Department donations

Hochheim Prairie Insurance donated money June 16 to 10 area fire departments to show the agency’s support for the community volunteer fire departments. In attendance for the short ceremony were (front row, L-R) Kain Dodd, Milano; Ernie Glenn, Minerva; Eddie Dodd, president of Hochheim Prairie Insurance Branch No. 142; Herbie Vaughan, Rockdale; (back row, L-R) Scott Mason, Bartlett; Scott Koenig, Gause; Ronnie Tanner, Buckholts; Ashley Pruett Crittenden and Mike Pruett, agents for the insurance firm; and Gene Klein of Burlington. Representatives from Black Jack, Cameron and Thorndale were not present. Reporter photo