Stories from Friday, May 8, 2009

DAVIDSON -- Kevin Wayne and Ganette Marie Davidson, Fort Scott, and siblings Brenna, Jordan and Garrett, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Jack Ziggy Davidson. Jack was born at 8:51 p.m., Wednesday May 6, 2009, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Bill and Maria Smith, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Bill and Molly Breckenridge, Holt, Mo...

BISHOP -- Bryan and Stacy Bishop, Fort Scott, and big brother Dominik, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Elsa Renee Bishop. Elsa was born at 6:26 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 14.1 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches at birth. Maternal grandparents are Kevin and Patty Tennison, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Pat and Cathy Bishop, Fort Scott...

HARCLERODE -- Sharon and James Harclerode, Bronson, and siblings Mack, Matthew, and Elizabeth, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, John Clifford Harclerode. John was born at 12:24 p.m., Monday, May 4, 2009, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 1/2 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Leo and Bernadine Weber, Bronson. Paternal grandparents are Lester and Shirley Edwards, Moran...

Prescott resident Cheryl Leininger is asking local people if they can spare a pair a jeans. In a mission effort to help missionaries in Guatemala and Honduras, in addition to families throughout the United States, Leininger is working with David Doss director of Maya-Mesoamerican Mission to collect jeans from area residents...

About 100 area residents assembled on the steps of Fort Scott's Memorial Hall at noon on Thursday to pray for the United States. In conjunction with the National Day of Prayer, ministers from area churches led the crowd of people in prayers that sought God's wisdom and guidance for the country, the world and Bourbon County...

Fort Scott High School's golf team has had a very good week. Tuesday, the Tigers had the best individual and team scores at their home tournament at Fort Scott Country Club. The results of the tournament also counted toward the Southeast Kansas League season championships since another league tournament had been rained out earlier in the season. The results put Cole Murrin in first place in the individual race and Fort Scott on top of the team standings...

Charlie Sercer advanced out of the Fort Scott Class 4A Regional Tennis Tournament Thursday with his fourth-place finish in singles play. He was the only Tiger who was able to earn a berth into the Sub-State Tournament at Independence, which starts late this morning...

Area resident will have the opportunity to recycle electronic items. E-Waste Recycling will be in Fort Scott Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Walmart, 2500 S. Main St., to accept electronic items for recycling. Items accepted include: televisions, computers, monitors, digital cameras, stereos, AV equipment, microwaves, VCRs, DVD players, and CD players...

Members of the Fort Scott Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade orchestra performed in front of a crowd of more than 300 people on Tuesday night at Fort Scott Middle School during the 2009 Spring Awards Orchestra and Band Concert. The USD 234 fifth- and sixth-grade strings, sixth-grade strings, seventh-grade cello and bass ensemble and the eighth-grade quintet also performed at the event. ...

The Bourbon County Commissioners approved the installation of hand sanitizing dispensers outside all public restrooms in the Bourbon County Courthouse. The dispensers are being installed as a precaution to the spread of viruses, particularly the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, upon the suggestion of Bourbon County Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers...

Two new cases of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus were confirmed Wednesday in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Both of the new cases in Johnson County involved a child. In addition to these cases, two cases in Wyandotte County were also announced Wednesday. The total number of swine flu cases in Kansas has now reached nine confirmed cases and one probable case, a KDHE statement said...

The development of Nelson Park continues with the addition of a pavilion and picnic tables. During Tuesday evening's Fort Scott City Commission meeting the commissioners accepted the bid from Golden Arrow Corporation/Judy's iron and Plumbing for the construction of a pavilion at Nelson Park. The 20-by-30 foot pavilion was bid for $5,768.30. Fort Scott Public Works Director Eric Bailey said the pavilion should be completed within 30 days...

Fort Scott Community College has entered into a partnership with General Motors Corporation to form a truck driver training program for current and former GM employees and United Auto Workers members. The FSCC Truck Driving Program in Kansas City, Kan., is working with GM and the UAW on a Training Assistance Program that is designed to retrain early GM retirees. The program is open to all employees of the automobile manufacturer, an FSCC statement said...

The firefighters in the Fort Scott Fire Department are gearing up for their yearly physical agility tests. According to Fort Scott Fire Department Chief Paul Ballou, the department requires its firefighters to pass an agility test once every year. Usually the tests are conducted in April. However, because of the increased amount of rain Fort Scott has received lately, the department is still trying to get the tests completed...