Functional fitness, a good goal for assisted living

Dear Doctors: Our mom is 79 years old and in good health. She was lonely after our dad died, and went into assisted living to be near other people. She's lost a few steps physically, and my sister thinks it's because her daily tasks – like shopping, cooking and cleaning – are taken care of. Does that really keep you fit?

Unemployed friend crowdsources funds for move

DEAR HARRIETTE: A longtime – but not necessarily close – buddy of mine has struggled financially for the entire time that I've known her. This year, she told me that she is making it her mission to move out of our college town to a city where she can start fresh. She has decided to move to Los Angeles. She started a GoFundMe to fund her travel needs, security deposit, and first and last month's rent for an apartment in the city. She told me she doesn't have a job lined up, but she believes she will be able to find something fairly quickly when she arrives.

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- County warns of new scam circulating

- Fire chief urges safety over Independence Day holiday

- Chamber hosts membership luncheon at Frisco Center

- Skiles is finalist for Kansas position

County warns

The Custer County Clerk’s Office is warning community members of a tax scam that has been circulating recently in the form of a “notice of warrant letter.”

According to a Kansas newspaper, a former Clinton city manager is said to be a top candidate for the city administration post in Marion, Kan.

Chamber hosts membership

The Clinton Chamber of Commerce held its annual membership luncheon Wednesday at the Frisco Center. The chamber welcomed three new members to the board and received an update on the Clinton Public Schools Capital Improvement Plan.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel is airing the Jan. 6 committee hearings when they occur in daytime hours and a striking number of the network's viewers have made clear they'd rather be doing something else.

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