Stories from Tuesday, August 21, 2007

An engineer's report has listed numerous hazardous living conditions and code violations at an apartment building at 11 E. First St. Professional Engineering Consultants, an engineering firm retained by the City of Fort Scott, conducted a visual observation report of the building commonly referred to as the Stout Building...

After many years of helping those in need, Patty Gorman is stepping down as United Way executive secretary and Bourbon County Chapter manager for the American Red Cross. Her career has spanned more than 20 years...

A team of entomologists from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has completed an assessment of the impact of mosquitoes following flooding that occurred in Southeast Kansas last month. The assessment was conducted to determine the risk to human health due to the existing and anticipated abundance of mosquitoes related to both seasonal occurrence and increased pooling of waters. ...

Patricia Joan Alvarado, 75 of Pittsburg, Kan., died at 4:32 a.m., Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan. Patricia was born Dec. 3, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Penn., to Albert L. and Anna R. Bennette Coulter. She attended schools in California...

Marion Joe "Mouse" Pruitt was born in Fort Scott, Kan., May 19, 1931, to Earl and Grace Pruitt and lived in Fort Scott until he joined the Navy. He served in the U.S. Navy for five years. He leaves his six children, Michael of Belleview, Neb., Donald of Vancleave, Miss., Joi of Olathe, Kan., David of Norfolk, Va., Kenneth of Willow, Alaska, and Christina Leonard of Lawrence, Kan. ...

Charles Oliver Mabery, 85, resident of 1818 Tiernan Road, Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, at Fort Scott Medicalodge. He was born Sept. 29, 1921, in Copeland, Kan., the son of Charles D. Mabery and Amanda Gertrude Palmer Mabery. Charles graduated from the Fort Scott School system. ...

Rayford Deyon Blevins, 72, of Pittsburg, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan. died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, at Mt. Carmel Medical Center, Pittsburg, Kan. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Pleasanton Cemetery Association. Interment will be in Pleasanton Cemetery...

John William Dyche, 73, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at Mercy Health Center.Funeral arrangements for John will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. 66701.

Susie Wiggans, 94, resident of Bronson, Kan., died early today, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at Mercy Health Center. Funeral arrangements for Susie will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, Bronson, Kan.

Dorothy Ellen Wilson, 87, a former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Benton, Ill., died Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at the Serverin Nursing Home in Benton. Funeral arrangements for Dorothy Wilson will be announced by CHeney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan...

Billie Eugene Calvin, 82, White City, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, at the Council Grove Healthcare Center, Council Grove. Born Dec. 18, 1924, in Gorin, Mo., he was the son of Vern and Mary Witcher Calvin. Mr. Calvin will lie in state from 9 a .m. to 5 p.m. ...

BASSETT -- Audrey Dean Bassett, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Kan., on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, at 2:10 a.m. to parents Charli Ann Bukowski and Joshua Shane Bassett, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds at birth. Maternal grandparents are Pamela and Roy Bukowski. Paternal grandparents are Kerry and Dennis Speer...

The Ladies Auxiliary meeting for Aug. 13,2007 was opened by Sharon Reed with 14 members found in good standing and two guests, Mary Lou Brinkmeyer, past president of the auxiliary, and District President, Carol Hermreck. Margaret Carter, Chaplain read the opening prayer. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) There will be a big temperance rally in this city this week at which a number of delegates from surrounding towns and a number of representatives from other cities will be in attendance. There will be two distinct meetings. The first will be the Bourbon County Institute and the second will be the W.C.T.U. convention of this county...

Road conditions, weather and other vehicles can make operating a vehicle a challenging experience for all drivers; however, older Americans face several other obstacles that can make driving dangerous. Several eye diseases can make a senior citizen's vision blurred or choppy. Macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts can all impair vision making it difficult to operate a moving vehicle, a State Farm Insurance Web site located at www.statefarm.com/about/part_spos/topics/senior.asp said...

The Senior Swingers Monday Night Dance at Buck Run Community Center was well attended with 70 present. There were no new dancers, just the usual that come as often as they can. We were glad to see Harold and Lucille Shumaker back this week. He was sick and couldn't make it last week, and she plays the harmonica for us after break time...