Stories from Friday, August 20, 2010

PITTSBURG -- KSEK-FM General Manager Mike Snow announced Thursday that the staion has entered into an agreement with Westwood One radio network to be the area's affiliate for its National Football League coverage during the 2010 season. The Ticket will run Sunday NFL doubleheader coverage, as well as the Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football games. Also available will be all playoff games, culminating with Super Bowl XLIV from Arlington, Texas...

WICHITA -- The Wichita Aero Club has announced that will present its first Wichita Aero Club Trophy to Velma Wallace. The trophy, which is to be awarded annually to a living person or persons with a strong relationship to the Wichita area or region who has distinguished himself or herself through exemplary achievements or contributions in the field of aviation or aerospace will be presented to Wallace, who has family in Fort Scott, at the Club's annual Ball at 6:30 p.m. ...

Last year, the Bourbon County Budget was approved with no mill levy increase, however, this year is quite the opposite. The Bourbon County Commissioners approved the 2011 budget Monday morning, complete with a 3.6 mill increase, bringing the total to about 57.5 mills. Bourbon County Clerk Joanne Long said that the county received less tax dollars in 2010 than in 2009, which added to further decreasing valuation, which was the cause for the hike...

As autumn approaches, Major League baseball teams will be jostling for position to determine which team will compete in the World Series, also referred to as the Fall Classic. On Saturday, Sept. 4, the Fort Scott National Historic Site will host its own "Fall Classic" as two teams -- the Jayhawkers and the Bushwhackers -- compete against each other in a Civil War-era baseball game. ...

"We are all gods." That's what he said. I was close enough to hear him clearly, and I stood there, debating to either interject my thoughts on his theology or mind my own business. I chose the latter and turned away. My step-daughter Nikki and I had taken her kids and their cousins to a local pool near her home in Las Vegas. ...

Jean Norma Nichol, age 73, resident of 1010 S. Holbrook, Fort Scott, died early Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 1, 1936, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Elva Lee Claspill, Jr. and Nora M. Ewing Claspill. She worked as a nurse's aide for Mercy Hospital and later for Fort Scott Manor...

Leland Earl Clyburn, age 86, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center. Funeral services for Early Clyburn will be announced by the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Harold Wesley Davis, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Funeral services for Harold Davis will be announced by the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan...

Cettie E. Laird, age 99, Mound City, Kan., died Wednesday August 18, 2010 at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kan. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 at the Mound City Christian Church. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Mound City Christian Church or Golden Heights Activity Fund...

WOLF -- Tom and Shauneen Wolf, Paola, and siblings Taliya and Noah, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Elijah Matheau Wolf. Elijah was born at 7:34 a.m., Thursday, July 22, 2010, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. He weighed 8 pounds, 13.8 ounces and was 20.5 inches in length at birth...

KEATING -- Dean and Rebecca Keating, Fulton, and siblings Laney, Colton, and Rylee, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Kyler Dean Keating. Kyler was born at 12:18 p.m., Wednesday, July 18, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

Aug. 25, 1863 was a very busy day at the Headquarters of the Department of the Missouri in Saint Louis, Mo. On that day, the commanding officer of the latter Department Major General John M. Schofield (no relation of the author) approved a number of General Orders. ...

Aug. 25, 1863 was a very busy day at the Headquarters of the Department of the Missouri in Saint Louis, Mo. On that day, the commanding officer of the latter Department Major General John M. Schofield (no relation of the author) approved a number of General Orders. ...

Reusable shopping bags can be a great way to help the environment. But, reusable bags, which go from the shopping cart to the trunk of the car to the kitchen counter, can be a source of cross contamination. Cross contamination is one of the top reasons linked to food borne illness in the home. ...

Harvest time! In years past, I have always had a huge garden. It was almost a full time job, so much so that it consumed much of my time. It was good exercise and was one of my very favorite hobbies. Through the summer, I would spend many hours daily tending my garden...

This is a statement by Arcadia City Council Member, Lilly Coonrod. She is also President of Autumn Leaves Senior Citizens Group. "Due to the ceiling damage and possible mold problem at City Hall, the Autumn Leaves Senior Citizens allowed City Hall to be moved temporarily to their building until a new structure can be built. ...

TOPEKA -- A series of workshops to discuss T-WORKS, the state's new transportation plan, will begin next week in Wichita. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will host four in-person workshops and one webinar over the next three weeks to provide information about T-WORKS and to help communities and individuals get organized for the local consult meetings which will be held in each KDOT district this fall...

CLEMENTS -- Navy Petty Officer Third Class Jason and Casidey Clements, Charleston, S.C., and big sister Riley Brooke, 2, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Javon Allen Clements. Javon was born at Charleston, S.C. on June 4, 2010...