Stories from Thursday, November 29, 2007

Fort Scott Police confirmed a fire that ripped through this house around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at 301 Shute St. resulted in a fatality. There was only one injury associated with the fire. As of Thursday morning, police haven't disclosed any information about the victim or information surrounding the incident. ...

National Park Service personnel invite visitors from around the four-state region to attend the Candlelight Tour next weekend at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The event will take place Dec. 7-8 with tours running every 15 minutes during those nights...

With many people away visiting friends or simply out of the home shopping for the holidays, burglars will have countless good prospects. Experts agree that it is a very vulnerable time for homeowners. "People are busy and distracted," according to Ray Palermo, director of public relations for Response Insurance, a Connecticut-based national car and home insurer. "They are not always focusing on the more mundane things of life, like making sure your home or apartment is secure."...

Goldie Irene Pickle, age 93, resident of Fort Scott, KS, died early Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at the Mercy Health Center. She was born June 6, 1914, in Stafford, KS, the daughter of Isaiah Nelson Baxter and Clea Loy Maple Baxter. She first married Albert Armstrong. ...

Aliyah Jade Yaw Kleven, a girl, was born at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Tracinda Ann Marie Yaw and Marc Ryan Kleven, Nevada, Mo. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces at birth. She joins a sibling; Easton Macoy Yaw Kleven. Maternal grandparents are Carol Ann Yaw, Bassett, Neb. Paternal grandparents are Sharon Ann Kleven, Baine, Minn., and Gary Marc Kleven, Circle Pines, Minn...

Even though the weather has been unseasonably warm, now is the time to prepare your home for the upcoming cold weather. With increasing costs of fuel and a quickly approaching holiday season, we could all use some tips to save a little hard earned cash. Listed below are some tips to help you save some money on home energy expenses...

Thanksgiving Day guests at the John Coyan home were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Endicott and Alyssa, and Mr. and Mrs. Greg Schick and family. Mary Grace Schick spent Wednesday night with her aunt Karne and Uncle John and enjoyed helping her Aunt Karen make pies...

Wool and mohair producers are eligible to apply for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments (LDP) from the Farm Service Agency, but they must apply by Jan. 31, 2008, for their 2007-year commodity. "Producers have until January 31 of the year following the year in which the wool or mohair was sheared to apply for a nine-month marketing assistance loan or loan deficiency payment" announced Bill R. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Hiattville voted on the county high school proposal at a special election held Saturday. The bonds were voted by a majority of approximately 100 votes. But an entanglement seems to have been incurred during the election. Women voted at the election, along with the men folk, and this, it is claimed, may invalidate the result. ...

Accomplished singer and recording artist Marilyn Maye has performed all across the country during her long career -- a career that is bringing her back to Fort Scott for the third time in the last year. The 78-year-old entertainer and Wichita native, credited with the most appearances (76) ever by a singer on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson," will be back this weekend for a scheduled concert at 8 p.m. ...

Local citizens can help raise money by ringing the Salvation Army Christmas bell this holiday season. The local branch of the Salvation Army is beginning its annual Christmas bell-ringing fundraiser in front of Wal-Mart Supercenter, 2500 S. Main, this week. Funds from the fundraiser will be used to accommodate various needs...