Stories from Tuesday, May 29, 2007

WICHITA -- Pleasanton was unable to add another medal to its total on the final day of the Kansas State Track and Field Championships at Cessna Stadium here Saturday and returned home this season with one medal. That medal was won by junior Megan Allen on Friday when she took seventh in Class 2A long jump with a mark of 33 feet, 5 1/2 inches...

Jayhawks add one medal to total Saturday

Eagles bring home total of nine medals

Matt Allison, an eighth grade student at Fort Scott Middle School, won the 2007 FSMS Geography Bee. Matt later qualified for the Kansas State Geography Bee, where he placed ninth out of 100 participants. Matt is the son of Brad and Jessica Allison.

Reggie Smith, Veterans Service Representative for the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs will be in Fort Scott, Kansas on Thursday, June 14. The location will be in the Buck Run Community Center from 9:30 a.m. until noon and again from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. to assist veterans, their dependents, or survivors with matters pertaining to veterans' benefits...

Fort Scott Municipal Pool is now taking registrations for the first session of Aquasize Class. This exercise is performed in water no deeper than shoulder high. This wonderfully relaxing time in the water is excellent therapy for stiff joints, muscles, and arthritic problems, Swimming ability is not required for these 45-minute workouts...

Summer is a prime season for outdoor cooking, although many people cook outdoors year round. Whatever the weather, it's important to follow food safety guidelines to prevent harmful bacteria from multiplying and causing foodborne illness. Here are tips from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service to make grilling experiences all pleasant ones...

Betty Camac called the club to order with Bonita Holeman leading the flag salute and Geri Reeder led the collect. The thought was "Success comes in cans; failure comes in can'ts." Roll call was answered by seven members telling about a Mother's Day gift given or received...

The annual Mother and Daughter Supper was held May 12 at the church. About 70 women and girls enjoyed a bountiful carry-in meal. Cindy Schwalm and Jennifer Sampson were in charge of the evening. The invocation was given by Cindy and Jennifer announced the program and called the members for the door prizes...

Fort Scott Community College administrators and instructors said they are pleased with the outcome of recent salary negotiations that concluded about two weeks ago. On May 18, FSCC Association of Professional Employees (FS-CAPE) representatives reached an agreement with FSCC administrators to end negotiations for the 2007-08 school year. ...

A Uniontown man entered a "not guilty" plea to charges he sexually molested a 3-year-old girl, effectively sending the case to jury trial. Derek Holt, 26, pleaded not guilty on felony counts of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child at his arraignment on Friday in a Bourbon County courtroom. If convicted, Holt could be facing 25 years to life in prison...

Parking can be a problem each year during the Good Ol' Days weekend. The best suggestion is the one the Steering Committee members use themselves: drive as close to the festival area as possible to the west of National Avenue, park on a side street, and take a little stroll into the downtown area. Of course, the closer parking spots are more easily found earlier in the day...

EASTWOOD -- Shaynah Marie Eastwood, a girl, was born at 6:21 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2007, to Kim Eastwood, Pleasanton. She weighed 5 pounds, 10.5 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Dean and Kim Eastwood, Pleasanton. Maternal great-grandmother is Kim Clark, Pleasanton...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Hereafter Jim McFarland, refreshment dispenser at the Prichard-Blatchley Drug Store, and Ray Roberts, the shoe-fitter at White-Osbun Mercantile Company, will select a more fitting day to go swimming. Yesterday, they got into a boat and went up the Marmaton River to a place where icicles were hanging to the trees. ...

Sunflower Girls State, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, will be held on the University of Kansas campus June 3-8. Attending from this area will be Trinnady Sale, daughter of Donna Sale, Morgan Gillispie, daughter of Cindy Gillispie, and Kait Wilson, daughter of Kevin and Donna Wilson, from Fort Scott High School, and Alison Warren, daughter of Mark and Mary Warren, from Uniontown High School...

She tried fighting back the tears, but the emotions that come along with Memorial Day eventually got to U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda. Boyda (D-Kan), visited the Fort Scott National Historic Site on Monday, one of her many stops throughout southeast Kansas on the holiday to honor those American soldiers who have died in combat. Boyda also visited La Harpe, Iola, Mound Valley and Yates Center, giving the Memorial Day address at a couple of her stops...

Tiger senior wins 4A high hurdles title