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(Editor’s Note: Office staff gathers weekly court news from the 13th District Public Access Portal. For more information on a case listed below or any case within the 13th Judicial District visit www.kscourts.org.

Sleep is a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. The National Institutes of Health says good sleep improves brain performance and mood and helps reduce the risk of many diseases and disorders, including heart disease and obesity. In fact, sleep is as important for good health as diet and exercise.

Coal Sheds, Reminiscences of Robert Hodge – Story 3 of 10

Fireworks are a common sight at various celebrations throughout the year, but are most prominent during the summer months when Canada Day and Independence Day are celebrated. Fireworks have been in use for thousands of years. Many historians believe fireworks were developed in Liuyang, China, in the second century B.C. The first “fireworks” were made from bamboo stalks that, when thrown into a fire, would explode due to hollow pockets of air in the bamboo, says the American Pyrotechnic Association. Eventually early gunpowder recipes provided the boom behind the fireworks, and modern fireworks are not very different from those early incarnations.

A total of 20 teams joined together on the weekend of May 30-June 2, for the 13th annual Tree Shakin Sho Down fishing tournament.

Commissioners Approved Lease For Road Graders Road and Bridge Supervisor Allen Greenwood revisited road grader discussion with Greenwood County Commissioners during their regular meeting on Monday, June 24.

Fireworks are staples of summer, when neighborhoods sporadically light up with multicolored splendor, and distant pops can be heard on a regular basis.

A Eureka man was critically injured on Monday, June 24, when a semi rear-ended his pickup truck at approximately 6:18 a.m., on US Highway 54, approximately seven miles west of Eureka.

The City of Eureka is hosting an informative presentation, on July 11, 6 p.m. at Eureka Downs regarding grants and opportunities available for Eureka and Greenwood County small business owners. The doors will open at 5 p.m. Representatives of the Small Business Administration (SBA) will provide program details and answer questions for community small business owners or those thinking of starting a business in attendance. This is a free event that will be catered by T-N-T Catering of Eureka.