Stories from Saturday, July 28, 2007

Herald-Tribune Fort Scott, Kan. -- Through the generosity of Tom Rost, a Topeka attorney who has attended the Mercy Health Center Foundation gala for the past few years, the Foundation is offering for sale a vintage Rolls Royce as part of the 18th annual Capture the Spirit Gala on Aug. 25...

Bourbon County, Kan. -- Severe flooding that struck various parts of Kansas the last couple of months not only closed roads, highways and some businesses, it also affected a major component of the state and local economy; the farming industry. Bourbon County farmer Joe Ludlum, who owns about 2,500 acres of pasture and cropland in the southwest portion of the county, said his land did not sustain much damage from the high water, but constant rainfall over a week-long period caused extensive damage to his wheat crop. ...

A Sheldon man suffered serious injuries when the 1993 Toyota he was driving burst through a guard rail and plummeted over an embankment, coming to rest near railroad tracks that go under U.S. 71, about a half mile south of Nevada, just after 4 p.m., Friday. ...

Nevada, Mo. -- Participants in Vernon County's American Cancer Society Relay for Life light candle luminaries that line the Square in Nevada, Mo., to light the way for walkers in the event, held Friday night.

Schell City, Mo. -- Farmers in Schell City are concerned that waters in Truman Lake may not have been released soon enough to help alleviate the flooding the area received during July. Monday several farmers met with the Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Katie Smith, who has been touring the state, and state representative Barney Fisher near Schell City to discuss their concerns...

Two feature winning streaks came to an end on Saturday, July 21, as Dustin Beisley topped Zach Marsh and Kevin Morrow defeated Brian Bolin at Nevada Speedway. The Legends cars will visited the track Saturday night. The mini-stock cars will have a night off and will resume their race schedule the following week. On Saturday, Aug. 4, there will be another special race...

Coffeyville was picked to finish in second place. Garden City, with a rookie head coach, was tabbed for third while Hutchinson, with former FSCC head coach Rion Rhoades taking over there, was chosen fourth. Independence was selected for seventh place while Highland rounded out the poll in eighth...

Sometimes, it seems, like a fine wine, golfers get better with age. Consider 93-year-old former Vernon County native Guy Storrs Jones, editor of the Sheldon Enterprise from 1933-37. Sheldon recently made a hole-in-one on at Tomoka Oaks Country Club in his hometown of Ormond Beach, Fla...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Brian Bannister is starting to put together some very impressive outings. Bannister pitched seven shutout innings and Billy Butler hit a three-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Friday night. Bannister held the Rangers to four hits, striking out six and walking two. The right-hander won his last start in Detroit, when he also went seven innings and gave up four hits. He allowed a run in that one...