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Moving reaffirms that home is where the heart is
(Column ~ 03/05/12)
As I was sitting in the front room today and looking around at the inside of Ironquill, it was so different from before I started dismantling it. And it finally dawned on me that it isn't a house or place that makes it our home, but what we put in it: Things, treasures, antiques and just plain stuff. All of the things that we put in it was a part of us...
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Allen takes four in baseball
(College Sports ~ 03/05/12)
IOLA -- The Jayhawk Conference portion of the schedule did not begin well for Fort Scott Community College's baseball team over the weekend as the Greyhounds were swept by Allen in an Eastern Division series. Allen claimed 3-2 and 11-1 victories on Saturday and 3-2 and 5-4 wins on Sunday. The Greyhounds fell to 12-5 overall while the Red Devils improved to 8-5...
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Basketball swept by Labette; tourney next
(College Sports ~ 03/05/12)
PARSONS -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams concluded Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Labette here Saturday night. Both Greyhound teams were defeated by the host Cardinals. Labette's women defeated Fort Scott, 89-66, behind a combined 49 points by Shawnee Phillips and Chamiya Reaves. The Greyhounds shot 50 percent from the field but attempted 30 fewer field goals than the Cardinals...
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Red flag warning in effect
(Local News ~ 03/05/12)
A red flag warning is in effect from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today for very strong winds and low humidity in southeastern Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks, including the Mark Twain National Forest. This can lead to dangerous conditions for outdoor burning. Sustained south winds of 20 TO 30 mph with gusts in excess of 40 mph are expected. A few gusts may reach or exceed 50 mph along and west of U.S. Highway 71, according to the National Weather Service in Springfield, Mo...
