Environment And Nature

That time of year again (05/03/08)
By Rayma Silvers Herald-Tribune Itchy, watery eyes; sinus drainage and frequent sneezing, can leave some people feeling miserable during the springtime. According to WebMD, www.webmd.com, more than 50 million people in the United States suffer the effects of allergies. For some of these people, the allergies cause them to become teary-eyed only during a certain season...

Program to help youngsters become safer (05/01/08)
An upcoming educational program will soon give local youngsters the chance to become safer, healthier and more productive citizens. The 13th Annual Kids Day America/International, a health, safety and environmental awareness day designed to benefit children and their families, will take place in thousands of cities worldwide at the same time on the same day. ...

May declared official 'Beef Month' (05/01/08)
With the weather warming up and the days getting longer, more and more Americans are enjoying great tasting beef entrees cooked on the grill. May has been declared "Beef Month" by every governor of Kansas for the past 25 years. We all know that Kansas is referred to as the "Wheat State"; however the Kansas cattle industry generated $6.25 billion in cash receipts during 2006, which is 60% of the 2006 cash receipts in Kansas...

Fort Scott citywide cleanup slated to begin May 5 (04/24/08)
It's springtime and that means the City of Fort Scott will be adminsitering two annual citywide clean up programs next month. The city will be providing its annual Spring Cleanup program throughout the month of May. Residents who live south of Sixth Street can place discarded items at their curb, April 30 to May 4. ...

Fort Scott woman sentenced to five years in molestation case (04/23/08)
Kerri Cassett received a five year sentence to be served in a state prison Monday for the molestation of an 11 year old at her house last year. The victim was reportedly a friend of Cassett's son. Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward sentenced Cassett,31, to the 61 month sentence on one count of felony aggravated indecent liberties with a child. It was the maximum sentence the judge could impose on Cassett...

Bourbon County man receives max sentence for sex crime (04/22/08)
Nathan E. Goodwin was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15 year old girl. Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward handed down the maximum or "aggravated" sentence on Goodwin on two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, severity level three felonies. Ward sentenced him to 71 months on the first count and 61 months on the second. The sentences will be served consecutively or back to back...

'Pennies for the Park' takes up record-seeking fundraiser (03/19/08)
We find them on the street, throw them in a dish on our nightstand and lose them in couch cushions. Pennies; small, round, copper circles that do not seem to amount to much. One committee in Fort Scott thinks differently. This team is banking on the power of the penny and the community...