Stories from Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Fort Scott Wrestling Club participated in post-season action this past weekend in Pittsburg in the Sub-district 1 South Tournament. Leading the way for the 13 youth wrestlers were Trey Holston and Jake Durossette, both winning their respective weight classes...

LATTIMER -- Josh and Nicole Lattimer, Hutchinson, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Jeremiah David Lattimer. Jeremiah was born at 7:43 a.m., March 14, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth...

The Marmaton Valley Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers met Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, and had a good crowd with 12 entertainers and 31 guests. Edith and Glen Seigler and their mother and grand parents entertained us with some great music. They enjoy coming and playing with us and they bring their instruments with the two young ones playing their violin and Edith sand several numbers too...

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will be opening two new areas to paddlefish snagging for the 2010 season. The paddlefish season started on March 15 and runs through May 15 on areas of the Marais des Cygnes River from the north end of Unit G of the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area downstream through the Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge to the stateline bridge...

Get your kids out where the action is! For anyone who's ever given up a walk in the woods for fear of stepping on a snake, is this field trip a bonanza for you. The members of the Kansas Herpetological Society will be finding and counting the snakes, turtles, lizards, salamanders, toads, and frogs of Greenwood County the weekend of April 23, 24 and 25. ...

The Northeast Regional 4H Shooting Sports Match was hosted by Wyandotte County 4-H held on March 6 and 7 at Camp Theodore Naish Boy Scout Camp in Bonner Springs. Participants were able to shoot BB gun on March 6 and air rifle and air pistol on March 7...

Reality check time. I could not find a definition for this term in the dictionary, but I have to remind myself to consider this activity occasionally. You know -- just stop, look around and observe "now." When I did that recently, I noticed that spring officially starts this week (March 20 at precisely 1:32 p.m.) -- that's great! I enjoy spring following the sometimes long winter (it sure has been long this year)...

In Southeast Kansas, when asked where our food comes from, we think of the hard working farmers and ranchers who care for their livestock in all types of weather and who sit in a tractor all night to get the planting/harvesting done before a rain. But is many parts of America, "the grocery store" is the answer you will get...

Representatives from the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Pittsburg State University will be in Fort Scott from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 8, for free individual counseling sessions. The sessions will take place in the Fort Scott Community College Administration Building Greyhound Room, 2108 S. Horton St...

Twenty years after its formation, a local nonprofit organization continues to help needy families and children in the area. The Bourbon County Coalition, founded on April 3, 1990, raises money to help eligible low-income families in Bourbon County. The organization consists of representatives of various service agencies in Bourbon County including schools, churches, businesses and other organizations...

During Tuesday evening's meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission, the approval was given to accept the low bid from Country Club Bank of Kansas City, Mo., for the purchase of the General Obligation Bonds which will fund several projects including the milling and overlaying of National Avenue from Wall Street to 6th Street, and Country Club Lane as well as improvements to the storm sewer near the intersection of 7th Street and National Avenue...

Fort Scott Kiwanis members are hoping warm spring weather greets the dozens of area children expected to turn out for the club's annual Easter egg hunt next week. "We're just going to pray for good weather because we've had some bad weather in the past," Kiwanis member Bob Eckles said...

Proceeds to help needy, low-income families in county

"If you eat today, thank a farmer." That's the message Kansas commodity groups, along with the Kansas Department of Agriculture and Department of Commerce, will share on Kansas Ag Day on March 18. The Kansas Corn Commission and Kansas Corn Growers Association united with agriculture organizations in celebrating Kansas Agriculture Day on Thursday. ...

Recent rain has not improved conditions