Kansas News

COSHOCTON - Members of the Cardinal Chorale gathered Saturday at the Roscoe United Methodist Church for the first concert of their summer tour.

SCOTT TOWNSHIP -- Two men who fled from police from a routine traffic stop were eventually apprehended after crashing their vehicle into a utility pole and rolling over.

Lawyers for veterans who believe they became sick after exposure to the smoke from open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan have filed five more class-action lawsuits against KBR, the contractor that operated many of the burn-pit sites for the military.

KANSAS -- The Lakota Raiders will have a new varsity boys basketball coach during the 2009-2010 season.

Michigan is getting $78 million through the federal stimulus program to help build or renovate rental housing for low-income residents.

KANSAS -- A student-athlete was taken by Life Flight helicopter from a softball practice at Lakota High School after getting hit in the face with the ball.

MARION: Orville E. Gaffney, , 78 years old, Marion, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Florida.

Kristen and Aaron Bomer of Fostoria, OH, would like to announce the birth of a daughter, Sophia Marie Bomer, born April 18, 2009 at Fremont Memorial.

OAK HARBOR -- A solo run in the bottom of the eighth inning was the difference as Oak Harbor slipped past Margaretta 7-6 during a Sandusky Bay Conference baseball game Monday.

It appears Nevada is still free of the swine flu. As of Monday night there were no cases of the virus reported in the state.

University Health Systems says its implementing precautionary measures because of swine flu.

April 28, 2009 PARALLEL UNIVERSE: Let's Pray the Government Doesn't Repeat 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine Fiasco By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Editor The timing of the posting of my review of "Dread" by Philip Alcabes was perfect, but I can't claim any special psychic powers.

A U.S. health official said at least five people are hospitalized with swine flu in the United States and deaths are likely.

Health officials worldwide are working to prevent a swine flu pandemic. The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security declared a public-health emergency on Sunday to deal with the outbreak.

BETTSVILLE -- A Kansas man was injured Sunday evening when his 1998 Ford Ranger went off the road.

News-Messenger reports KANSAS - A Tiffin man refused medical treatment after he crashed his motorcycle Sunday afternoon.

KANSAS -- A motorcycle accident occurred Sunday afternoon just near the Seneca County line, according to a dispatcher with the Sandusky post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

CHARGED Christopher Welty, 39, domestic violence, Wednesday. THEFT At 4:36 p.m. Wednesday, in the 4800 block of Sandusky County Road 16 in Woodville, Hidden Halls Golf Club, a man reported items were stolen from the maintenance building.

Fire crews from 5 different departments helped battle a fire in Western Sandusky County overnight.

The newly impaneled superintendent screening committee began its work Tuesday night, poring over two boxes filled with applications and documents from candidates.