Stories from Friday, December 14, 2007

Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. Directed by Woody Allen and produced by BBC Films. Rated R with a running time of 124 minutes. Nominated for an Oscar for best writing and original screenplay...

The final two co-defendants accused of sexually assaulting a high school girl in January were sentenced last month, putting an end to the legal process in this criminal case. Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward sentenced Douglas A. Harper, 18, and Denzell Davis, 15, both to 24 months intensive supervised probation...

The National Weather Service in Springfield, Mo., has issued a winter weather advisory for Bourbon County that is expected to impact the area Friday evening and continue through Saturday. Early Friday, the NWS reported a winter storm system that is moving into the area from the central and southern Rockies into the plains region Friday. The storm is expected to then move into the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley Saturday evening...

An upcoming education course sponsored by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will give local hunting and trapping enthusiasts the information they need to properly participate in the activity. The Fur Harvesters Education Course is required for all people who were born on or after July 1, 1966, who wish to trap, hunt, or pursue furbearing animals. ...

With the recent ice storm that devastated parts of the Midwest and the snow that is being forecasted to hit the local area this weekend, the possibility of power outages still exists. The Bourbon County Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have issued warnings about food safety during a power outage...

The USD 235 Board of Education has rescheduled its regular board meeting for 5 p.m. Monday in the Uniontown Junior Senior High School commons area, 601 Fifth St., Uniontown. The board has rescheduled the meeting -- which was originally set for Dec. 10 and moved to Friday due to inclement weather -- because of a winter storm that is expected to enter the area Friday evening. The board is taking safety precautions by waiting until Monday to conduct the meeting, district officials said...

Dayton Dean Fly, a boy, was born at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Dustin and Alisha Fly, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth. He joins a sibling; Drayden Joseph Fly. Maternal grandparents are Phillip and Shirley Jamison, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are David and Teresa Fly, Fort Scott...

Sympathy is extended to the families of Keith Daniels and Ethel Smith. Members of Ideal Chapter 369 O.E.S. attending the School of Instruction at Amy Chapter in Galena on Dec. 1 were Beverly Davis, Margaret McDermed, Agnes Armstrong, Shirley Palmer, Clara Brewer and Dean and Effie Mitchell...

As we celebrate Christmas in just a few days, we might ask ourselves the question: "Does this Christ-child whom we worship make difference in the lives of those who follow Him?" The answer to that question is that He certainly should be making a difference. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) About 14 years ago when R.M. Wallace was in the restaurant business at Hiattville, he put a dollar up as a target for a friend, John Sawyers, to shoot at with a target rifle. The bullet struck the dollar just above "the woman's head" and in such a place that Mr. ...

The Fort Scott High School Basketball Booster Club will host a tournament for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade boys and girls Jan. 12-13. The application deadline is Jan. 5. The entry fee is $100 per team with a three-game guarantee. The field will be limited to the first eight teams in each grade. AAU teams need not apply...

Christian Concert Series is presenting a Christmas concert beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at the Liberty Theatre in Fort Scott. Two groups will be featured during this concert. The Community Christian Church Band from Community Christian Church in Fort Scott will perform in this special concert. Led by musician Dusty Drake, the band has performed in various venues including the downtown summer concerts, community worship events, and other gatherings of community interests...