Stories from Monday, May 26, 2008

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune WICHITA, Kan. -- Fort Scott seniors Clint Lawrence and Brandon Boyd and sophomore Breianna Jones have won State medals on the first day of the Kansas Class 4A State Track and Field Championships at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium...

By Chris Patch Herald-Tribune The Missouri turkey harvest turned out to be a slight disappointment with 46,314 turkeys checked in the three-week season, falling slightly below predictions. Statewide harvest numbers were down 4.4 percent from 2007 despite a promising opening day that topped last year by more than 1,000. In Vernon County a total of 568 birds were checked, including the 40 during the youth season...

By Scott Nuzum Herald-Tribune WICHITA -- Area athletes won five medals at the Kansas State Track and Field Championships at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium here Friday afternoon. Competition continues throughout the day today. Area medalists include Jayhawk-Linn sophomore Steven Mann, who took two medals in Class 3A, Uniontown's Jamie Shelton and Abbie Smith and Pleasanton's Danny McCullough, each of whom won one event in Class 2A...

By Chris Patch Herald-Tribune An exotic pest has begun to make itself at home in Missouri without the notice of many boaters who are the main line of defense between Missouri waterways and infestation. The pests are small mollusks called zebra mussels, which are not native to Missouri. The mussels are approximately a half inch wide and attach themselves to solid objects in water where they feed and reproduce at alarming rates...