Stories from Saturday, September 1, 2007

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Public Works Department is quite often an unseen presence moving about Fort Scott, working long hours with little recognition. According to Public Works Director Eric Bailey, this city department, made up of six separate divisions, performs a vast array of tasks from water distribution to street maintenance...

Nevada, Mo. -- The fifth annual Kaysinger Business Conference will be held on Sept, 27, at Cottey College in Nevada, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The seminar, "Pursuit of Profits" will feature a full day of exciting and informative speakers that will allow business owners and entrepreneurs to invest in themselves. ...

Nevada, Mo. -- Since 1962 the Missouri Elks have been helping get handicapped and developmentally disabled children get dental care they might not receive otherwise. Three specially equipped mobile units travel around Missouri providing the service to all areas. Starting Sept. 10 one of the mobile units will be in Nevada at the Elks Lodge until Sept. 27...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. --The Fort Scott City Commission, fresh off the Labor Day weekend on Tuesday, will consider a proposal for the Kansas Small Business Development Center to conduct a survey asking residents how they feel about a future aquatic center...

Nevada, Mo. -- The local fledgling chapter of Quail Forever will be conducting its first fund-raising event on Saturday, Sept. 22, in Cedar County at the Silverline Ranch, located about five miles east of El Dorado Springs on U.S. Highway 54, beginning at 5:30 p.m...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Most people know that Labor Day was established to honor the contributions made to this nation's strength and prosperity by its workers. What they may not know, however, is that there is some contention about who first conceived the idea of a Labor Day holiday...

Much evidence of Hurricane Katrina's devastating visit remains, but residents of Pass Christian, Miss., continue to persevere, reclaiming their community bit by bit. It has been two years since Hurricane Katrina roared ashore at the crack of dawn on Aug. 29, 2005, its 120 mph winds and 29-foot storm surge destroying or severely damaging everything that happened to be in its path along the Louisiana and Mississippi coast...