Stories from Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Accumulated snow on rooftops and structures has damaged four area buildings. Lingering effects of last week's winter storm that unloaded 13 inches of snow in Fort Scott produced enough pressure on roofs to collapse ceilings inside the buildings. The Kennedy Memorial Auditorium, Hawkins Public Safety Facility, the Med Plans building, and Fort Scott Lanes bowling alley all received damage...

A massive snowstorm that hit Fort Scott and other parts of Bourbon County last week caused the cancellation of schools and the rescheduling of various other activities in the area, leaving some event planners wondering what to do in the coming days...

The 25th annual Candlelight Tour at Fort Scott National Historic Site this weekend didn't go quite as the local National Park Service officials had planned. However, the heavy snow that forced the cancellation of Friday's tours -- the first cancellation in tour history -- did not stop Saturday's tour from being an enjoyable event, park rangers said...

STEWART -- Avery Dawn Stewart, a girl, was born at 7:50 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at Mercy Health Center to parents Shanda and David Stewart, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds 4.4 ounces at birth. She joins siblings Cole Stewart and Mya Stewart. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Debbi Shepard, Uniontown and John and Nita Campbell, Uniontown. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Sharon Stewart, Fort Scott...

BYCROFT -- Kyndal Sierra Bycroft, a girl, was born at 1:11 p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2006 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, to parents Stephanie and Luke Bycroft, Iola. She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces at birth. She joins siblings Derek and Dillion. Maternal grandparents are Art and Cathey Alani, Caney. Paternal grandparents are David and Kathy Bycroft, Tyro. Maternal great-grandparents are Kendall and Louella Robertson, Tyro. Paternal great-grandparents are Bud and Irene Betts, Tyro...

100 YEARS AGO (1906) It would seem next to impossible that an eight-year-old girl could conceive of an idea to run away from home, especially when it was necessary for her to do a lot of scheming about getting a railroad ticket. But Bessie May Halloway, colored, of Galena, is the exception and the story of how she procured enough money to buy a ticket is interesting, even if it does show a streak of dishonesty. ...