Knox Barber Approaches Fifty Years Of Cutting Hair

Myron Brown

With Knox Barber Myron Brown approaching 50 years of cutting hair in the Kankakee Valley, he looked back on his time here and recalled his decision to come to Knox.

“Years back we had a barber union, and when I checked with them they told me about a shop in Knox. I came here, and stayed for all of these years. I’ve actually been in four different locations in the town,” Brown remembered.

Myron said he originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but money was tight, so he decided to become a barber in order to save up money for school.

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