Stories from Thursday, February 25, 2010

BLOESSER -- Seth A. and Melanie L. Bloesser, Uniontown, and big sister Madelynn, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Kendyl Elise Bloesser. Kendyl was born at 8:35 a.m., Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

Donna Louise Simpson, age 60, resident of rural Arcadia, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born March 10, 1949, in Fort Scott the daughter of Donald W. Horning and Helen Louise Johnson Horning...

The last Farm Bill (passed 2008) was reasonably consistent in some areas (if you can describe any modern legislation as "reasonable"). One of those themes that carries throughout this legislation is that in order to qualify for nearly all the disaster programs included in the bill, producers must have all their crops "insured" in order to qualify...

Area small business owners, contractors and office managers will be able to get important tax information through upcoming tax seminars in Southeast Kansas. The seminars, which are scheduled to take place in Iola and Coffeyville, will provide attendees with information on which taxes they are responsible for and when they are due, when tax money must be withheld from employees' wages, and their liability for sales tax on goods and services sold at the business or for materials and labor...

A two-day workshop on proper bookkeeping is set to take place next month in Pittsburg. The workshop, scheduled to take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23 and Thursday, March 25, at Pittsburg State University, is designed for business owners who want to learn how to use QuickBooks, a popular computer accounting software that teaches users about typical financial tasks such as accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory functions, and how to use them...

"Planting, Pruning and Pests" will be discussed at a tree workshop scheduled for March 11, 2010. This event is sponsored by K-State Research Extension, Bourbon County. The program will be held at the Yeager Building on the Bourbon County Fairgrounds beginning at 5:30 p.m...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that of the 3.783 million acres covered by general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts which expired Oct. 1, 2009, 1.045 million were extended for another three or five years while 2.738 million acres came out of CRP. Looking ahead, another 15.4 million acres are set to expire by October 2012...

Sub-State tournament pairings were made official Wednesday afternoon with a twist on the usual first-round scenario for Fort Scott's teams. Sub-States were drawn in Classes 4A, 3A, and 2A, Classes 6A and 5A will be drawn Saturday while Class 1A Sub-States will be determined by the outcome of this week's 1A Regional Tournaments...

There have been several requests from attendees of the Friday Night Pavilion performances to have some winter concerts. The first Chamber of Commerce Winter Concert will take place at 7 p.m. Friday at the Clarksburg Valley Chapel and will feature The Tucker Family, Floyd Feezell and The Sekanaires...

Recent findings at Gunn Park have left Shelter House No. 1 closed until further notice. Professional Engineering Consultants, P.A., recently released a letter to the City of Fort Scott reporting findings of structural cracking along with horizontal and vertical displacement in the shelter house which is believed to have been built in the 1930s...

A group of 10 musicians from Fort Scott High School will be among the musical elite in Kansas during a state event this weekend. The students, representing the choir led by instructor Pat Harry, the orchestra led by instructor Jane Williams, and the band led by director James Fox, will be part of the Kansas Music Educator's Association state event in which all-state groups meet to rehearse and perform...