Tiffany Reeves appointed to hospital board
Tiffany Reeves was tapped to replace Eddie Nichols on the Chase County Community Hospital board by the Chase County Commission during its July 23 meeting.
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Arrowheads at museum
An extensive arrowhead collection will be on display Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Chase County Museum.
The 2018 Chase County Fair added a new event, the Heartland Puller Series Tractor Pull, which proved to be a popular addition. It’s returning this year, but will be in the Thursday, Aug. 15, 6 p.m. time slot. The demolition derby will be held Sunday afternoon this year. Above, Imperial’s Dirk Bauerle competes in the Heartland Puller Series event in front of a big grandstand crowd at last year’s fair. (Johnson Publications file photo)
Some of fair’s big events switching times, locations
Some changes are on the 2019 schedule for the Chase County Fair, which will be in full mode in three weeks.
Dirt work is underway for the Chase County Veterans Memorial on the courthouse lawn. (Johnson Publications photo)
This handmade patriotic quilt has been donated by members of the Crazy Quilt Guild for a raffle to raise more funds for the Veterans Memorial. Guild member Joyce Pankonin, left, and Kasey McArthur, Veterans Memorial committee president, hold the quilt up for display. Raffle tickets can be purchased until the Veterans Day supper in November. (Courtesy photo)
Veterans Memorial gaining ground
Efforts toward making the Chase County Veterans Memorial a part of the community have been in the works for awhile. But it is now becoming a reality.