Stories from Friday, January 25, 2008

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High's wrestlers had chances late in both duals here Thursday night to get wins or ties but instead suffered a sweep at the hands of Labette County and Independence in a Southeast Kansas League triangular at Losey Gymnasium...

Businesses wanting to maximize their exposure are encouraged to be a part of the 27th annual March into Spring Home, Farm and Garden show. The event will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 15, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 16, in Arnold Arena on the campus of Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton St...

The conservation and quality of local water has been proven to be an important step in preserving the natural resources that are available locally. However, according to Bourbon County Conservation District Vice Chairman Ronnie Brown, maintaining and taking proper care of the local grassland is equally important...

Bourbon County Red Cross officials will soon be looking for donors to help share their gift of life during the agency's first blood drive of 2008. In celebrating National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, the Bourbon County Chapter of the American Red Cross will conduct its first blood drive of the year from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton St...

Clyde Richard Higgins, age 75, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died unexpectedly Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at his home of an apparent heart attack. He was born Sept. 23, 1932, in Richards, Mo., the son of Charley Edgar Higgins and Jennie Victoria Tucker Higgins. ...

Gary Lee Marshall, age 51, longtime resident of Fort Scott, Kansas and more recently of Springfield, Missouri, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. He was born April 25, 1956, in Fort Scott, the son of Everitt and Bonnie Marshall...

Dorothy Ann Adams, age 77, resident of 1724 Indian Road, Fort Scott, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born March 12, 1930, in Seminole, Okla., the daughter of Jesse Pulliam and Lillie Jose Pulliam. Dorothy married Donald Adams on Aug. 30, 1957, in Nevada, Mo...

Maizey Rae Leota Williams, a girl, was born at 11:22 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center to parents Leslie Hines and David Williams, Pittsburg. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Mitch and Jeanne Hines, Las Vegas, Nev. ...

Austin Douglas Marion, a boy, was born at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at Mercy Health Center to parents Angela Baker and Christopher Doble, Arma. He weighed 7 pounds, 2.3 ounces at birth. He joins four siblings; Cameren Baker, Blake Doble, Shayla Doble and Dominic DoByns. Maternal grandparents are Penny Reichard and Gary Reichard, Arma. Paternal grandparents are Pam Martinez and Chino Martinez, Pittsburg, and Jerome Doble and Debra Doble, Arcadia...

Caleb Daniel Hall, a boy, was born at 8:05 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at Mercy Health Center to parents Amanda J. Hall and Daniel E. Hall, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce at birth. He joins a brother, Cole Braden Hall. Maternal grandparents are Joyce and Brad Cowen, Fort Scott. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Two small boys spend their leisure time driving harnessed dogs through the uptown district. The dogs draw small carts on which the boys ride, and their presence is the signal for much laughter from those who have witnessed the odd procession. ...

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