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AREA YOUTH INVITED TO CREATE AND RUN OAKLAND BUSINESS
AREA YOUTH INVITED TO CREATE AND RUN OAKLAND BUSINESS Meeting Set Sunday, June 23, to Assess Interest Area young people who are interested in starting and running their own community business in Oakland are invited to attend a meeting on Sunday, June 23, at 4 p.m. at the Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce office at…
Read MoreThree Deaths Within A Week
The west side of the county has seen three deaths since May 22nd in fire incidents, one in Scobey and two just north of Tillatoba. In the first one Ms. Pamela Dogan lost her life in a fire believed to have been started by a lightning strike. The other two, Catherine Benson and her son…
Read MoreRestoring The Beauty . . .
Restoring The Beauty: For the last several weeks Ms. Pat Rodrigue and helpers have been working on the mural she originally painted back in 2004. The transformation is amazing and deeply appreciated. The outer coating on the wall had flaked off and damaged the original work but she hopes this time will last at least…
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Late Night Fire Claims Life
Library Pictures! First Books For First Readers
Debbi Brooks, Christine Fielder, and Lisa Kimbrough, members of Friends of Coffeeville Library, and Library Director Patty Bailey delivered new books to CES first graders May 15. “First Books for First Readers” is a reading project started by Friends over two decades ago to get books into the hands of children. Each first grader…
Read MoreBrandon D. Williams Scholarship Fund
Brandon D. Williams Scholarship Fund: The scholarship fund was started in the memory of Brandon D. Williams, a Coffeeville High School teacher who became ill and passed away. He loved Coffeeville High and his parents travel from California to present scholarships to seniors who are chosen by them according to essays submitted for review. Due…
Read MoreFrom The Chief’s Desk By Chief John Beshears
This past week was a busy week in the county with a 12 hour training class at Velma, an arson case and a death in a house fire at Scobey, all before the holiday weekend. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings the county EMA directors offered a 12 hour continued education class which a dozen of…
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