Stories from Saturday, July 18, 2009

Red and yellow tomatoes, melons, fresh brown eggs, squash, cabbage, cucumbers, okra, fresh herbs, beets, rhubarb, eggplant, zucchini, sweet corn, new potatoes, blueberries, blackberries and peaches. Open from 8 a.m. to noon or until sold out. Don't wait!...

A section of West Arrow Street from Lafayette Avenue west to Benton Avenue was closed Saturday, July 18, while crews applied a new asphalt surface.

The first twelve sellers at the Saline County Fair Junior Livestock Sale Friday, July 17, earned $8,325 for their grand and reserve grand champion animals and hams. The grand total sales for the event was $56,325, according to results released by Saline County Extension.