Special Naturalization Ceremony in Fort Scott, Kansas – September 29th

The United States District Court for the District of Kansas will hold a special naturalization ceremony at the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. The Honorable Teresa J. James, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Kansas, will preside over the ceremony on the grounds of the Fort. The ceremony features musical performances from the Fort Scott High School band, orchestra and choir, and an address from Larry D…

Internal Medicine Doctor Joins Mercy Clinic in Joplin

Little did Betty Murray know when she volunteered during the Joplin tornado cleanup in summer 2011 as a medical student that she would return someday as a doctor. She spent one weekend cleaning debris from yards a couple of months after the May 22 tornado, but she remembers driving by the destroyed St. John’s Regional Medical Center. Six years later, she’s back in Joplin as an internal medicine physician at Mercy Clinic Primary Care at 3126 Jackson Ave., less than a mile …