Food, Shelter Board has less money to distribute to charitable agencies

Outdoor fun

Outdoor fun

After all the cold and icy weather encountered recently, some folks jumped at the chance to get outdoors in the sun Thursday. Three-year-old My’erra Spencer enjoys a swing at a local park.

Several charitable organizations in St. Francis County took a hit Thursday, when they were told they would be receiving much less this year from the Emergency Food and Shelter Board.

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