Food Pantry Served Record Number Here In November
December is a month of celebration with friends and family as we all look forward to the festive time of the year. The food pantry provides relief to those individuals that have the need. There is not a food shortage, however an income shortage that has individuals choose groceries or not pay the rent. The volume of clients served was the largest in AMEN food pantry’s history. The month of November 401 families were served with a headcount of 1,204 served. The donated food was 11,956 pounds. The volunteers that assisted were 148 and they contributed 420 hours.
Oh, What Fun! Magical Christmas Memories
Need to jump-start your Christmas joy? Recollections from the hearts of the following Fayette Co. people may do just that A Monthly Feature by ELAINE THOMAS Heather Barthelme “In May of 2004 when I saw a sign advertising Foster Care Awareness Month, I felt a stirring that I’d never felt before or since, a deep, urgent need to foster a child.
Bundles of Marijuana Found After Traffic Stop, Kansas Man Arrested
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Wednesday afternoon around 12:29 p.m. Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on a 2018 GMC Acadia on I-10 westbound at the 661 mile marker for traffic violations.
During contact with the driver many criminal indicators were observed. Consent to search the vehicle was refused, and Smith requested a canine for assistance.
For the Record
The City of La Grange would like to inform utility customers that Aqua-Metric Sales Company will be working throughout the city installing the new water meters. The Aqua-Metric work crew(s) can be identified by their Aqua-Metric Sales Company work truck(s) and uniform(s). The City of La Grange expects crews to begin working throughout the city limits starting Dec. 5. It will take approximately six months for crews to replace all of the water meters. During the process of the meter swap, each residence is expected to be without water service for at least 30 minutes. For more information, call the La Grange Utilities Office at (979) 968-3127.
