Stories from Tuesday, November 28, 2006

UNIONTOWN -- An Internet-based learning tool could be just the key in preparing Uniontown Junior Senior High School students for their post-secondary educations. The Virtual Prescriptive Learning (VPL) program provides schools with a cost effective method to create individual student learning plans and allows teachers and administrators to monitor student progress. ...

Patients in the intensive care unit of Fort Scott's Mercy Health Center will now be provided with around-the-clock specialized care thanks to Mercy SafeWatch, a telemedicine program that connects the critical care patient rooms to a centralized ICU...

Bourbon County deputy sheriffs are currently searching for two suspects in connection with a drive-by shooting that allegedly occurred just east of Fort Scott on Sunday. Shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, deputy sheriffs and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers rushed to the scene of Maple Road and 240th Street in response to a report of a drive-by shooting...

This holiday season, give a gift that will encourage a healthy lifestyle for the recipient. Best of all, with these gifts there's no worry about getting the right size or color. Here are some ideas. Pedometer -- A pedometer, or step counter, keeps track of the number of steps taken. ...

Although Jo Baucom worked 26 years in the business administration at Mercy Health Center, she wasn't done working. For eight years, Baucom has been helping seniors like herself find employment via a program offered by the Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging...