Stories from Thursday, September 30, 2010

Thelma Marie Armsworthy, age 89, former resident of the Garland, Bronaugh, Missouri area and more recently of Nevada, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. She was born Jan. 14, 1921, in Vernon County, Mo., the daughter of Earl Gulliford and Alta Janes Gulliford...

Virginia L. Yoakum, 76, of Valley Center, Kan., formerly of Fort Scott, died at her home Monday evening, Sept. 27, 2010. She was born March 17, 1934 in Englevale, Kan., the daughter of Harry Rob and Hazel Marie (Scott) Foster. She married John Stanley Yoakum April 4, 1952 in Fort Scott, Kan. He survives of the home...

The first Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign up in four years was completed on Aug. 27. Bourbon County had several contracts expiring this year, as well as some "new" acres with owners interested in enrolling. Statewide, the number of expiring contracts was substantial. Interest in enrollment or re-enrollment for the state, then, was potentially large...

Weaning time is stressful on cows, calves and people. You can ask any producer about their experiences and they will all have at least one story of weaning gone wrong. The magnitude of weaning as a stressor was emphasized by Dr Joe Stookey, PhD, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Canada at the International Symposium on Animal Welfare held in Manhattan in May. ...

Local shoppers will soon have another option to choose from for sporting goods. The national sporting goods retailer, Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc., recently announced that its newest store will open soon in Fort Scott, employing about eight full-time and part-time team members...