A westbound Peterbilt semi driven by a Seneca, Mo., man did not stop at the K7 and US160 intersection and struck a southbound Ford F250 owned by the Kansas Department of Transportation. This is the second injury accident a this location in a month involving a semi truck. Courtesy photo.
Part of the fun of the Fourth of July is a picnic in the park. Saturday the Baxter Springs Fire Department furnished hot dogs for the kids and the city provided the table disguised as a man hole cover. The family includes Juliette Hunt, 3; Carroline Hunt, 6; Franklin Hunt, 4; and Amber Hunt.
Janence Chambers and Sharon Day were speakers at a recent Baxter Springs Kiwanis Club. They talked about the Lowell Friends Linus Group and their project of making “heavy blankets” for children.
The weather didn’t put a damper on the recent Feed the Farmers event. Matt Case, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee and several members of the Shamrock 4-H Club turned out to fix hamburgers and drinks for farmers unloading at Farmers Coop. Wyatt Hall, Case, Gracie Jo Hall and Michelle Hamilton were preparing the burgers.