Annual community coat drive successful

It will be a warmer winter for many area families this year. The 18th annual Community Coat Drive was a wonderful success, with 311 coats collected locally and 238 coats distributed at four sites, Sunset Elementary, Salnave Elementary, Westwood Middle School and Feed Cheney.

All of the coats not distributed were donated to the Cheney Community Clothing Exchange. Twenty-seven miscellaneous items were donated and distributed as well.

First of all, thank you to Margie Lindner and the local Kiwanis who did all of the transporting of coats. Thanks also to Clint Sewright of Tomlinson West Plains for...