This week I was terribly late submitting this column. 

Maybe it was because the meeting was held on a hot summer night, when the ballfields at Morse Park are buzzing and residents would rather sit outside on the porch and spend time with family than attend a meeting — but the fact remains attendance by citizens of Neosho at Monday night’s Comprehensive Plan review was poor to say the least.

We urge each citizen with an interest in where the city of Neosho and area schools are going to come out to a comprehensive plan update meeting, set for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Neosho High School cafeteria.

I saw something recently on Neosho Forums which caught my attention.

We have received several calls about the lack of Morse Park scores and results in the newspaper this summer.

Dietmar Felber’s father doesn’t talk much these days about his military service as a teenager in the Austrian Army during World War II.

I made a quick trip to Texas to see family this past weekend and I think I brought the Texas heat with me!

It almost happened again.

The weather behavior was noticeably different the other day as I began my walk along Wildcat Boulevard. I could tell it had rained in the night as the streets were wet when I began my trek.

It was after the last page had gone to press Thursday that I got the word: cancer had claimed the life of Farrah Fawcett at 62.

Let’s be careful out there.

As the hot days of summer are here, I remember when it was hot when I was a kid. Growing up in Newtonia, we did not have a city swimming pool — we relied on a good old garden sprinkler or even the small plastic pools.

Congratulations to Community Bank & Trust’s current administration and staff, and to all of the past employees who helped shape the organization as it prepares to celebrate its 125th anniversary this week.

Some human acts just don’t make any sense.

I love to read newspapers. We take three at the house, two local dailies and one national daily. I regularly follow several different columnists. One of my current favorites is Neosho’s very own Russell Hively. I look forward to his observations as he recounts his daily walks along the boulevard and the various people and sights he encounters.