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Kansas Man Has Record-Setting Tonsils

Submitted by Michelle Pekarsky on Monday, July 18th, 1:23 pm
Kansas Man Has Record-Setting Tonsils

A 21-year-old Topeka man, Justin Werner, has the largest tonsils on record in the world.

In June, Guinness World Records informed him of this honor, which for years caused him chronic sore throats and serious snoring.

He finally had surgery in January to remove his large tonsils. One of his tonsils was 2.1 inches long, 1.1 inches wide and 0.7 inch thick. The other as 1.9 inches long, 1 inch wide and .7 inch thick.

Guinness told him he easily beat the previous record held by Justin Dodge of Milwaukee.

Werner's doctor, Tyler Grindal, told The Topeka Capital-Journal that it's impossible to know why Werner's tonsils were so large.

Read the story by clicking on this link to the Topeka Capital-Journal.
 

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Bachenberg named Kansas Engineer of The Year

Submitted by Scott Macintosh on Friday, July 1st, 11:57 am
Bachenberg named Kansas Engineer of The Year

 

Steven Bachenberg, P.E., Vice President of Public Works Services for BHC Rhodes was selected as the Kansas Engineer of the Year. He was presented with the award during the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (KSPE) annual meeting held in Wichita, Kansas on June 22.
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Local Scouts Earn Badge From Larry the Cable Guy

Submitted by Scott Macintosh on Monday, June 27th, 2:10 pm
Local Scouts Earn Badge From Larry the Cable Guy

Local scouts earned cinematography merit badges as well as 15 minutes of fame with the help of Larry the Cable Guy. The scouts from Troop 201 and Venturing Crew 2085 of Overland Park can be seen in The History Channel’s “Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy” on June 28 at 8 p.m.

The show wanted to illustrate the merits of scouting and filmed the episode last December at Naish Scout Reservation in Bonner Springs. Nearly 40 scouts spent a 12-hour production day with a crew and earned their badges, which Larry the Cable Guy personally signed.

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Four Area Scouts Attain Eagle Rank

Submitted by Sarah Clark, Interactive Content Producer
Thursday, December 30th, 2010, 9:10am
Four Area Scouts Attain Eagle Rank

Four members of Overland Park Boy Scout Troop 122 recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Read more...

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Joe Washington Book Signing Event in Olathe

Submitted by Jason Vaughn, FOX4KC.com Web Producer
Monday, November 29th, 2010, 1:11pm

Joe Washington, local author of Three Lives will begin his debut book signing at Borders in Olathe (his hometown) on Saturday, Dec 4th from 1:00 to 3:00. The address is Borders, 15350 W. 119th St., Olathe, KS 66062-1073 (913) 764-0336.

Joe's book is a mystery/thriller that starts out right here in Kansas City and take the reader all over the world.

You can see Joe read a portion of his book at www.authorsreading.com, where he is currently the featured author.

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Young Boy Proves You Don't Need to Hear to Play Football

Submitted by Christie Walton
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010, 7:58am

Levi Biser likes to play football with his team of second graders. And watching them on the field is a lot like watching any other little league team with one exception. An interpreter is in the middle of the action because Biser is hearing impaired. But his teammates don't mind.

They may not know official sign language, but they do know the signs that matter on the field. To learn more about Biser's football experience go to fox4kc.com.

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Local Gymnasts Represent USA at Pan-American Championships

Submitted by Meagan Kelleher, Sr Web Producer
Thursday, September 9th, 2010, 1:47pm

Two local gymnasts helped being home the gold for the US gymnastics team at the Pan-American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Brenna Dowell of Odessa and Sarah Finnegan of Lake Lotawanna were two of only six gymnasts selected.  Their coach, Al Fong, was named head coach.

Finnegan earned a bronze medal in the balance beam individual event.

Dowell and Finnegan train at the Great American Gymnastic Express (GAGE Center) in Blue Springs under the leadership of Armine Barutyan and Al Fong.

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