Hometown Heroes
If you were deciding who is a hometown hero in your town, who would it be? It’s a great thing to recognize people for caring about others. I’m thinking that there are a lot of heroes, even in small town Keota. The problem is, the heroes just don’t want the notoriety. I have seen farmers in the Keota, Harper, West Chester, Wellman, Richland, Sigourney and Washington help their neighbors when they need it most. The farming community is an amazing group of people. During the storm of 1998, farmers brought trucks and tractors into the town of Keota, helping to clear the trees and debris left by the storm. It was a massive job and the farm community voluntarily pitched in to help. There are other times that farmers plant and harvest crops for a sick neighbor. They look forward to helping every time they can. The United Church of Faith has a food pantry providing much needed assistance to local individuals and families. This is an ongoing effort to give help to folks of all denomina