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4-H fair royalty named

4-H fair royalty named

Two members of the Valley Victors 4-H Club were named king and queen of the 87th Annual Montgomery County 4-H Fair on Tuesday night.Prior to the fair’s annual Style Revue at the Independence Memorial Hall, Grant Gartner and Tina Voelker were named king and queen.  First runners-up were Sam Burdick of the Cheery Cherokees and […]

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Classified ads from July 17th edition

GARAGE SALES:
CANEY: Clothing for teen girls, women and men, 4x-6X. Lots of household misc. Friday and Saturday, 8-? Mantooths. 111 E. First.               MG-M29-1tp
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Sedan: Garage Sale. Children’s clothes, toys and Lots of misc. items. Saturday, July 19, 8:30 - ? 422 W. Cherokee. CQ29-1tp
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Moline: Anna Brown estate sale. July 18-19, 9-6. 210 N. […]

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Ever hear of Martha Ferguson?

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Buried in Elk City’s Oak Hill Cemetery is the grave of a woman whose past is centered around the deaths of 53 Union soldiers during the Civil War.
Her name was Martha Ferguson, and she died in Elk City in 1901. However, some 35 years before death, she lived in Kentucky with […]

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Caney schools to have open enrollment for 2008-09

BY ANDY TAYLOR
Montgomery County Chronicle
CANEY — Enrollment in Caney Valley schools will be open to out-district students until Sept. 22, USD 436 Board of Education members determined Monday.
The board voted 5-1 to accept Superintendent Danny Fulton’s recommendation to continue the district’s policy for open enrollment. Enrollment in local schools will remain open to out-districts until Sept. […]

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4-H Fair opens with fashion

INDEPENDENCE — The 87th Annual Montgomery County 4-H Fair got underway Tuesday, July 15, with the presentation of 4-H youths dressed in their Sunday best.
The annual fashion fair was held in the Independence Civic Center. Several dozen 4-H youths donned hand-made or store-purchased garments and modeled them for judges.
Those students will model their clothing at […]

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Cherryvale school board votes 4-3 on top posts

BY ANDY TAYLOR
Montgomery County Chronicle
CHERRYVALE — The president and vice president of the USD 447 Board of Education will serve in the positions for the 2008-09 year without the full support of the board.
At Monday’s monthly meeting of the school board, board president Lance Carter was re-elected to his position as board chief on a […]

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Death notices

Bobby Martin McGee
CHERRYVALE – Bobby Martin McGee, age 83 of Cherryvale, Kansas, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at the Jane Phillips Medical Center.
His graveside service was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Potts Chapel.
The family has suggested memorials to the American Cancer Society and […]

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