Stories from Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Maurita Garnetter "Rita" Russell, age 58, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room following an apparent heart attack. She was born November 19, 1949, in Kansas City, Kan. She married Carl West on April 23, 1966, in Fort Scott, Kan. ...

Opal Florine Thompson of Dallas, Ore. passed away peacefully on May 10, 2008. She was born in Bronson, Kan. and later married Ernest Thompson who preceded her in death. They lived in Vaster Springs,Kan., Fort Scott, Kan., Monmouth, Ore. and Sisters, Ore...

Kirk T. Anderson, Sr., 89, of Olathe, Kan. (formerly of Fort Scott, Kan.) passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the Olathe Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at Aberdeen Village on Thursday, May 15 at 10 a.m. Interment will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15 at Ft. Scott National Cemetery...

During a Tornado Watch, radio and t.v. stations will broadcast an alert message. This term refers to a time when tornadoes are possible. Remain alert for approaching storms. Watch the sky and stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio, or television for information...

DAVIS -- Bradyn Allen Davis, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott at 10:19 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2008, to parents Bill and Ashley Davis, Arma. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces at birth. He joins one sibling, Breanna, a sister. Maternal grandparents are Cindi Smith, Jeff Leroy, both of Franklin. Paternal grandparents are Marsha Davis, Paola, and David Davis, Liberal...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Commencement week is on at the Collegiate Institute and six young people will be awarded diplomas. Last evening Miss Anna Smith, who graduates in music, gave a final recital at Chapel Hall which was crowded by the young friends of this pleasing young lady. ...

I was in high school and we were living in Fort Scott. My future husband, Bob and his family had just recently moved to Fort Scott from Dixon, Ill. He was the "new kid on the block" and I thought he was the "cats meow". I tried to get his attention ever which way, but to no avail. ...

The Uniontown High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will conduct the annual Baccalaureate Service at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, at the West Bourbon Elementary Gymnasium. This year's speaker, Jim Ryun, achieved national acclaim as a track and field star as a high school student in Wichita, Kan. ...

Fire Department Public Notice The City of Fort Scott Fire Department will be flushing fire hydrants throughout the entire city starting Monday, May 12th. This project will take approximately three weeks to complete. Flushing will begin on the west side of town, and move to the east city limits. Residents may experience low water pressure or rusty colored water during this flushing process. Should you have any questions, please call the Public Works Department at (620) 223-4360...

The Fort Scott Chamber Coffee for Thursday, May 15, will be hosted by The Medicalodge at 915 S. Horton, 8 a.m. Members can make an appointment about their business, organization, or the community by donating a dollar toward "Dollars for Dolly".

The world lost one of its most courageous people Monday when Polish-born heroine and social worker Irena Sendler died at the age of 98 in a Warsaw, Poland hospital. "We have lost a giant of the human race," Lowell Milken Center Director Norm Conard said. "She represented and still represents the best about our world. Also, we have lost a family member."...

A group of local students have hung dirty laundry in Fort Scott High School's entryway. The shirts that have been displayed for all to see are not soiled with dirt and stains. These shirts bear the grime of violence and abuse. FSHS's Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) recently conducted a Clothesline Project, which is a national program created to produce a visual awareness of violence against women. ...

In spite of a few rain showers, local students walked the red carpet to the Liberty Theatre for the 2007-08 Fort Scott High School Junior Senior Prom on Saturday night. Local residents lined the sidewalks on Main Street in order to watch the prom night precession. Prom attendees arrived in various vehicles, including Dolly the Trolley, a Bud Racing vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy...

Aaron Myers was placed on 3 years probation Monday, in Bourbon County District Court for indecent solicitation of a child. Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward sentenced the 27 year old to 36 months of intensive supervised probation with community corrections, followed by 24 months of post-release supervision...

BRONSON -- Visiting Northeast-Arma rallied in the top of the sixth inning and defeated Uniontown, 9-7, in a Pittsburg Colgan Class 2-1A Regional Baseball Tournament game at Dawson Field here Monday night. Uniontown (5-6) led 7-2 after five innings, scoring twice in the first, three times in the third and twice again in the fourth...

Pleasanton finished third as a team in the Uniontown Class 2-1A Regional Golf Tournament at the Fort Scott Country Club Monday, automatically qualifying its entire team for next week's Class 2-1A State Tournament at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course in Garden City...

FREDONIA -- Every member of Fort Scott High School's golf team will be going to next week's Class 4A State Tournament at Manhattan as a result of the Tigers' second-place team finish at the Fredonia Class 4A Regional Tournament here Monday. The Tigers saw four individuals finish in the top 10 as they had a team score of 325. Chanute was the Regional champion with a score of 317. The top two teams and five other players with the best scores from non-qualifying teams qualified for State...