during storm
'Very sudden' storm caught River Valley Ranch campers as they were headed inside, fire department official says