Stories from Thursday, August 16, 2007

Bullying has always been considered a serious offense by teachers and school administrators. However, a written school bullying policy has never been developed for this district, USD 234 Superintendent Rick Werling said. The 2007 Kansas Legislature passed Senate Bill 68 in May, which instructs each school district to construct and follow a procedure that confronts school bullying...

On Friday evening, a talented group of young musicians will take their sound downtown. The eight-member Fort Scott High School String Ensemble is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Park and Pavilion, located at the corner of First and Main streets in downtown Fort Scott...

A Bourbon County judge Wednesday granted a continuance of the preliminary hearing for a 31-year-old woman accused of molesting a 12-year-old child. Mark Fern, attorney for Kerri Cassett, asked Sixth Judicial District Judge Mark Ward to continue the hearing because of a last-minute notification of a plea offer from Bourbon County Attorney Terri Johnson...

A Fort Scott man was placed on two years of probation Wednesday for his role in a violent domestic incident fueled by alcohol. Sixth Judicial District Judge Mark Ward sentenced Bruce A. Rogers, 46, to 24 months of intensive supervised probation with community corrections. ...

LOCKWOOD -- Makayla Ann Lockwood, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Monday Aug. 13, 2007, at 12:21 p.m. to parents Michael Lockwood and Tanya Scott, Fort Scott. She joins siblings Alanna Scott and Jeffory Harper. Maternal grandparents are Barbara and Don McDaniel, Carthage, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Steven and Joyce Lockwood and great grandmother Colleen Lockwood all of Fort Scott...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has announced that contrary to information that was provided to schools earlier this year, Kansas students are not required to receive two doses of Varicella vaccination prior to enrolling for the 2007-08 school year...

ACKLES -- My'Keyana Renee' Ackles, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Monday Aug. 13, 2007, at 5:53 p.m. to parents Breonna Martinez and Micheal Ackles, Fort Scott. She weighted 6 pounds,10 ounces and was 19 inches long at birth. She joins a sibling, Makala Ackles. Maternal grandparents are Diane Conon, Fort Scott and Anthony McNack, Kansas City, Kan. Paternal grandmother is Sharon Williams, Kansas City, Kan...