Aldean, LaRoche host charity event in Fort Scott

Since the economy began its free fall a little more than a year ago, jobs have been slashed, hours have been cut and wages have decreased.

It seems that the only thing that has gone up is the unemployment rate and the number of people who need help.

The combination of a stray animal problem that continues to get worse and a city ordinance that is too vague to effectively deal with the issue has caused headaches for Arma City Administrator Tim Schook.

The first part of the problem is simply that too many Arma residents let their pets run free throughout the city. In 2008, Arma police received about 310 calls from concerned citizens reporting dogs running loose in the city.

Just in case you missed it in the mainstream media, the White House just released Barry’s guest list since January and amazingly they highlighted names like George Looney & Oprah. 

Health care! Really? The FDA decides what one can take for ailments, drug companies produce it and doctors prescribe it. The medical trinity.

Truman State avoided going 0-for-the-MIAA and sent Pittsburg State to its first losing season in 32 years.
The Bulldogs scored a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter that left Pitt State playing catch-up all afternoon and handed the Gorillas a 28-21 loss on Saturday at Stokes Stadium.

Seniors Tim Testa and Muhajid Hassaballa both raced to top 10 individual finishes at the South Central Regional Meet Saturday to help the Pittsburg State University men’s cross country team earn a berth to the 2009 NCAA-II National Championships.

“The Boys Are Back” is the title song of the latest CD by the Oak Ridge Boys. It’s also a fact. The veteran quartet will return to Pittsburg with its 2009 Christmas show at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium.

Sara Schifferdecker and her horse, Ralphie, have winning ways.

Louise Baker, 98, of Girard, died at 7:55 A.M., Saturday, November 7, 209 at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St. Paul.

Robert Lee Harris, 81, formerly of Pittsburg died at 8:06 am Saturday, November 07, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Eldorado, KS.  Services and arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Bath-Naylor Funeral home 522 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS.

Two Pittsburg State University ROTC teams earned top placement at a Ranger Challenge competition held Oct. 24 at Camp Dodge near Des Moines, Iowa.

Dr. Alexander Konopelko’s fascination with outer space may have been influenced by pop culture, but his scientific research in astrophysics these days is without a doubt far beyond the average star gazer – both intellectually and in proximity.

In his just-published biography, “Abigail Adams: A Life,” the University of Richmond history professor explores lesser-known sides of the husband of one president and mother of another.

There's some riveting stuff going on in “The Fourth Kind,” a tale of alien abduction in Nome, Alaska. But did it really happen?

Whenever the topic of insurance for property damage or theft comes up, it commonly gets directed toward homeowners. But renters of houses and apartments need insurance, too. This is commonly referred to as renters insurance.    

The trade-in market for homes — up or down — would stand to benefit from the latest version of a federal homebuyer tax credit, leaders of local real estate and builders associations said Thursday. The plan approved Thursday would extend an existing tax credit of up to $8,000 that is limited to first-time buyers, but it also would provide a credit of up to $6,500 for buyers who have owned their existing homes for at least five years.

Man tries to hit patient with shoe, deer breaks into furniture store and more in this week’s edition.

A young deer got a police escort out of Eldon earlier this week after being chased from a business where the animal had sought refuge after crashing through a plate-glass window.

Joe Liccar cartoon on the economic recovery.

Granlund cartoon on the Fort Hood shootings.