Stories from Friday, August 12, 2011

PITTSBURG -- Chanute and Pittsburg are co-favorites in Southeast Kansas League football, Crest is the top pick in Three Rivers League eight-man football, and Colgan was tabbed as the best in the CNC in voting released at a media conference here Thursday afternoon...

As time goes on, people often find themselves in lulls of activity. Sometimes the workout routine gets too routine, causing the body to go on autopilot, or it could be that other aspects of life have put high-intensity workout on the back burner. Regardless of the situation, just remember it happens to everyone and it can be overcome...

Last week's article described the first days of my trip to North Dakota where my friend Sally and I visited Marti on her ranch. I ended by describing our horseback ride through the mountainous area, our destination to see Teddy Roosevelt's homestead, remotely tucked away and marked only by historical signs set there by state workers. ...

Capping off their experience at the vacation Bible school, "Hometown Nazareth Where Jesus Was a Kid," more than 100 youngsters led singing at First Presbyterian Church's Sunday morning interdenominational service. First Presbyterian Church Pastor Mansour Khajehpour said participants learned about Jesus' childhood and about life in Nazareth during that time. The service attracted about 300 people...

For the fifth year in a row, the St. John's United Methodist Church is opening its doors for the annual fall music festival. The free event is slated to be held from 2-4 p.m. on Aug. 21. Event organizer Del Potter said that in recent years, the small church, located at 223 S. Little, has been filled to capacity with local residents wanting to hear some music from local musicians...

This past Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, was the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Wilson's Creek, west of Springfield, Mo. This engagement was one of the largest and most significant battles of the Civil War that occurred west of the Mississippi River. Kansas was represented in this battle by the participation of the 1st and 2nd Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiments...

By John Teagarden Special to the Tribune The 141th Annual Linn County Fair at Mound City continues throughout the week, concluding with the PRCA Rodeo Friday and Saturday Aug. 12-13 at 8 p.m. "Attendance was great the first weekend for the Demolition Derby and Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull," said fair board president Wade Teagarden, La Cygne. "Certainly everyone appreciates the moderating temperature and the rain."...

Jeffery Ray Taylor, age 42, a resident of rural Wheatland, Missouri, died August 11, 2011, at the Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. Funeral services for Jeffery Ray Taylor will be announced by the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott...

Jleille Marchelle McClellan, 45, 411 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Aug. 9 at 9:50 a.m. on a Bourbon County warrant for probation violation and is still being held. Ryan Scott Coon, 20, 219 S. Palvo Verde, Apache Junction, Ariz., by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office was arrested on Aug. 10 at 7:23 p.m. on a Bourbon County warrant for obstruction of official duty and battery. He is still being held...

The Uniontown 4-H Club met at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds on Friday, July 29 for their July meeting. Fifteen members enjoyed the cub's annual fair tour. Each member shared the projects they had entered at the fair. They included everything from cooking, photography, pigs, rabbits, goats, beef, chickens, sheep and crafts...

TOPEKA -- As part of the state's commemoration of the Kansas sesquicentennial during 2011, Gov. Sam Brownback invites Kansans to join him at five events across the state at which he will announce the names of the top 25 notable Kansans. These individuals were recently selected by the governor's blue ribbon panel for history, a news release said. ...

With the help of a local organization, the Fort Scott Community College rodeo team is $3,000 closer to a new practice facility. A check presentation was held at FSCC Thursday morning to facilitate the donation of $1,500 in matching funds from the Modern Woodmen of America to the FSCC rodeo team. The Modern Woodmen Matching Fund program was created to help local Modern Woodmen chapters support community improvements and projects within educational institutions...

Along with those who have served the community, veterans will be honored during this year's Fort Scott Community Gala, set for Saturday, Aug. 27. Local businessman Kale Nelson is in charge of this segment of the occasion. "I'm responsible for talking to people who are attending, or want to attend who want to honor someone who has served in the military," Nelson said. ...

A recent report from the Kansas State Department of Education shows that USD 234 and Fort Scott Middle School did not meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) requirements for the 2010-11 school year. According to the report, FSMS is one of 213 schools in Kansas and USD 234 is one of 77 districts statewide that did not meet the standards last year. ...