Stories from Friday, March 23, 2007

It may seem impossible to give a hug to someone who is thousands of miles away, but six Fort Scott residents are doing just that. In September of last year, Betty Austin, Norma Grimes, Donna Guss, Dorothy Hofman, Kathy Nation and Maxine Zimmerman created the Historic Fort Scott, Kansas Hugs Project, which is set up to provide needed items, or "hugs," to the soldiers stationed overseas, including those fighting in Iraq. ...

Note: This is the third of six profiles on candidates in the Fort Scott City Commission election to take place April 3. When asked to describe himself to voters using just one word, Dick Hedges asked if he could use two words. "Good listener," Hedges offered. "I think it's critical. That's been my theme all along. You'll hear a lot of good ideas, but you can't hear them (when you're) talking."...

Support for the Bourbon County Relay for Life organization has grown drastically the last few years and can be seen throughout the community, Relay for Life officials said. "It isn't often that you go anyplace in our community that you don't see someone wearing a Relay for Life shirt," local resident and Relay for Life team member Joy O'Neal said...

Clyde Harold Morris, age 90, of Nevada, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, Missouri. He was born May 20, 1916, in Vernon County, Missouri, to Howard H. Morris and Minnie Pearl Capps Morris. He was married December 24, 1947, in Girard to Margaret B. Pommier and she survives of the home...

Les M. Ayers, age 82, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at his home in Osborne, Kansas. He was born on April 21, 1924, in Fort Scott, the second son of the late Sam and Ruby Hyle Ayers. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Motor Machinists Mate Third Class in World War II. ...

Donald R. Dennis, age 65, of Uniontown, died Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. He was born March 3, 1942, in Uniontown, the son of Donald Leroy Dennis and Addie Maxine Holt Dennis. He graduated from Uniontown High School. ...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team won three of the six games it played on a spring break trip to Arizona.