Stories from Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Linda Dupont first heard the piercing noise of screeching tires. She glanced up and witnessed a car overcorrect and roll over multiple times. "It was scary," Dupont said. "It just goes to show you how something could go wrong so quickly." Ronnie G. Long, 51, was injured on Tuesday in a single vehicle accident near the intersection of 35th Street and U.S. Highway 54 about 20 miles west of Fort Scott...

A 1,500-pound buffalo that spent five days strolling through Bourbon County was restrained and returned to its owner Tuesday evening, but not until three tranquilizer shots brought the animal to rest. Bourbon County Deputy Sheriff John Taylor said the buffalo, which was originally spotted on Saturday, was restrained with ropes at around 8 p.m. ...

In about two weeks, the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will continue the process of trying to find a replacement for current FSCC President Jim Miesner. Last month, the board learned of Miesner's intent to retire in July of 2007, and immediately began the process of seeking his replacement by accepting applications and conducting interviews with potential candidates during closed sessions...

Avalene N. Putnam, age 93, a former Fort Scott resident, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, at the Garden Valley Manor in North Kansas City, Mo. She was born May 25, 1913, in Redfield, Kan., the daughter of David Oscar Burt and Emma Clarisa Brillhart Burt. She married Francis E. Putnam in Nevada, Mo., on Sept. 5, 1936. He preceded her in death. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Tabernacle in Fort Scott...

Larry Dean Spence, age 53, a resident of LaCygne, Kan., died early Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at the Fort Scott Manor. He was born July 27, 1953 in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Harold Spence and Helen Hendricks Spence. Larry graduated from the Prairie View High School and Rogers State College at Claremore, Okla. He was a welder by trade and a member of the Boiler Makers Union. He was known for his big heart and helpful nature. His hobbies included fishing and hunting...

Beth Radell, age 82, former resident of 101 Archer Rd., Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006. Funeral arrangements for Beth Radell are incomplete and will be announced later by Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, Kan.

Vesta Webster, age 88, resident of 730 S. Horton St., Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg. Funeral arrangements for Vesta Webster are incomplete and will be announced later by Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main St...

MARBERY -- Ty Daniel Marbery, a boy, was born at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg to parents Jason and Susan Marbery, Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 6.7 ounces at birth. He joins a brother, Weston, age 2. Maternal grandparents are Dan and Stephanie Wunderly, Redfield. Paternal grandparents are Paul and Penny Marbery, Warrensburg, Mo. Paternal great-grandparents are Bill and Betty Smith, Warrensburg, Mo...

JOHNSON -- Dusty and Jennie Johnson of Newton, Iowa, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Nathan Alexander, on Nov. 1, 2006, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 inches at birth. He joins a sister, Rylea Marie, age 2 1/2. Maternal grandparents are Larry and Dana Beck of Newton, Iowa. Paternal grandmother is Ann Johnson and the late Gary Johnson of Pleasanton, Kan...

100 YEARS AGO (1906) The merchants are all busy invoicing, as the year is rapidly drawing to a close. The work of invoicing is by no means an easy task. C.W. Goodlander has now the only rubber tired funeral cars in the city. The Carriage Works has refinished his handsome black and white funeral cars and now they are unequealed by any in the state...

Reesa Rae Smith, age 38, former resident of Mapleton, and recently of Silt, Colo., died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, in Christina Lake, British Columbia as the result of an automobile accident. She was born Nov. 7, 1968 in Fort Scott, the daughter of Jerry and Mary Fay Scharenberg Lalman...