Stories from Wednesday, April 18, 2007

The newly sworn in Fort Scott City Commission on Tuesday unanimously voted Dick Hedges to serve as Fort Scott's new mayor. Tuesday's commission meeting was a night of transition: out with the old, in with the new. The new included Gary Bukowski and Jim Adams, two residents who experienced serving on the commission for the first time. ...

On Friday, Fort Scott Community College began the community campaign phase of it's fund raising efforts for the proposed Danny and Willa Ellis Fine Arts Center. The "Wall of Honor" event began with a performance by four members of the FSCC Drum Corps as campaign committee members entered a special meeting on Friday. ...

Roger Leath Hill, age 75, resident of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at the Mercy Health Center. He was born February 27, 1932, in Ellsinore, Missouri, the son of Buell Hill and Beulah Stephens Hill. He served in the United States Marines and was a member of the Olson Frary Burkhart Post No. ...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team managed only a split against Labette, the last-place team in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division, in a conference doubleheader here Tuesday. That paired with Allen County's sweep of the Greyhounds at Fort Scott Monday has FSCC fighting to stay in the top four in the division so it can have home-field advantage in the first round of the Region VI Tournament...

INDEPENDENCE -- There was no baseball or softball played here Tuesday as weather once again caused postponements of Fort Scott High School games on the diamonds. The baseball games have been rescheduled for May 1, which is a Tuesday. The softball games have been rescheduled for April 27, which is a Friday...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown High School senior Chad Hays was one of just 11 men in the state of Kansas to earn the honor of National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete. Hays, who helped lead the Eagle football team to the Regional round of the Class 2-1A Playoffs this past season at quarterback and in the defensive backfield, will receive the honor at a banquet to be held at Kansas State University on May 3...

WESTERVELT -- Griffin Neil Westervelt, a boy, was born at 8:17 a.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, to parents Corey and Jaime Westervelt, Iola. He weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces at birth. He joins one sibling Wyatt Westervelt, age 2 1/2...

COULTER -- Deven Edward Coulter, a boy, was born at 7:46 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2007 to mother Tammy Coulter, Fort Scott. He weighed 6.5 pounds at birth. He joins one sister, Makya Lea Coulter.

STOGSDILL -- Danielle Lynn Stogsdill, a girl, was born at 6:47 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2007 to parents Cynthia and Brandon Stogsdill, Mound City. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces at birth. She joins siblings, Destiny, Dalen and Dominick. Maternal grandparents are Jack and Kathryn, Ottawa. Paternal grandparents are David and Debra, Mound City...

HOLT -- Callie Renae Holt, a girl, was born on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, to parents Kirk and Christa Holt, Mound City. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces at birth. She joins a siblings, Jenna and Hunter Holt. Maternal grandparents are Richard and Helen Long, Mound City. Paternal grandparents are Larry and Linda Holt, Mound City...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Today for the first time the oil burner engines were used through to Springfield. They worked so satisfactorily on the north end of the division that the other engines have been equipped with the burners. No. 101 was pulled out this afternoon by an oil burner...

The community congratulates high school history teacher, Norman Conard on receiving the National Teacher Award. The honor is well deserved. The history project, "Life In A Jar" has literally put Uniontown on the map! Ms. Terry Blythe planned a birthday party honoring her mother, Mrs. ...

Twenty attended the Easter breakfast prepared by the men of the Arcadia Christian Church on Sunday morning, April 8. Special guests of the Parish family for morning worship were Mildred Nicoletti, Janet and Mark VanLeeuwen and daughter Tara. All were happy to see Mae Watt back in church accompanied by her son Bill Watt. Jan and Vera gave their birthday offering together...

NATION -- Kenzley Jo Nation, a girl, was born at 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Overland Park Regional in Overland Park, to parents Myrl and Jill Nation, Pleasanton. She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces at birth. She joins siblings Kaden, age 4, and Austin, age 2. Maternal grandparents are Patrick and Dianne Keating, Fulton. Paternal grandparents are Darrel and Marjorie Nation, Mound City...

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