Stories from Friday, April 24, 2009

Dixie Mae Agnew, age 83, a former resident of Grandview and Clinton, Mo., and more recently of Prescott, Kan., died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at the Country View Nursing Home in Prescott. She was born January 27, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo. She married Jack Agnew. He preceded her in death on Nov. 12, 1974...

When I was in my early twenties I, like every hippy on the planet, took up macramé. I remember knotting and twisting and adding beads to just about every kind of hanging planter you can imagine. There weren't enough ceilings to support the wonders I crafted. ...

The City of Fort Scott will be providing a "Spring Clean-up Program" during the month of May. The city will be conducting a one time only pick-up program. City crews will begin in the south end of Fort Scott and work their way north. Once the crews have gone through a certain section of Fort Scott they will not return for additional pick-ups...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce is offering its members special tours of area agriculture-related businesses next month. The free tours, which are scheduled to run from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 5, will take chamber members aboard Dolly the Trolley on a tour of four Bourbon County agriculture businesses: Twister Trailer, 1789 U.S. ...

SEKRCC supervisor takes voluntary pay reduction so others can receive raises