Stories from Thursday, July 17, 2008

CLEMENTS -- Riley Brooke Clements, a girl, was born at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, Pittsburg, Kan., at 5:06 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2008, to parents Jason and Casidey Clements, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds and was 19 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Chris and Kimberly Clay, Deerfield, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Linda Clements, Fort Scott...

Charles Samuel Murrow, age 74, a former resident of Fort Scott and more recently of Jupiter, Fla., peacefully went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. In the early part of his married life, he worked in retail, making several transfers to Alabama, Louisiana and then to Arizona, where he was then in insurance and later owned his own insurance agency for several years before selling and working for a mining company, he worked as a geophysical technician and traveled extensively. ...

Mary Porter, 74, resident of 108 Brookside Drive, Newton, Kan., died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kan. The service for Mary Porter will be 10 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Petersen Funeral Home, Newton, Kan., with burial following at the Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Kan...

The passage of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 will be bringing about some changes in the farm programs being offered to our nation's farmers and ranchers. With the tough weather conditions of recent years, one of those program enhancements -- disaster and insurance programs -- could be an important one...

It hardly seems like it should be the week after the 4th of July, with the Bourbon County Fair in a week and a half away, but it is. For 4-Her's, their parents, our Office and the numerous volunteers who make the fair a success, this hectic time of year brings a new challenge everyday...

Ron and Shirley Palmer attended the Symphony on the Flint Hills near Council Grove, on Saturday, June 14. Prior to the evenings activities, they were special guests of State Representative Tom Moxley and his wife at noon in Council Grove. They attended a barbeque, hosted by the Kansas Livestock Association and toured the Moxley Ranch. In the afternoon, they attended a special legislative reception at the lake cabin home of John and Michelle Peterson, near Council Grove...

Joe and Shirley White enjoyed the fireworks, hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade ice cream at the Prescott Nursing Home Friday evening, July 11. On Saturday they participated in the Coal Center Days Parade in Prescott. Beverly Peel and her daughter, Kirn Harris, Hepler, visited and treated Marjorie Lewis to lunch out last week...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) The company at the Airdome this week is one of the best stock companies that has appeared here since the building of the summer theatre. The play "In a Woman's Power" given last night was one of he most thoroughly enjoyed dramas of life that has been put on here. ...

UNIONTOWN -- Randy Rockhold crunched some budget numbers for the USD 235 Board of Education on Tuesday. The USD 235 superintendent discussed and reviewed the district's proposed $4.1 million budget with the board during their regular monthly meeting. The board also conducted other routine annual business that occurs each summer before the start of another school year...

As women go through their daily lives, they have the ability to positively impact the lives of many others. During its Beauty, Balance and Breath event, Mercy Health Center's Spirit of Women initiative will host a Mercy Academy Awards at which time nine area women will be honored for their exemplification of beauty and balance. ...

When one Fort Scott woman donned protective gear, hopped on her bicycle and peddled her way out into the street, she had no idea the hazard that awaited her. At 10:03 a.m. on Monday, July 14, an area resident, whos name has not been released, exited her driveway on her bicycle. ...

Getting ready for school to start is a busy time of year for teachers, parents and students. While preparing supplies, schedules and other back-to-school needs, adults and children also need to think about school bus safety. To ensure that school vehicles will load, transport and unload students safely, Kansas Highway Patrol troopers are inspecting school buses and other vehicles across the state for compliance with safety regulations...

At least two athletes will have ties to Bourbon County when the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, which begin August 8 in Beijing, China. Shalane Flanagan, 27, an American distance runner is daughter-in-law of Carol Edwards, who grew up in Uniontown. Charles Klenklen is her grandfather-in-law and Joyce Tassi is also an in-law. Flanagan married Steve Edwards, Carol's son and Tassi's nephew, in October 2005...

Tourney action begins at noon; Fort Scott plays Friday night at 7 p.m.