MMH expands with new chemo facility
Starting in 2019, local cancer patients won’t have to travel out of county to receive lifesaving treatment.
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Dr. Daniela de Vargas Boyer is pictured outside of Melissa Memorial Hospital. She will be starting work as a family medicine physician in late August. — Johnson Publications
Boyer is new family medicine doc
Melissa Memorial Hospital will soon be welcoming a new family medicine physician to its team.
Citywide party with nationwide message
Aug. 7 won’t look like an ordinary Tuesday night for the people of Holyoke. From 4-8 p.m., City Park will be bustling with activity for Holyoke’s first National Night Out event.
Grand champion round robin showmanship winners at the 2018 Phillips County Fair are pictured from left, Kaitlyn Kent, senior division; Brooklyn Plumb, intermediate; and Colby Weber, junior.
Overall general 4-H project award winners from the 2018 Phillips County Fair are pictured from left, Braden Plumb, intermediate division; Kylie Donovan, senior; and Olivia Stone, junior. 4-H general projects were entered and judged last Tuesday. — Johnson Publications
Grand champs rewarded at fair
Despite a couple of rain showers and a hailstorm, another Phillips County Fair is history, as the July 24-29 event is in the books.
A riderless horse, symbolizing the late grand marshal of the Phillips County Fair parade, Merle Jackson, is led up Interocean Avenue by Jackson’s friend and business partner, Tim Becker. — Johnson Publications
Better Beef Makers was declared overall champion for the fourth year in a row and took home first place in the youth maxi category. Club members are pictured from left, Lucinda Mares, Alexis Nelson, Eva Schlachter, Keegan Shaw, Kynlea Nelson, guest Kaelon Gregory, Tanner Haynes, Trent Huffman (obscured) and Branton McCabe. — Johnson Publications
Tribute to fallen cowboy leads fair parade
An array of colorful floats was paraded down Interocean Avenue on Saturday, July 28, to celebrate the Phillips County Fair and its Small Town Showdown theme.