Stories from Friday, December 18, 2009

My first exposure to a passenger plane took place in the mid 1950s. I must have been about 6 or 7 years of age at the time. The old Municipal Airport, just across the river from downtown Kansas City, was the location for my initial introduction. The airplane for this original viewing was the most beautiful I have ever known, a TWA Constellation...

Tuesday night, the Nevada City Council voted 5-0 to approve several small changes and one major change in the fees at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course, along with some additions to the fee structure at the course that are designed to increase play at the course...

Donald and Charlene (Mason) Simpson will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on Dec. 22, 2009. The couple would appreciate cards and shared memories sent to 2333 Deer Road, Garland, KS 66741. The Simpsons have four children: Mason (Paula), of Mound City; Scott (Becky), and Brady (Patty), of Fort Scott; and Lisa Ireland (Lanny) of Stewartsville, Mo...