Stories from Thursday, March 8, 2007

Family comes before politics, and Commissioner Nick Graham realized he didn't have enough time for both. Graham announced on Tuesday his resignation from the Fort Scott City Commission. His last commission meeting will be April 3. After his newborn baby recently arrived, Graham began searching for permanent employment rather than staying in a temporary position with Great West Insurance. ...

Dean Heberling, age 78, Yorktown, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 23, 2007 at Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born July 17, 1928 in Topeka, the son of Lillian (Davison) Heberling and Alfred Heberling. Dean grew up in Kansas and graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1946...

GARCIA -- Jaden Leeyf Garcia, a boy, was born at 8:56 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Mercy Health Center to parents Leeyf and Sundae Garcia, Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. He joins sibling Jesse Lee Monroe Garcia. Maternal grandparents are Herb and Shelby Conley, Fredericktown, Mo. Paternal grandparent is Carmen Prellano Garcia, Peru, South America...

SHEAD -- Katherine Grace Shead, a girl, was born at 9:38 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Mercy Health Center to parents Mark and Haley Shead, Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds at birth. Maternal grandparents are D.J. and Phil Davis, Georgetown, Texas and Warren Hinton, Steamboat, Colorado. Paternal grandparents are Larry and Vickie Shead, Garland. Paternal great-grandmother is Mary Virginia Shead, Arcadia...

TAYLOR -- Riley Paige Taylor, a girl, was born at 5:09 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Mercy Health Center to parents Carl and Natalie Taylor, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. She joins one sibling, Caleb. Maternal grandparents are Jeff and Glennda DeRousse, Louisburg. Paternal grandparents are Ken and Kim Taylor, Randolph, Minnesota...

KING -- Aleya Alexis King, a girl, was born at 9:43 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Mercy Health Center to parents Kira Byrd and Christopher King, Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds and was 18 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Pam and Tim Byrd, Uniontown. Paternal grandmother is Deanna King, Springfield, Missouri...

SALINA -- One thing about Fort Scott High's boys' basketball team that its fans know is that if one player is having an off night, he can count on his teammates to step up while he finds other ways to contribute. The Tigers proved that here Wednesday night as they defeated Smoky Valley of Lindsborg -- located just over 10 miles south of Salina -- in the first round of the Class 4A State Basketball Tournament at the Bicentennial Center by a 66-47 score...