Stories from Thursday, November 1, 2007

A cooperative effort between deputies of the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol Wednesday culminated in the arrest of Curtis D. Moreland, 18, Fort Scott, who allegedly got into a high-speed chase with a KHP trooper. At 8:48 a.m., KHP trooper Justin Olberding attempted to pull over a gold-colored 1990s model Chevrolet truck on 215th St. ...

Rogers H. Clark, 91, retired O'Reilly Automotive Truck Driver and former Frisco Railroad baggage agent, went to be with the Lord Monday, Oct. 29, 2007. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Gospel Assembly Church, 4220 N. Oliver, Wichita. Burial with military honors will be at 2 p.m. ...

Local residents will have the chance to take a step back in time about 150 years to the events that forged a nation and a town during the 26th Annual Candlelight Tour at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Tickets will go on sale Saturday for the tour, which is scheduled for Dec. ...

Busy schedules often do not leave time for preparing meals. We often don' t even have time to think about what we' ll eat until we feel hungry. According to a recent survey, about 70 percent of adults in the United States don' t decide what to eat that night until 4 p.m. or later...

Fall is the season for leaves to turn from green to an assortment of colors; green ashes to yellow and white ashes to purple; maples to reds, oranges and yellows; cottonwoods to yellow and pine trees to brown. Yes, it is true pine needles do turn brown, often causing alarm to homeowners when their evergreen trees start to drop needles...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Last night was Halloween night and wherever boys congregated a wild, delirious time was mapped out. Several tenants were out this morning trying to find gates which had been stolen, or looking for misplaced portions of fences or barn doors. ...

Country Place Living, a Grapevine, Texas-based franchisor of assisted-living residences for seniors in rural America, has announced that it will begin awarding franchises soon in Fort Scott. Founded in 2003 by former Wichita native Jack West, who is now the company's chief executive officer, the company has redefined senior living in rural America with uniquely designed assisted-living residences that offer the best amenities and forward-thinking vision for a growing population. ...

Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner recently offered a reminder to eligible voters that the election period for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees will begin on Nov. 5, and is open through Dec. 3, 2007, as ballots to eligible producers will be mailed by that date...

The USD 234 school district has been creating characters. The school district has not been creating cartoon creations, but rather helping the local students to develop positive character-traits. In accordance with Senate Bill 68, which requires the Kansas Department of Education to develop and assist in character development programs, the school district has chosen to teach each student what it takes to maintain good character traits as children and as adults. ...

Vern Trembly, owner of a miniature horse farm in Uniontown, said last week he has 62 horses, down from 96 he had a month ago. Trembly has been selling the animals to individuals who live outside of Bourbon County, who have expressed concern about the horses...

Members of the Cato Historical Preservation Association have recently finalized plans for the group's annual fall tour that is scheduled for Saturday. The tour of this northern Crawford County settlement, the oldest town in the county, will begin at 10 a.m. at the Cato Christian Church, just west of the historic Cato School, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1869...