Stories from Thursday, August 5, 2010

Local dairy farmers David and Addi Foster recently had a chance to visit the nation's capital to meet with congressional leaders and discuss issues currently impacting the dairy industry. As members of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.'s Young Cooperator Program, the Fosters also attended the 2010 National Milk Producers Federation's Dairy Policy and Legislative Forum...

Beloved husband and father, Thomas Wayne Fugate, passed away peacefully in hospice care on June 18, 2010 in Oro Valley, Ariz. T. Wayne was born in Walnut, Kan., on Sept. 18, 1929, and lived in Walnut until leaving for the University of Colorado. After graduating with degrees in chemical engineering and marketing, he served as an officer in the US Navy, 1955-1958...

In many animal production facilities, fly populations are continuing to increase. Before fly control can be effective, it is important to know which species of fly is causing problems. For Kansas cattle, there are three major species that can be pests for cattle on pasture --stable flies, face flies, and horn flies...

It was announced last week that a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign up is slated to run from Aug. 2 through Aug. 27, 2010. Also announced at that time was a public CRP informational session scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12 in the meeting room of the Ellis Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College...

Representatives from the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) at Pittsburg State University will be in Fort Scott, Kan., on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, for free individual counseling sessions from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The sessions will be held at the Fort Scott Community College, Administration Building, Greyhound Room, 2108 S. Horton, at selected times during the year. Please contact the KSBDC at PSU by calling (620) 235-4921 for future dates and times...

The results of the 2010 home run derby, held at Fisher South Field, are as follows:...

The Postal Service has failed to take into account the effect of the loss of Saturday mail delivery upon small town America, and has overlooked new competition it will spur from newspaper carrier forces if it drops Saturdays, National Newspaper Association witnesses told the Postal Regulatory Commission today...

A local organization is asking the community to vote early and vote often and help The Fort Scott National Historic Site win $100,000. The National Park Foundation and Coca-Cola have partnered to form the America's Parks Campaign which is geared toward encouraging Americans to be active outdoors and visit national and state parks...

Fort Scott National Cemetery officials are receiving extra financial assistance to continue renovation of the nearly 150-year-old cemetery. The cemetery recently received $399,625 from The United States Department of Veterans Affairs to repair roadways inside the cemetery -- one of several projects designed to make its appearance more appealing to visitors. ...