Elk City yard sales will be July 10 and 11 beginning at 8 a.m. The following addresses are on the yard sale list but there may be more added:

COFFEYVILLE — Kristy Brown-Cardinal from Lander, Wyo., recently contacted The Coffeyville Journal with a unique story and piece of Coffeyville history. She said, “My friend was selling a vintage camper that needed a lot of work. They bought the camper north of Salt Lake City years before. They said it had one owner prior to them buying it. I tried to talk my husband into letting me buy it for years. He finally gave in and I went to look at it and then noticed the plaque on the outside of the camper. It said that it was a Comet and made in Coffeyville, Kansas. I knew then that I had to have it.

The regular Monday morning meeting of the Montgomery County Commission got underway as the Rev. Francis Aeschliman, of the Wesleyan Church in Coffeyville, gave the invocation before the agenda, meeting minutes and invoices were approved.

During the Montgomery County Commission meeting, commissioners asked Rick Whitson, county emergency management director, to offer updates on the COVID-19 pandemic numbers. Commissioners also heard from Brian Lawrence, CEO of Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, in regard to the health care situation for the county.

Safety and Code Enforcement Director David Cowan said crews from the City of Independence discovered a portion of the roof at 201 E. Main St. had collapsed. Cowan said after a review of the structure and consultation with professionals, a decision was made to barricade off the parking and sidewalks along the north and west side of 201 E. Main St. The building department is working to make contact with the owner and will present this situation to the City Commission June 30. Courtesy Photo

As states ease their lockdowns, bars are emerging as fertile breeding grounds for the coronavirus. They create a risky cocktail of tight quarters, young adults unbowed by the fear of illness and, in some instances, proprietors who don’t enforce crowd limits and social distancing rules.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday took more countermeasures to stem a tide of coronavirus infections, as he closed bars, ordered restaurants to return to 50% capacity, shut river-rafting outfits and gave local officials more control over large gatherings ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.