Stories from Thursday, March 27, 2008

Zo Ann Jackson Moore, age 53, formerly of the Hammond area, and more recently of 612 Heylman, Fort Scott, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at her home following a cancer illness. She was born Sept. 28, 1954, in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Willis Jackson and Naoma Bell White Jackson...

RICHARD -- Skie Lynn Richard, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 7:27 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2008, to mother Margaret Ann Richard, Kansas City, Kan. She weighed 6 pounds, 2.2 ounces at birth. She joins a sister, Lillieth Faye Richard. Maternal grandparents are Frankie and Barbara Richards, Pleasanton...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Why don't some of you newspaper reporters say something about how the railroad shop boys have all, or most all, found work since the shutting down of the shops? Shutting down abruptly a shop where about 375 men are told that their services for the time being are not needed is a pretty severe blow to the men, but many of them have found temporary employment in other lines. ...

_ Bikers can be Christians as well, and the public sometimes stereotypes bikers in a negative way. So this Sunday, West Park Church of the Nazarene, located at 1728 S. Horton St., is hosting Biker Sunday in hopes of breaking down those stereotypes. The event will start at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, with refreshments like coffee and doughnuts to be served at that time. At 10:30 a.m., Sunday's church service will start...

At the Regular meeting of the Hiattville 4-H club, Tanner Howard shared his expeiences about his trip to the CIA. That is Citizens in Action, trip to Topeka on Feb. 17 and 18. Mr. Howard said, "I enjoyed meeting new people from other clubs the most." He also enjoyed his very first formal dinner with State Representative Shirley Palmer and Extension Agent Ann Ludlum...

Eight members of the Garden Club met at the home of Marie Wiley for their March meeting. President opened the meeting by repeating Club Pledge. Roll call was answered by name and each received an easter gift. Secretary and Treasurer gave their reports and Sunshine Chairman read a thank you from Chris Judy in memory of her mother. The club discussed plans for the summer...

Community Christian Church has some good news to announce to the people in Ft. Scott. Daniel Johnson, one of CCC's members, has completed his 4th year at Ozark Christian College and will be graduating with honors in May. He is, in fact, the Valedictorian of his graduating class with a GPA of 3.99. He will graduate with a Bachelor of Biblical Literature Degree...

Ora Lynell Stuart, age 90, former resident of 607 Margrave, Fort Scott, Kansas, died Thursday, March 27, 2008, at the Mercy Health Center. He was born September 4, 1917, in Stotesbury, MO, the son of William F. Stuart and Libbie E. Deffebach Stuart. ...

Kenneth Charles McCain, age 63, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away March 25, 2008 at his home in Fulshear, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Beth; son, Jonathan and wife, Kathy, of Austin, Texas; daughter, Julie, of Fulshear, Texas; adored grandson, Tristan; sister, Frances Typer, of Lawrence, Kansas; and mother-in-law Erma Clayton, of Fort Scott. He is also survived by countless friends-he never met a stranger...

Frederick Theodore "Ted" Kelley, Jr., age 71, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the Freeman Health Center in Joplin, Missouri. He was born November 9, 1936, in Golden City, Missouri, the son of Fred T. Kelley and Mary Loretta Keller Kelley. ...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Kansas State men's golf team captured its first tournament championship in over four years at the Ron Moore Invitational at Palm Valley Golf Club Sunday. The Wildcats, led by Fort Scott High graduate Joe Ida's third-place finish, fired a three-day total of 280-278-287--845 (19 under par) and held off a charge from Ohio State to win its first title since the 2003 Purina Classic...

ARCHIE, Mo. -- Pleasanton High School's girls track team won nine medals and finished in third place in the Blu-Jays' first varsity meet of the season here Tuesday. Pleasanton's girls scored 56 points, finishing behind winner Saint Mary's, which scored 144, and runner-up Jasper, Mo., which had 78. The Jays finished six points ahead of fourth-place Butler, Mo. There were 16 schools in the meet...

A 1928 vision has become a reality for the state of Kansas. Fort Scott will take part in celebrating the fruition of Gov. Ben Paulen's dream to make Kansas an "air-minded" state. On April 6, about 30 different aircraft will fly into the Fort Scott Municipal Airport, 932 187th Terrace, as part of the 2008 All Kansas Air Tour. The 80th Kansas Air Tour anniversary will soar its way into the local airport at about 2:45 p.m. on that Sunday...

Fort Scott High School construction trades instructor Michael Hansen (far left) assists his students as they erect the walls to a storage unit located on State Street just south of Buck Run Community Center. The 20-by-28-foot building will be used by Buck Run for general storage. The storage building's projected completion date is the end of May...

GIRARD -- Southeast Kansas Community Action Program Deputy Director Linda Broyles was invited to testify on March 12 in Washington, D.C., to an eight-member expert panel convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The committee was created in accordance with the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 to develop a transparent and reliable system for evaluating the renewal of the designation of agencies as Head Start providers...

Several area residents are currently preparing to earn a high school education through non-traditional means. Twenty-two adults have enrolled in General Educational Development (GED) classes for the spring semester at FSCC, with five people preparing to take the tests, according to GED instructor Ella Jones...

James Center, his sister, Genna, and his brother, Virgil, spent the weekend with their aunt, Loretta, and Uncle David Terpening, in Rich Hill. Kitty Lewis visited with Marjorie Lewis, Saturday. She brought pizza, cheese sticks and cinnamon sticks. Joining them for supper were, Tiffany Lewis and her friend Tommie Cusick of Kansas City. All enjoyed playing cards afterward...

Members of the First Church of God held their sunrise service at the Crossroad Church on Jayhawk Road. Mary Ellen Lundberg enjoyed dinner with the Eddie Lundberg family Easter Sunday. Hubert and Jo Ann Thomas and their children and families enjoyed a skiing trip to Colorado during spring break...

Four members of the Fort Scott Kids Wrestling Club will be going to the state tournament this Saturday and Sunday at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka. Club coach Russ Hughes and team memebers (clockwise from upper left) Victor Hughes, Brendon Blackburn, Johnathan Lopp and Trey Holston will represent the club. ...