Stories from Friday, July 6, 2007

Bronson Ruritan club met at the Community Center with 16 members and one guest. President Leroy Fuhrman opened the meeting with the song "America" led by Julie Ann Rhoton and a prayer by Geri Reeder. Community reports were given and work hours for the month of June were turned in. ...

Forty family members and friends met Sunday, July 1, at the Community Christian Church for the annual reunion. Table grace was given by Steve Armstrong. The bountiful carry-in dinner was enjoyed by all. Visiting and looking at pictures of the past reunions brought back many happy memories. ...

Rev. Joan Koller preached at the Diamond Community Church, June 24. Her sermon was about Andrew, one of the disciples of Jesus. She told about his life as a follower of Christ and when he was crucified he preached from the cross two days before he died. The special was a quartet composed of Ann Chow, Joy Muhota, Bro and Raha Muhota...

The descendants of William A. (Bill) and Sarah Ellen Likely Hite gathered at the Uniontown City Community Center June 24. A carry-in lunch was shared at noon. Visiting and taking pictures filled the afternoon. Several families were unable to come, due to illness and other things. ...

Allison Gail Ross and Christopher Charles Confer plan to wed Oct. 13, 2007, at the First Presbyterian Church in Arkansas City, Kan. The bride-to-be is the daughter of David and Rhonda Ross of Topeka, Kansas, and the granddaughter of Wallace and Winona Darling, Fort Scott, and Gail Ross and the late Kenneth Ross, Arkansas City...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown Junior Senior High School teacher Norm Conard recently chose to leave USD 235 to pursue another unique educational opportunity, but he leaves behind a lasting legacy that few teachers ever achieve. Leaving a school district he has grown to love during his 20-year teaching career in Uniontown was not easy, Conard said during a Thursday interview...

PRESCOTT -- Larry Bogan can't explain it. Neither can his family, friends or neighbors. They can't fathom why a person or persons intentionally set two of Bogan's John Deere tractors on fire. Around 12:45 a.m. June 29, Bogan, a Prescott area farmer, received a frantic call from his daughter. She told her dad the tractors are on fire...

KDHE Provides Health and Safety Recommendations in Response to Flooding The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is providing the following recommendations to protect public health and safety, in response to flooding that has occurred in various parts of the state:...