Stories from Saturday, January 17, 2009

A lady from Garden City shared the following true story with me. It seems that her brother was a cameraman for a television station in western Kansas. He received a call to do a story regarding a church and the preacher's wife in Scott City. The rest of the story goes like this:...

Hi neighbors. In case you have been vacationing in Florida the last few days, or haven't been outside all week, Baby it's cold outside! Don't get too worried though, because it never stays the same temperature long enough to become classified as 'normal.' The word normal is an adjective with two distinct meanings. One refers to being common and usual. The other refers to being sane or rational...

Two Iowa anglers, Fred Simms and Jack Harper, Des Moines, have made it a point to fish in Missouri right after the KC Sportshow. This year was no exception. The Iowa anglers made the trip to Table Rock Sunday, but found their favorite spot near Kimberling City hadn't been producing fish this month so they moved over to Taneycomo and were glad they did...

James Lipscomb will be attending the 2009 Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, and not even hazardous weather that almost caused him to miss his flight at the airport will stop him. As part of the Congress-ional Youth Leadership Council, Lipscomb was invited to attend the in-auguration on Jan. 20...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Bourbon County Relay for Life members plan to remember the past this year as they help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the national organization. The local chapter, which began in 1995, is currently planning its 2009 "Retro Relay" campaign. Team members dressed in attire representing past Relay themes will participate in the organization's annual kick-off dinner next week, and the all-night walk in June, chapter chairwoman Angela Carpenter said...

The Vernon County jurisdiction of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program has been chosen to receive $13,952 to supplemental emergency food and shelter programs in Vernon County. The award is based upon each jurisdiction's rate of unemployment from the United States Department of Labor for the most current 12-month period and poverty statistics from the 2000 census...

State Auditor Susan Montee suggested the Barton County Prosecuting Attorney investigate former Barton County Sheriff Shannon Higgins in the recently completed audit of Barton County. Montee said the sheriff didn't account for $2,500 in money meant to purchase drugs...

Nevada, Mo. -- On Tuesday, Jan. 13, The Nevada Public Library hosted A Date With Dinosaurs. There were about two dozen children, ranging from stroller age to 13 or so, and at least a dozen adults present to see the dinosaur version of the Nature Reach Program put on by Delia Lister of The Pittsburg State University Biology Department...