Ford County residents look to assist Katrina victims

GIBSON CITY – Ford County residents have begun raising money to bring bottled water to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Gibson City Mayor Dan Dickey is spearheading an effort to buy "a semi-load of bottled water to send south to a Red Cross staging area," said Dickey.

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