The crack of a bat on a baseball and the twang of a guitar string both produce the same sound in Missouri - that of money clinking into the state's coffers.

The annual book sale of the Chatsworth-Murray County Library and the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society will be today and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Depot on First Avenue in Chatsworth.

High returns from local hotel and motel tax means there's more money for some of Odessa's organizations of arts and entertainment next year. And the good news couldn't come at a better time.

Enid Singles Pitch Club, 6:30 p.m., Enid Senior Center, 202 W. Walnut. North Enid Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Next Door Restaurant, Northgate Shopping Center. Meal at 6.

The Council Bluffs community lost one of its shining examples over the weekend. Kathy Whitson, 66, of McClelland died Sunday at Nebraska Medical Center after a long battle with cancer.