KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Chiefs let the Cincinnati Bengals hang around in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium.

A celebration of life for Thomas Arthur Lawrence, 78, will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 1st at Cornerstone Funeral Home, 1830 N. York Street, Muskogee, OK with Pastor Donnie Echols officiating. Interment will follow at Three Forks Cemetery in Okay, Oklahoma with Jesse Rinck, Wyatt Hughes, Zane Lawrence, Jackson Fleetwood, Noah Fleetwood, and Braiden Fleetwood serving as pallbearers. Family visitawill be held on Monday, January 31st, 6-8 p.m. in the tion chapel at Cornerstone Funeral Home.

After dropping a nail-biter at home to Ft. Scott last Monday for their third straight loss, the Independence High School girls' basketball team traveled to the Kansas City Metro area on Friday, January 28 to take on Bonner Springs. The Lady Bulldogs suffered from a sluggish start but were resilient as they mounted a late comeback and finished with a fury in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, the early struggles proved to be insurmountable as the Lady Braves held on for the 55-50 win.

Forecast for Montgomery County:A Winter Weather Watch has been issued for our area beginning at 9:00p.m tonight and will run until 12:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon.** Our Tuesday will start out warm, with a chance of rain or drizzle before noon and then will transition to rain after noon. High near 55 degrees. South wind at 6 to 13 mph will switch to the north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

The morning of Wednesday, February 2, has become synonymous with one thing: rodent-given weather forecasts. People far and wide have been relying on these rather dubious forecasts since 1887 thanks to none other than Punxsatawney Phil. Falling partway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, February 2 is a rather important day for many ancient and modern traditions. The Celts celebrated this day marking the beginning of spring.

Each February, individuals across Canada and the United States celebrate Black History Month. Both nations have much to celebrate, and these are just a few of the individuals who have done much to advance the causes of Black people in the United States and Canada.

I have to be honest about sports. I'm there for the good times: the World Series, the Olympics and, of course, the Super Bowl. Even then, for me it's all about the food. I'm right there, front and center, on Super Bowl Sunday, cheering on the underdog, breathlessly waiting for the next commercial while enjoying some decadent party food.

WILSON COUNTY Jan 27 - Wilson County Sheriff's Department transported Tashina Reann Johnson, 24 of Wichita, from Butler County, where she was arrested on three Wilson County warrants for failure to appear. She is being held on a $750 cash only bond.

Playing a musical instrument benefits people of all ages, including children. Young children may take to music education more readily than adults, acquiring skills in record time. While many instruments are beneficial to kids, certain choices are best for children just starting out.

CHERRYVALE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION The Cherryvale Alumni Association Scholarship forms for graduating seniors and prior graduates has been published on the USD 447 website under Cherryvale Middle­ High School, College and Career Comer, Local Scholarships. There is also a link on the Cherryvale Alumni Association Facebook page.