Stories from Tuesday, January 15, 2008

In 2007, Fort Scott became one of the first Kansas communities to join the "Our Community -- A More Colorful Place" which is a joint program between K-State Research and Extension and the Kansas PRIDE program. The goal of the program is to bring more color to the community through the use of flowers...

A local adult-care facility strives to provide outstanding services to every tenant who lives in its village. One recent survey completed on the facility testifies to this fact. Fort Scott Presbyterian Village has received zero deficiencies for the second year in a row from a recent regulatory survey for their assisted living apartments, according to a press release provided by the facility...

We had a nice crowd of dancers at the Monday night senior dance at Buck Run Community Center. Marion Shrimplin, our bass guitar player and singer from Nevada called in the afternoon and said he was unable to come. He was still sick and afraid it was more serious than he had thought. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Garland News: We are not down on looks at all. There is a great deal in good appearance, but it is not everything. We think more of good old fashioned, honest friendship. We want you to be friends as well as customers. We bespeak for you kindness and consideration. ...

Dale and Betty Hixon hosted a family Christmas lunch and supper for the following family members: Denton and Annette Hixon, Raven and Lois Reader, all of Uniontown; Mike and Lori Hixon and Clayton and their little dog, Cloie, Dorothy DeCoudres, Agnes Armstrong, all of Fort Scott. From Redfield, Barry and Dana Button, Alissa and Alex; Chris Lame, a U.S. Marine stationed in California; Stan and Roberta Armstrong and Scott, Arlington, Texas,...

One local organization is taking strides to decrease floodwaters in the Bourbon County area. The Marmaton Watershed District, which has accomplished several important tasks this year, will be conducting its 24th annual Marmaton Watershed District meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the Uniontown Community Center...

Jack L. Eshelbrenner, 84, a long time resident of Fort Scott, died Monday morning, Jan. 14, 2008, at Garden Terrace of Overland Park, Kansas. He was born July 22, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Carl W. and Sophia M. (Leitz) Eshelbrenner, Sr. He married Sara Viola Handly on March 16, 1945, in Wichita, Kansas. She preceded him in death April 19, 2007...

Well-known area historian Arnold Schofield will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Tioga Hotel in Chanute on the topic of "Bleeding Kansas Massacres -- Saints or Sinners?" Thursday's event is part of a series of lectures on "The Story of Bleeding Kansas" presented by the Chanute Art Gallery and the Tioga Hotel. ...

The long, drawn-out murder case against Kohlby Freeze continues. On Friday, the 20-year-old was supposed to be sentenced for killing his mother's fiance nearly four years ago. Instead, the sentencing hearing was changed to a status conference where Freeze discussed the case with his lawyers and Sixth Judicial Chief Judge Richard Smith, who is presiding over the case...

What used to be a "Breakfast with Legislators" event in January that is scheduled for this weekend has been scaled back just a little bit. But that doesn't necessarily mean area lawmakers who are present on Saturday in Fort Scott will hold back when discussing some of the more prominent issues facing the Kansas Legislature and the state during the 2008 legislative session that begins this week...

It was an eventful week in Jayhawk-Linn wrestling last week as the Jayhawks took part in two triangulars and a tournament, all in a five-day period. The week began with a triangular at Erie. Jayhawk-Linn won both duals, beating Erie, 42-18, and the Labette County junior varsity, 31-21...