WICHITA – The Kansas Turnpike Authority is inviting the public to provide feedback on turnpike travel experiences by participating in a customer satisfaction survey. Any individual who uses the turnpike, whether daily or occasionally, is encouraged to share their thoughts.

“We want to better understand our customer’s travel needs,” said Steve Hewitt, KTA chief executive officer. “Survey results will help us make customer-driven changes in order to provide a better travel experience for those using the Kansas Turnpike.”

The survey is open until March 15 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tmedia2015.

Osage County News will be happy to share information about all closures and cancellations due to winter weather. Email news@osagecountyonline.com, or post your cancellation in the comment section below where everybody in Osage County can see it. Keep warm and safe, Osage County.

Postponed: The chili and soup supper at Vassar United Methodist Church has been postponed from this Saturday, Feb. 28, to Saturday, March 21. The supper will be in the Vassar United Methodist Church Basement 5-7 p.m. March 21. Chili, vegetable or chicken noodle soup, homemade desserts, hot and cold drinks will be served. Donations will be used for local missions. Everyone welcome; sponsored by the Vassar United Methodist Women.

An account of a June 14, 1929, baseball game at Lyndon announces, “The game between the K.C. Monarchs and Lyndon last Friday resulted in a victory for the Monarchs. Lyndon played good baseball but was up against one of the best teams in the country.” The final score was Monarchs 9, Lyndon 4.

Lyndon is one of 90 stops on Phil Dixon’s speaking tour in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Kansas City Monarchs’ first world championship in 1924. Dixon, widely regarded for his expertise on baseball history, will speak on “The Kansas City Monarchs in our hometown”, at 1:30 p.m. March 7, at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 129 W. 15th St., Lyndon.

The Osage County Historical Society is hosting the event, and has documented that the Monarchs have played in Lyndon at least twice, Aug. 17, 1928, and June 14, 1929. See the 1929 game scorecard and account at right.

TOPEKA – Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court found Nebraska “recklessly” overused Republican River water in 2005 and 2006, and the court took the unprecedented step of ordering Nebraska to give up a portion of its unjust economic gains from keeping and using Kansas water, according to information from the Kansas Attorney General’s Office.

A press release from the office noted that in a 28-page majority opinion, the court unanimous agreed that Nebraska “knowingly” violated the Republican River Compact and took water that belonged to Kansas. As a remedy, the Supreme Court ordered by a 6-3 vote that Nebraska not only must pay Kansas’ actual damages from loss of water during those two dry years but also must “disgorge” a portion of the economic gain Nebraska received from higher yields from irrigating crops with water that should have been sent downstream to Kansas.

This is the last reminder for all those who have signed up for the free tax assistance being offered by AARP at the Osage County Senior Center on Tuesday, March 3. All 55 time slots have been filled. If you plan to eat lunch at our nutrition site that day, make sure to call for your reservation at 785-528-4170.

The Feb. 21 cabin-fever-buster bus trip to Panera Bread Bakery & Café in Topeka was cancelled due to poor weather and road conditions. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

A bus is being made available to those local citizens attending the Mid-America Nutrition Program dinner and pie auction event, the evening of Saturday, March 14, in Ottawa. Call 785-528-4906 or stop by the senior center at 604 Market St., Osage City, for more details.

Help House Board of Directors will meet for their regular meeting at 7 p.m. March 10, at the center.  All pastors are invited and encouraged to attend as well as any other interested persons.

There will be one final Good Sense Budget course on March 9, one in the morning 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and an evening class for those unable to attend during the day will be 6-9:30 pm. The second half of the class will be on Monday, March 23, with the same morning and evening time schedules. These classes are a prerequisite for anyone who believes they may need to apply for one time assistance this winter to help with heating bills.