HIWASSE NEWS

Regina Keith has spent a few days with her mother in Aurora, Mo.

Sympathy is extended to the Yeargain family. Tommie was well known in the area. His wife, Treva, grew up here, right across the road from where I grew up. The family still has ties here.

Novella Carlton has spent time at the Washington County Fair this week, watching her granddaughter Autumn show her animals.

On Sept. 8 in 1900, a hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, claiming the lives of more than 6,000 people.

Opinion, Pages 7 on 09/08/2010