The power of community

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Community can be a powerful thing.

On Saturday evening, we witnessed this community rally to find a missing 10-year-old boy.

With the dropping temperatures and darkness setting in, concerns grew deep. The boy’s disappearance triggered a huge community outpouring as friends and neighbors volunteered to aid in the search. Agencies from throughout the region came together in a coordinated effort to search. Friends stood next to their foes, putting aside their differences and uniting in the cause. Even people who didn’t know the family were offering support to find the missing boy.

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