Editorials

On Saturday, May 11, all the post offices in Grant County will join forces to fight hunger as part of the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive.

Support of this project is easy. Simply place non-perishable items in your mailbox on May 11 and postal carriers will pick it up.

Grant County Sheriff Chuck Dills gets calls from the public on a weekly basis asking him if someone is collecting for the police fund or if a prize letter they received in the mail is real.

His advice has been if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. He also recommends the public ask questions and check with local organizations or businesses before they send donations in the mail or give to a solicitor that knocks at your door.

A lot of people worked hard to build and operate a concession stand at the ballfields at Grant County Park.
A senseless act on Monday destroyed all that hard work in a short amount of time.

Someone broke into the concession stand and set fire inside the building. The fire destroyed the building and heavily damaged the utility pole and transformer that served the building.

Unfortunately there are many unscrupulous businesses who crawl out of the woodwork after a disaster such as the one in Crittenden last week.
They look to prey on people who are down on their luck and those who have been through tough and trying circumstances.
Not all of these businesses are bad, but it’s wise to check out a contractor’s references and to read the fine print before hiring them to do a job.