Stories from Thursday, January 7, 2010

DUREN -- Tricia LeeAnn Ogran and Damon Charles Duren, Fort Scott, and sibling Aiden Cole Ogran, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Leilan Joseph Duran. Leilan was born on Dec. 17, 2009 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds and 3.5 ounces and was 19 inches in length at birth...

David William Schnichels, age 77, resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at Fort Scott Medicalodge. He was born April 26, 1932, in Hominy, Okla., the son of Garrett Lawrence and Lillian Oriole Reasoner Schnichels. He married Virginia Malson on June 9, 1965. They later divorced...

Barbara Eloise (Pyle) Austin, 88, died at 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society of Parsons. Her home was 410 Parkway Drive in Parsons until June 2006 when she became a resident of the Parsons Good Samaritan Society. She was born Oct. 25, 1921, on the Pyle family farm northwest of Emporia, Kan., to Lester and Mattie (Loomis) Pyle...

UMB Financial Corporation announced Monday that it was ranked the second-best bank in America by Forbes in an end-of-year evaluation of the 100 largest banks and thrifts in America. "Being recognized by Forbes as the number two bank in America serves as a great source of pride for everyone at UMB," UMB Chairman and CEO Mariner Kemper said in a statement. ...

Adrian J. Polansky, state executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Kansas announced the recent implementation of the new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment (DELAP) program. The 2010 Agricultural Appropriations Bill authorized $290 million for loss assistance payments to eligible dairy producers...

With the internet becoming a part of our society, below are some websites that could be of interest to your operation. Also are a few assistance contacts and resources for agriculture families. If you do not have web access, contact me for the following information...

Bronson Ruritan Club met Dec. 21, at the Community Center. Decker's Store prepared the pizza for the club. Julia Ann Rhoton and Lori Stang, served the cakes. President Stang called the meeting to order with Rhoton leading with the song "America" and Glenn Smith giving the prayer. Roll call was answered by 15 members each giving committee reports...