Stories from Tuesday, December 9, 2008

FRONTENAC -- Listening to the roar of motorcycle engines coming to life is an everyday experience for students and teachers at Fort Scott Community College's Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Technician Training Program. The two-year program, which began in 2004, trains and assists about 80 students each year to become licensed motorcycle technicians. ...

A weekend of holiday events in the local area provided several well-received avenues of entertainment for Bourbon County residents in addition to tourists. According to organizers of the Fort Scott National Historical Site's Candlelight Tour, Homes for the Holiday Tours, Stocking Stuffer, and Christmas in the Park, holiday events conducted throughout Fort Scott during the weekend were extremely successful...

William Eugene "Gene" Caldwell, Jr., 78, of Jacksonville passed away Friday morning, December 5, 2008 at his residence. He was born April 22, 1930 in Marshall, MO the son of William Eugene and Leora Nichols Caldwell. He married Bonnie Ann Brown on June 12, 1954 at the First Christian Church in Marshall, MO and she survives...

Sidney Griggs 'Michael' Carlton II, 64, of Jaffrey, died Sunday Nov. 30, 2008 at Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH after a short illness. Michael was born Nov. 28, 1944 in Punxsutawney, Pa. He was the son of the late 'Sid' and Louise (Warne) Carlton and had attended schools in Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Colgate University in Hamilton N.Y...