Chanute firefighters weren't able to save Kennedy's Attic Antiques when it burnt down almost a year ago, but that doesn't mean their efforts to rescue the building didn't make a big impression.
"Everyone of them that was there, all of them were very friendly, very helpful, answered any questions that I had. From what I understand, I was pretty well in shock and out of it, but they were checking on me," said Sheila Kennedy.
Sheila is happy the city of Chanute is using a 10 year capital lease to purchase a new, state of the art 1.3 million dollar fire truck, which will replace a 25-year-old ladder truck. "I love the fact that that's where my tax dollars are going, versus something else. I would love to see them get a new truck and be able to do things they haven't been able to do," said Sheila Kennedy.