“My boss is always very verbally thankful, expressing it with her words and little stuff like that.”
Lane Markham, Peabody
Florence’s Masonic Lodge will sell slabs of ribs and sides on Labor Day.
“These are competition quality, St. Louis style ribs,” lodge secretary Les Allison said.
What next? Is the National Weather Service going to stop telling us where it’s raining because it might violate the privacy of people who get wet?
We can hear the announcement now. Some well-coiffed broadcast meteorologist interrupts our favorite TV show to drone on: “The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for someplace in Kansas. It is monitoring the weather there and may let people know after the fact that a storm has hit them.”
ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY:
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LETTER TO EDITOR:
A Socialist pandemic
Classic movie nights will return to Hillsboro for a second year on Sept. 12, and chamber of commerce liaison Cait Hall is happy to have the sequel.
Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce has settled on a showing of “Grease,” a sizable shift after showing Disney’s “Finding Dory” last year.
A Sept. 19 color fun run/walk in Hillsboro will raise money for a memorial scholarship in honor of a local football player who died last year.
Demarius Cox, 16, died June 7, 2019, while attending a Christian camp in Westcliffe, Colorado.
Marion resident Tracy Khounsavanh Killough has been named director of community engagement and volunteer efforts for Advisors Excel, it was announced this week.
She will represent Advisors Excel, a Topeka-based marketing company, in the community and help coordinate volunteer efforts.
Seniors recognized the anniversary of the Wizard of Oz premiere last week. The American classic was released Aug. 25, 1939.
Patty Allison brought treats for her birthday Aug. 20.
A $15,000 grant awarded by the Bayer Fund will put Marion High within striking distance of building a new greenhouse.
A panel of teachers and farmers picked Marion High for the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Grant.
Seniors recognized the anniversary of the Wizard of Oz premiere last week. The American classic was released Aug. 25, 1939.
Patty Allison brought treats for her birthday Aug. 20.
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