30 Years Ago
October 1988
The Marmaton Valley High School Marching Wildcat band has been invited to appear at the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., on Dec. 23. For USD 256 band director Larry Lillard, the opportunity is a dream come true. Almost half the student body comprises the 57-member band. They already have begun the daunting challenge of raising the $12,369 the trip will cost.
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A radical drop in gasoline prices to 59.9 cents per gallon Saturday at Woods Mini-Mart at West Madison and State streets had cars lining up. According to Sandy Lakin, an employee at the station, the drop in price was an attempt to empty the ground tanks so that new ones could be laid. Work on the tanks is expected to start today.
