Stories from Friday, November 16, 2007

Helen "Gypsy" Hereford, age 81, resident of 1263 205th Street, Fort Scott, Kansas, died Thursday, November 15, 2007, at her home. She was born September 9, 1925, in Blythesville, Arkansas, the daughter of William Wheat and Ollie Epperson Wheat. She worked as a beautician in Fort Scott for many years and loved being with people. She was a member of Community Christian Church. She will be remembered as a wonderful cook who loved her family...

Tyler Fletcher, a 2003 graduate of Fort Scott High School, has completed technical military training for the United States Air Force. Fletcher entered the U.S. Air Force in April, going through a six-and-a-half week basic military training course at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas...

Nov. 4, services at the Uniontown United Methodist Church included a violin solo by Miss Allison Warren who entertained with, "How Great thou Art." The Rev Joel Dimn brought the message, "Motivated to Overcome." Raymond George and Pauline Hartman gave their birthday offerings. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) WASHINGTON -- While immigration to America from all countries showed, during the month of October, a considerable increase, being 29 percent greater than October 1905, the increase in immigration from Japan was greater than has been shown in an one month in the history of the immigration service. ...

Fort Scott Police Department announced Thursday it will be stepping up traffic enforcement -- with an emphasis on impaired drivers and people not buckling up -- all next week through a state-sponsored initiative. FSPD will participate in the Kansas Thanksgiving Traffic Enforcement Mobilization Nov. 19-25. The mobilization is underwritten by a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation, which will award FSPD with an undetermined amount of money to fund the initiative...

Recording artist and songwriter Kelley Hunt was so well received during her performance last year in Fort Scott that she's making a return engagement. And that's just fine with the versatile musician, who performs everything from blues and jazz, to roots rhythm and blues and gospel...

Smokers nationwide participated Thursday in an event that has brought about changes in the minds of Americans concerning smoking. On the third Thursday every November, smokers are challenged to stop using tobacco. The Great American Smokeout, which was originally inspired in 1974 by Lynn R. ...

A 13-0 run early in the first half provided some breathing room and Fort Scott Community College's men went on to a 73-62 win over the Ottawa University junior varsity at Arnold Arena Thursday night. The Greyhounds picked up their second win in as many nights and improved to 2-3 on the season. They'll be idle until they host the Benedictine JV on Nov. 27 in their last home game of pre-conference play...