Stories from Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Includes quotes from head coach David Brown that were unable to be included in the print edition.

COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott Community College's women defeated Butler early Sunday morning at the Jayhawk Conference Shootout here. Leondra Doomes-Stephens led the Greyhounds, 5-1, with 24 points while Kenya Doss added 17. Those two are currently tied for eighth in the Jayhawk Conference in scoring at 15.8 points per game...

YATES CENTER -- Uniontown's girls relied on defense once again here Monday night as they defeated Sedan in the first round of the Yates Center Tournament, 30-22. Sedan led 12-10 after one period but the Eagles held them to five points in the second quarter and then to just one point in the third. Uniontown, 2-0, lead 28-18 after three periods...

Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeMott were Janet McLaughlin, Gary and Stephanie Ziegler, Chad and Karen Clary, all of Lawrence; Stephen DeMott, Adrian and Mike, Kansas City; Matt DeMott, Arkansas; also Gary and Linda DeMott and family, and Trevor and Sara DeMott, Fort Scott. Kenny and Shawnee Clary and son visited in the afternoon and ate supper with the DeMotts...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) The owners of the Smoker have installed new lights over their pool and billiard tables, an improvement that is greatly appreciated by the patrons of that popular place. The lights are of a new inverted type and are the first that have been installed in this city...

Local senior citizens don't have to be confused when choosing their Medicare Part D plans. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) representative Natalie Myers, a health insurance specialist for Drug Benefit Policy, said that Medicare's annual enrollment period for prescription drug plans runs from Nov. 15 through Dec. 31...

The Bourbon County Unit of Retired School Personnel met Saturday, Nov. 10, at the high school commons area.. Donuts and coffee were enjoyed beginning at 9 a.m., compliments of hostesses Hazel Maxwell and State Rep. Shirley Palmer. President Bob Eckles called the meeting to order at 9:30. He called for group recitation of the flag salute and the Lord's Prayer...

Fort Scott City commissioners are expected to interview two candidates for the city manager position this week. On Tuesday, commissioners will interview a candidate for the position and another on Thursday. The Tuesday interview will be conducted in the conference room at Nuss and Farmer, and the other will be conducted in the Commission Room at City Hall, 1 E. third St...

On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, the Fort Scott High School debate squad competed at the Pittsburg 14-school invitational. There were two divisions competing, varsity and novice. In both, the Tigers dominated the action. At the varsity level, three of the final eight teams to break into quarterfinals from the original 40 were from Fort Scott...

The regular monthly meeting of the Hiattville 4-H club met Nov. 7 at the Hiattville fire station. President Amanda Brown called the meeting to order. Roll call was answered by your "favorite thanksgiving food." There were 13 members and 4 leaders present. Nicholas Reagan, and Austin Collins were two new members that joined the club...

Santa Claus will be in Bronson at 11 a.m. Dec. 8 for the town's 2007 Christmas Parade. Then, after the parade, he will visit the children at the Bronson Community Center until 12:30 p.m. There will be arts and crafts and other gifts for sale at the Community Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone interested in being a vendor may call Linda Neville at (620) 939-4599...

A local non-profit group with an interest in antiques and historic preservation is on the lookout for possible projects in the area. The Fort Scott chapter of the Questers, an international organization founded more than 60 years ago, that focuses on learning about antiques and also promotes the preservation and restoration of memorials, historical buildings and landmarks, was formed about one year ago...

Holiday shoppers can purchase unique one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts and, at the same time, help support the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County. From 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday and again from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, members of the HPA will conduct the 15th annual Stocking Stuffer at the Fort Scott Community College Arnold Arena, 2108 S. Horton St...

Two devastating house fires last week that happened within 36 hours of one another has reinforced the importance of fire safety inside a structure. Ryan and James Jackson escaped out of the front door of their burning at 112 N. Crawford St. early Friday. Ryan Jackson said two space heaters and the stove were running prior to the fire. However, an official cause of the blaze hasn't been determined at this point...

Lincoln Matthew Baldwin, a boy, was born at 8:13 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Matt and Heather Baldwin, Pleasanton. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces at birth. He joins two siblings; Dawson Eugene Baldwin and Braden Walter Baldwin. ...

Garrett Vincent Conley, a boy, was born at 2:28 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Brandon and Wendy Conley, Pleasanton. He weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces at birth. He joins two siblings; Coltin and Cadence. Maternal grandparents are Chet and Marla Foreman, Walker, Mo. Maternal great-grandparents are Charles and Neoma Foreman, Walker, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Charles, Sr., and Linda Conley, Pleasanton. Paternal great-grandmother is Nellie Stratton, Oronogo, Mo...

Angel Gabriel Vargas, a boy, was born at 12:37 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Neftaly Vargas and Evangelina Ayala, Fort Scott. He weighed 6 pounds, 13.5 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Jo Antonio Ayala and Mo del Carmen Ayala, both of Mexico. Paternal grandparents are Jo Trinidad Vargas and Silvio Vargas, Fort Scott...

Martha Lorene Ford, age 87, a resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at her home. She was born March 29, 1920, in Marion, S.D., the daughter of Henry Goering and Mary Kauffman Goering. She married Leon Ford in 1942 in Wichita. He preceded her in death in 1985...