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Greenwood County Emergency Management Director Levi Vinson presented the Severy City Council with the Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) and a resolution regarding the Region H Hazard Mitigation Plan, during their regular monthly meeting on June 3. During discussion, Vinson shared that storm testing would move from Mondays at 6 p.m. to Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in August or first part of September. This will allow for more staff to be available at the time of testing. It was also shared that the City of Severy’s siren is not working properly; however, city employees will work to assess the matter. The council approved both the MOU and Resolution 2024-06 as presented. With the approval, the city council will now be able to apply for additional programs/grants if interested. Vinson will share information with Clerk Tessa Riggs as various items become available.

I looked out the bathroom window early Monday morning and saw a deer grazing across the street just south of our house with not a care in the world. Got to love living in a small town.

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Three teams gathered at Terradyne Country Club, in Wichita, on Thursday, June 13, for the fifth annual Kan sas Press Association (KPA) four-person scramble.

A total of 20 teams joined together on the weekend of May 30-June 2, for the 13th annual Tree Shakin Sho Down fishing tournament.

The City of Eureka is hosting an informative presentation, on July 11, 6 p.m. at Eureka Downs regarding grants and opportunities available for Eureka and Greenwood County small business owners. The doors will open at 5 p.m. Representatives of the Small Business Administration (SBA) will provide program details and answer questions for community small business owners or those thinking of starting a business in attendance. This is a free event that will be catered by T-N-T Catering of Eureka.

Mayor of Fall River Brendan Coulter called the April 8 regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7 p.m.

A family with Greenwood County ties is grieving the loss of a three-year-old boy who went missing at a family member’s home last Saturday afternoon and was found unresponsive in a waterway nearby on Sunday, June 16.

The Eureka Saddle Club held their first Shodeo for