Stories from Sunday, April 16, 2006

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Fort Scott Public Works crews will activate two flashing school zone traffic signals Monday along Margrave Street in an attempt to slow drivers down to ensure the safety of Fort Scott Middle School students. Street crews installed the traffic signals last week at 824 and 1370 S. Margrave St. The zone stretches 2,314 feet, nearly double the distance of a similar lighted traffic zone on National Avenue...

Nevada, Mo. -- Spring time is here, the weather is tumultuous, the birds are back and Easter is around the corner; everywhere, a mystifying insect is hatching ready to feast on the sufficient supply of flies and other insects that pervade the Midwest -- the spider...

Nevada, Mo. -- Go fast. Turn left. Race fans everywhere are familiar with those famous words, but at Candle Creek radio-controlled car race track on Sunday, each racer had two more words that ruled the day -- have fun. The racers all came with hopes of bringing home first-place honors. ...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA ,Mo. -- Horses suffer from many parasites. Pastured horses are more difficult to monitor than stabled horses. It is important for horse owners to monitor their pastured horse and have a thorough pasture management system set up. That means horse owners should plan on mowing the pasture in order to cut down on ticks, etc...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA ,Mo. -- Horses suffer from many parasites. Pastured horses are more difficult to monitor than stabled horses. It is important for horse owners to monitor their pastured horse and have a thorough pasture management system set up. That means horse owners should plan on mowing the pasture in order to cut down on ticks, etc...

Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Michelle Powell hopes to turn one of her long-time hobbies into a successful business. Powell, Fort Scott, has been working this week preparing her new shop, The Splinter Shed located at 1 E. Wall St., Fort Scott, for its opening on May 1. ...

When the Oklahoma Indian territory was opened up for settlement, some of the people didn't wait until they fired the starting gun for the land rush. They slipped in and staked out their claims, and hence the name "Sooners" is till used today. I think I need to go look up the family genealogy, because I am beginning to wonder if some of the genetics of the early claim jumpers have been passed on to me...

Hi neighbors. Another visit to Iowa and the wind here just never stops! Even when the temperature says 77, it feels like 50. At least it will warm up this summer and the winds will be welcomed then. I've often wondered why people ever settle in harsh environments. If you were shopping for a new place to start a town would you wonder what the weather was like throughout the year?...

Facilitating immigration Dear editor: It is too bad that some people are opposed to the measures before Congress and the President that would help the millions of immigrants who have come to our country. This is a good chance for this Congress and this President to go down in history for doing something good and will help improve their image of warmongering nationbuilders who invade foreign lands at will, resulting in bloodshed for innocent civilians and thousands of our young Servicemen and Servicewomen.. ...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- Cottey College signed a pair of basketball recruits this week to team with the super six returning from last season's NJCAA Region 16 runner-up team. Cottey head coach Dave Ketterman didn't have to cross state lines when he signed forward Elizabeth Wagoner and guard Melissa Hedges to add depth to a strong returning squad...

Chad Hays, a junior at Uniontown (Kan.) High School, has been invited to attend a NIKE football training camp in College Station, Texas April 22. Elite high school players with college potential are taught position-specific drills by some of the top NFL players and sports performance specialists in America. Participants in the camp are tested in the 40-yard dash, bench press -- how many times they can lift 185 pounds, vertical jump and 20-yard shuttle...

Herald-Tribune NEVADA, Mo. -- The new lights at Lyons Stadium should be up and operational by Tuesday, Nevada Parks and Recreation Director Carol Branham said Friday. The lights, which were originally scheduled to be finished last week, took longer than expected to install because of drilling problems when creating the holes for the light poles...

The Fort Scott Strykers, a 14-and-under traveling team, opened the spring soccer season April 2 with a 6-2 win over Coffeyville, Kan.. Charlie Sercer scored two goals for the Strykers while Chris McAllister, Alan Pearson and Matt Polak each scored one...

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity softball team defeated Pittsburg here Monday by a 4-2 score. After that game, a team of freshmen played and lost to the Pittsburg JV 14-1. In the JV game, Fort Scott led 2-1 after scoring twice in the top of the third inning. But the Purple Dragons tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, forcing extra innings (most JV games are scheduled for five innings)...

During the Civil War any Kansas "Redleg"(outlaw)or Missouri Bushwhacker (guerrilla) who was captured by Union forces was normally executed immediately or shortly after their apprehension. The "Death Penalty" was normally carried out instantaneously, so there was no need for an appellate process! In April of 1863, "Union" Major General James G. ...

Herald-Tribune Chad Hays, a junior at Uniontown (Kan.) High School, has been invited to attend a NIKE football training camp in College Station, Texas April 22. Elite high school players with college potential are taught position-specific drills by some of the top NFL players and sports performance specialists in America. Participants in the camp are tested in the 40-yard dash, bench press -- how many times they can lift 185 pounds, vertical jump and 20-yard shuttle...

Now that all the furor and hoopla surrounding the Missouri basketball fiasco has subsided, I suppose we are left with what we all knew deep down, we would be left with. That is, of course, a coach that meets the necessary criteria at Missouri. Someone who is acceptable to the Kroenkes and Lauries. And don't think for a minute that those two families are unfamiliar with Mike Anderson's history...

It's no wonder that April is the favorite month of many outdoorsmen. This week, anglers were catching limits of white bass and crappie as well as some good strings of black bass. The annual youth turkey hunt the past weekend was a success and the mushroom hunters are starting to find their favorite fungi...

Slade Stiles and Sam Ellifrits took second place at the Missouri USA State Championships in Columbia, Mo., March 24-26. Both were in the 12-and-under age group. Stiles at 60 pounds and Ellifrits at 190. Regar Hardin, Todd Brier and Ben Slates (not pictured) also qualified for and competed in the tournament. Regar placed fifth...

Now that all the furor and hoopla surrounding the Missouri basketball fiasco has subsided, I suppose we are left with what we all knew deep down, we would be left with. That is, of course, a coach that meets the necessary criteria at Missouri. Someone who is acceptable to the Kroenkes and Lauries. And don't think for a minute that those two families are unfamiliar with Mike Anderson's history...

It's no wonder that April is the favorite month of many outdoorsmen. This week, anglers were catching limits of white bass and crappie as well as some good strings of black bass. The annual youth turkey hunt the past weekend was a success and the mushroom hunters are starting to find their favorite fungi...