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On Thursday, June 13 during the monthly Hamilton City Council meeting, the subject of needed maintenance and repair to the water tower was revisited. After considering cost and weighing options, the quote from Viking Industrial Painting for replacement of the frost jacket was approved. The total bid amount for the protective layer surrounding the standpipe was $17,500. The city plans to use remaining COVID dollars for this project. City Clerk Daphne Rayburn and Treasurer Cindy Hardin were slated to meet this Tuesday to complete all the necessary steps for these dollars to be utilized to cover this expense.

The Greenwood County Cattlemen’s Association, along with the Greenwood Count Farm Bureau Association will be hosting a county ranch tour this Saturday, June 22.

TOPEKA – Changes to postseason formats and championship sites for basketball, football, wrestling and track and field highlight actions approved at the June 12-13 KSHSAA Executive Board Meeting. The postseason formats are set by the KSHSAA Executive Board each year.

The June 4 meeting of the Greenwood County Historical Society board was called to order by 1st Vice-President Gib Rhodes.

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.

Many people anxiously await the first day of summer and look forward to activities that are tailormade for warm weather. The first day of summer is known as the summer solstice, which marks the official start of astronomical summer. The solstice features more hours of daylight than any day of the year, according to Space. com. The next summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on June 20, 2024 (the Southern Hemisphere celebrates the solstice on December 21, 2024).

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

The Eureka Saddle Club held their first Shodeo for

WELCA met April 6 at the Eureka Christ Lutheran Church in the Bell Tower Room with Joni Booth presiding.