Columns/Editorials
October 11, 2024

The Way It Was – Bob

By Bill Boyd 

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information for his stories.

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Some time ago, I wrote about the bomb shelter a man named Bo...

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