Defense

Drug-Free coordinator thanks community and steps down after nearly 10 years (05/03/08)
By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail The last meeting of the Nevada R-5 Safe and Drug-Free Schools committee chaired by Ranea Schulze started off with tears, but then turned cheerful. Schulze has taken a new position in the library and ceded the responsibility for the drug-free program to new hands...

Efforts to preserve battlefield honored (05/02/08)
In January, 1999, three men became the founders of the Mine Creek Battlefield Foundation, originated with the goal of assisting the Kansas State Historical Society's quest to preserve, protect and interpret the Mine Creek Battlefield for future generations. These three men were John Spencer, Arnold Schofield and Kip lindberg...

Area legislators to hold public forum in Fort Scott May 17 (05/02/08)
Top legislative issues facing Bourbon County residents will be the focus of discussion during an upcoming public forum in Fort Scott. Area legislators, including State Reps. Bob Grant, D-Cherokee, Shirley Palmer, D-Fort Scott, and House Minority Leader Dennis McKinney, D-Greensburg, along with Sen. ...

Guardsmen prepare to deploy for Kosovo Force Mission (03/22/08)
The Missouri National Guard is currently preparing for its largest deployment since World War II. Approximately 1,000 citizen-soldiers from more than 300 communities across the state will be deploying some time around June or July, to support the NATO-led Kosovo Force Mission...