BY ANDY TAYLOR

CHERRYVALE — Voices of protest concerning the proposed closure of county road 6000 north of Cherryvale has prompted the South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad to seek another possible location for its rail switch yard.
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June 22, 2009 · Posted in News  
    

Intense winds — measured in the 70-90 mile per hour range — were responsible for considerable damage in the Montgomery County area Friday morning.
An uprooted tree smashed into a carport at the Randy and Louise Boss residence north of Cherryvale early Friday morning.  The headlight of a vehicle can be seen inside the smashed carport.
North of Cherryvale, the property of Randy and Louise Boss sustained significant damage after winds damaged several sheds and garages.  A huge tree was totally uprooted, falling on a carport that inflicted heavy damaged to a personal vehicle.  The Boss couple was huddled in a storm shelter outside their main residence when the tree fell on the carport.  The tree limbs also blocked their exit from the storm shelter, and a family member was quickly called to remove the tree limbs.

Ironically, the huge tree was located in the backyard, where Randy Boss poured a concrete slab for a new backporch on Thursday.
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May 8, 2009 · Posted in News