Stories from Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Carl Adair Tuggle, age 94, resident of Arma, Kan., and formerly of Fort Scott, died Sunday evening, April 5, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., following a fall with head trauma. He was born Nov. 16, 1914, in Devon, Kansas, the son of Albert Tuggle and Bernadine Newcomb Tuggle...

Kenneth William Barsch, age 71, of Moran, Kan., died on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at the Midland Hospice Care Facility of Topeka, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Moran Christian Church at Moran, Kan. The family will be present to greet friends Monday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel at Moran, Kan...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that it has awarded $19.5 million to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to improve drinking water infrastructure across the state. The money will be used to help local governments finance improvements to drinking water projects that are essential to protecting health and environment across the state, a KDHE statement said...

PLEASANTON -- Mercy Health System of Kansas and the Pleasanton Family Practice announce the groundbreaking ceremony for the Mercy Medical Clinic of Linn County at 1 p.m. Thursday. The new facility and groundbreaking will be held at the intersection of the 1100 Road and U.S. Highway 69 in Pleasanton. The public is invited to attend...

Editor's Note: The following article is an overview of the Tuesday evening's Fort Scott City Commission meeting. Due to extensive election coverage The Tribune will print detailed coverage of the meeting in Thursday's edition. Animal Shelter and a golf course were the talk of Tuesday evening's Fort Scott City Commission meeting...

The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Highway Patrol are reminding area motorists to practice safety when driving through work zones. In the last 10 years, more than 130 people have been killed and more than 6,100 people have been injured in Kansas work zones, which can be dangerous places for both road workers and motorists, according to KDOT...

Less than 15 percent of registered voters turn out to cast ballots