Stories from Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Downtown Fort Scott will be the site of a Hollywood-style movie premiere next month. The world premiere of the Hallmark Hall of Fame film, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler," which tells the story of the Polish-born heroine and social worker who rescued 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II, will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main St...

New immunization requirements for children in Kansas will not only earn Kansas an award at the National Immunization Conference, but will also have a positive affect on the children who reside in the state. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment began making changes to the Kansas immunization system in 2003. ...

... An a top 'O tha 'mornin to ya. Happy St. Patrick's Day! A week or so ago, I bought a CD that has 25 Irish songs on it. I have been playing it, ever since I brought it home. Sure starts my 'mornin off with a smile. The following is gleaned from the Internet...

The 2009 Walk Kansas community fitness challenge began last week with 51 teams participating. More than 300 individuals in our community are taking important steps to improving their health and well-being by becoming more physically active and improving their diets by eating more fruits and vegetables. More than an eight-week program, the goal of Walk Kansas is that people will be motivated to make some life-long healthy lifestyle changes...

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is investigating two separate incidents of stolen cattle, according to a press release from the CCSO. The first report involved two 1,600-pound cows which were taken form a pasture containing several cattle north of Farlington. ...

On Thursday, the Kansas Board of Regents unanimously approved a plan that would freeze state university tuition costs for Kansas residents during the 2009-10 school year. The plan, which would also address important campus deferred building maintenance projects across the state, will be possible if two criteria are met; the Kansas Legislature limits fiscal year 2010 higher education budget reductions to no more than 7 percent, and the state receives higher education-related funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to KBOR.. ...

Lillian V. Korinek, 91 of Oswego, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009 at Presbyterian Manor in Parsons, Kan. Graveside funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Oswego Cemetery with Rev. Tom Heflin officiating. Visitation will be 7-8 p.m. Tuesday in the Murdock Funeral Home 203 Illinois, Oswego, Kan., 67356. Interment will follow in the Oswego Cemetery...

Joyce Arlene Smith, 65, of Mound City, Kan., died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, Kan Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the Shaler-Smith Cemetery, Drexel, Mo. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Mound City, Kan...