Stories from Thursday, November 15, 2007

Five Greyhounds scored in double figures as Fort Scott Community College's men took a 92-69 win over the MidAmerica Nazarene junior varsity in their home opener at Arnold Arena Wednesday. Arsenio Williams, the only returning starter, had a double-double, scoring 19 points on nine-of-10 field-goal shooting and grabbing 14 rebounds...

The acquisition of a local health insurance claims company by an India-based corporation earlier this year has led to growth and a need for more employees at the company's Fort Scott center, company officials said Monday. "We're just getting more business in here," Firstsource Vice President of Client and Strategic Relationships Nancy Maze said. "We're in a growth mode. We've got to have the people."...

Several area citizens have been chosen to help decide the future of the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center. The current correctional facility, which was built 30 years ago, is surging with inmates. According to SEKRCC Director of Programs Jimmy Nichols, the jail was originally created to house about 35 inmates. ...

A Fort Scott Police officer struck a deer on 215th Street Tuesday while helping a Bourbon County Sheriff's Deputy pursuit a vehicle. At 6:22 p.m., officer Andrew Swope assisted sheriff's deputy Mike Feagins in a high speed pursuit. The chase began a short time before that, when Feagins attempted to pull over the truck after its driver failed to stop at a stop sign at 155th and Maple Road, he said. ...

Police report Officers arrested Jacquian A. Williams, 19, of Fort Scott, Darrius Packer, 22, of Prichard, Ala., and George Rickets, 19, of Fort Scott. They were all arrested in suspicion of possession of minimal amounts of marijuana. The three have been released from Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center on $1,000 bond...

Jeanne Webb Cady, 70, passed away Nov. 13, 2007, in Ennis, Texas. She will be put to rest in Fort Scott National Cemetery in Kansas with her husband Charles W. Cady who preceded her in death in September 1995. Jeanne was born on Jan. 13, 1937 to parents Ellis Webb and Ina Bland Webb in Oklahoma City, Okla. On Dec. 12, 1977 she married Charles W. Cady. They lived in Fort Scott, and in 1995, she moved to Ennis...

LARRIBEE -- Mackinzie Alexis Larribee, a girl, was born at 1:59 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to Marie Sheriff, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Joyce Gaskill and Tim Sheriff, Sr., Fort Scott. Maternal great-grandparents are Betty Sheriff and George Sheriff, Cannon City, Colo.; and the late Howard Pratt and Rotha Pratt...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Lou Stallsmith, an Adams express messenger, raffled off a valuable diamond ring last night. Jim Durbin, the veteran Frisco conductor, was the lucky man holding the winning number 217. As Mr. Durbin is at present down in the Territory on a hunting trip, he will be very much surprised when he hears of his good luck. Several of the boys around town had taken several chances in hopes of capturing the prize...

A local women's fitness center and a worldwide health and wellness company have announced the launch of a new online weight-loss subscription service, a statement from the company said Tuesday. Curves International Inc., which operates a center in Fort Scott and is currently the world's largest fitness franchisor, and Rodale, Inc., a source of trusted content in health and wellness around the globe, announced Tuesday the launch of www.CurvesComplete.com, an online weight-loss subscription service based on "Curves: Permanent Results Without Permanent Dieting," a New York Times best-selling book written by Curves founder and chief executive officer Gary Heavin.. ...

Unlike some other harvest times in recent memory, commodity prices are currently relatively strong. The traditional harvest time slump in prices has not been evident for some commodities recently. Selecting the most opportune times to market a year's production has always been arduous, but this year offers some different and exciting challenges...

If you are done mowing for the year, be sure to service your mower before putting it away. Make sure that you drain the gas tank of gasoline powered engines or use a gasoline stabilizer. Untreated gasoline can become thick and gummy. A few drops of oil squirted inside the spark plug hole (after you remove the spark plug) will help lubricate the cylinder. While you have the spark plug removed, replace it with a new one...