Stories from Monday, April 5, 2010

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team gained a win and a tie in four duals at a meet here Thursday. The Tigers tied Arkansas City 2-2 and defeated Labette County 4-0. They lost to Independence 3-1 and Parsons 4-0. Independence is a Kansas Class 4A state power year in and year out and Parsons will be up there with the Bulldogs many seasons. Add in to the fact that Arkansas City is a very good Class 5A program and the Tigers had a very strong test at this gathering...

ALTAMONT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's track and field teams opened their season with a meet at Labette County Thursday. There were both varsity and junior varsity meets held. Fort Scott's boys finished third in varsity competition with 68 points. Iola won the meet with 104 followed by Chanute with 96...

Leek, Samuelson, each on hill for 1st time this season, give FSCC split with division leader Cowley

With the summer watering season coming soon, area homeowners are encouraged to attend a rain barrel make-and-take workshop scheduled for Thursday, April 22. The extension councils, conservation districts and NRCS offices of Bourbon and Linn counties host this event. It will be held at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds...

The arrival of spring means long hours spent making the Pittsburg State University campus beautiful. It wasn't long ago that several inches of snow covered the budding daffodils, but soon the red and yellow tulips showcased throughout campus will be spreading color across the grounds...

As the days of spring and summer get longer and the temperature warms up, the American Red Cross is reaching out to find new donors for its life-saving team. There contribution of a unit of blood at a Red Cross blood center or area blood drive can potentially extend the days and perhaps years of hospital patients in need...

Inspect areas around the vehicle before backing out of driveway

As spring begins so does the storm season, which means thunder, lightning, flooding, and tornadoes. Bourbon County Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers said that this year's storm season is expected to bring somewhat average activity within the next month. He said the National Weather Service out of Springfield, Mo. is tracking El Nino on the Gulf Coast as is weakens. The NWS believes that the area storms should be stronger as a result...