Stories from Saturday, July 28, 2012

Backpacks and school supplies, with a dose of praise and testimony, are part of today's Faith Christian Center's ninth annual School Backpack Giveaway. A total of 350 backpacks will be given to Bourbon County youngsters at the church, 2203 Deer Rd., Garland, about five miles south of Fort Scott, starting at 9 a.m. ...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- A two-day preliminary hearing in the case of a Fort Scott man facing charges of murder and arson in connection with a fire that occurred last fall found enough evidence to bind Brent Bollinger over for trial. Bollinger will be arraigned before Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward, according to the Bourbon County Attorney's Office. A date for this will be set by the court this coming week, said Jeff Wagaman, spokesman for the Kansas Attorney General's Office...

Bourbon County violated four Kansas accounting statutes in 2011, accountant Terry Sercer told Bourbon County commissioners Friday. In his audit report, Sercer, of Diehl, Banwart, Bolton CPAs, said the statements "fairly present" the activities of the county for the calendar year...

Editor's Note: This is the second story in a two-part series about the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as "Obamacare." The first part was published last Saturday. The biggest change being wrought by Obamacare, the health care reform package revamping many aspects of American medicine, may be its Jan. 1, 2015, shift from a fee-based to a quality-based system...

Tim Richmond stood quietly, graciously accepting the generosity and well-wishes of friends, family and community members as hundreds of people filed by, purchasing a lunch of burgers, chips and beverages -- the proceeds from which will go to the Richmond family to help with expenses as he recovers from a catastrophic bicycle accident...

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. -- Nevada High School's Joseph Ferry won two matches but his Joplin team lost to Springfield, 13-5, in match play at Briarbrook Golf Course here Thursday. Ferry and partner Ben Starkey defeated Springfield's Baron Weaver and Jesse Assa 3 and 1 in doubles. In singles play, Ferry beat Weaver 3 and 1...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Nevada Griffons beat the Chillicothe Mudcats 13-5 last night in the Heartland Regional Tournament championship game in St. Joseph, Mo., to secure a spot in the NBC World Series that begins today at Lawrence Dumont Stadium in Wichita, Kan...

Hi neighbors. If you ever watch any politicians holding what they like to call a debate, you will notice that they all sound pretty good in that forum. Someone has figured out a way to say little or nothing of any significance and sound and look good doing it. A perfect politician's stage!...