Stories from Friday, October 30, 2009

Martha Olene Phipps Armstrong, my junior year history teacher, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the age of 98. I had regrettably lost touch with Mrs. Armstrong and her life over the past few years. She was one of those wonderful teachers we all remember that had a real impact on our lives...

State Senator Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, is intent on challenging Ike Skelton for his seat in the U.S. Congress in the 2012 election. To get there Stouffer must win the Republican primary and he has started a tour of the fourth Congressional district to meet and greet potential voters...

Cottey College's Learning Through Serving: Guatemala group will host its third annual Hunger Banquet on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. This year, it will be held in the Service Edge Café in the lower level of the Bowman Building. Forty percent of the people on our planet -- more than 2.5 million -- now live in poverty, struggling to survive on less than $2 a day. ...

Madalyn Crocker, her husband, Chris, and two little sons found out it was a long way from South Africa to Schell City. They followed her brother here in 1993, wanting a change in their lifestyle. They arrived with eight suitcases and no job. For the first year, they helped her brother milk cows and Madalyn made several different flavors of ice cream to sell...

Amyl Bishop Do you know of any reason you might not be able to serve the entire term if you are elected to fill one of the vacant seats on the City Council? I do not foresee any circumstances preventing me from serving the entire term. As a Nevada native and dedicated citizen I am thrilled to possibly have the opportunity to serve on the city council. ...