Stories from Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Primary Elections will be held Tuesday, Feb. 27 in the voting places listed below. All precincts will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. City of Fort Scott -- First Floor lobby of Bourbon County Courthouse, 210 S. National Ave. USD 235 -- Uniontown High School...

Two projects that would improve equipment and operations at Fort Scott Municipal Airport could begin as soon as this summer, airport officials said. Although not scheduled to begin until 2008, the two local improvement projects, made possible by the Kansas Department of Transportation, may get under way this summer if all preliminary plans for the projects go smoothly, airport manager Kenny Howard said...

Around 200 local elementary school students flexed their brain muscles on Saturday at the annual Fort Scott Youth Spelling Bee. The spelling competition was sponsored by the Fort Scott Recreation Commission and was conducted at Fort Scott High School...

A Vernon County man is in serious condition after a truck he was driving rolled over several times Saturday on U.S. Highway 54 near the Vernon and Bourbon county line. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., authorities responded to the intersection of 255th Street and U.S. Highway 54 about one and one-half miles from the state line...

Hubert Donald Daly, age 88, a resident of rural Fort Scott, died Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Mercy Health Center. He was born July 26, 1918, in Lowell, the son of Clieve Daly and Opal Sirena Robison Daly. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1937...

Edna Mason Golladay, age 99, of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday evening, February 25, 2007 at the Mercy Health Center. She was born the daughter of Alexander and Christena (Wiley) Mason December 21, 1907. She was a teacher, having taught in Bourbon County schools. ...

EHRLICH -- Noa Ashlyn Ehrlich, a girl, was born at 11:47 p.m. on Monday, February 26, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Todd and Amanda Ehrlich, Fort Scott. She weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. She joins one brother, Benjamin Garrett.

MCNEECE -- Blaine Allen McNeece, a boy, was born at 6 p.m., Sunday, February 25, 2007, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, to parents Savannah Goodwin and Rocky McNeece Jr., Bronaugh, Mo. He weighed 7 pounds, 4.5 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Karen and Travis Goodwin, Sheldon, Mo., Rita and Ben Nall, Nevada, Mo., Roy and Linda Haggerman, Sedalia, Mo., Jane Ives, Liberal, Mo. ...

KOGER -- Emily Anne Koger, a girl, was born at 10:03 a.m. on Monday, February 26, 2007, at Mercy Health Center, to parents Lillie Hudson and Eric Koger, Fort Scott. She weighed 7.6 pounds at birth. She joins siblings Zachary, Cindy and Shawn Koger. Maternal aunt and uncle are John and Felicia Trebian, Bronaugh, Mo...

The JOY Sunday School Class held their monthly meeting on Feb. 12, with 12 present for a fine carry-in dinner and business meeting conducted by president Patty Peterson. Birthday offerings were given by Mary Lee Payne and by Vera Parrish, for her three grandchildren, Karter, 4, Allyson, 6, and Glessner and Tara VanLeeuwen, 19...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) On next Monday there will be a meeting of the city assessor and the 11 township trustees to agree upon a basis of valuation for the taxes of property in the year '07. Patrons of the late James Russell, who had grocery accounts with him, will do the widow a great favor by calling at the store as soon as possible...

Sister Concetta Cardinale, director of the Mercy Compassionate Care program at Mercy Health Center, said she knew something was in the works for her 84th birthday celebration last week. However, she wasn't quite prepared for the surprise party Mercy employees threw for her in the McAuley Educational Center on Thursday...

All have responsibility for food safety

Fort Scott High's boys weren't challenged much by eighth-seeded Prairie View in the first round of their own Class 4A Sub-State Tournament at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night. The Tigers, ranked No. 6 in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, took an easy 63-33 win over the Buffalos and will face Anderson County Thursday night at 7:30. ...