Stories from Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Frances Mae Trask, age 89, resident of Bronson, Kansas, died Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Moran Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 13, 1920, in Concordia, Missouri, the daughter of Emmett Barker and Ida Ring Barker. Frances first married James McMullen on June 4, 1936, and they were later divorced...

Basil Eugene Reavis, 62, of Fort Scott, died Saturday, June 6, 2009, at his home. He was born March 16, 1947 in Fort Scott, the son of Randall Adrian and Velma Veta (Vermillion) Reavis. He married Linda Brooking on November 18, 1983 in Fort Scott. She preceded him in death on August 14, 2000...

Margaret J. (Eaton) Brown, 88, Savannah, Missouri, formerly of Brookfield, Missouri, passed from this life on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at LaVerna Village Nursing Home, Savannah. Margaret was born August 8, 1920 in Chanute, Kansas to George and Luella (Palmer) Eaton...

Larry Lee Reppert age 59, of Mound City, Kansas, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas died Sunday June 7, 2009 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 10 A.M. Wednesday June 10, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Church in Mound City, Kansas. Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M. Tuesday June 9, 2009 at Maple Hill Funeral Home in Kansas City, Kansas...

Virginia Marie Townsley, age 89, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, and more recently of Modesto, California, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, at the Memorial Hospital in Modesto. She was born August 29, 1919, in Ringo, Kansas, the daughter of Henry George Terrill and Leona Arlene Tanner Terrill...

Police Reports: At 9:29 a.m., on Monday, June 1, 2009, Margie Washburn, 410 S. Eddy, reported a radar detector, valued at $150, and an MP3 Player, valued at $200, were stolen from her vehicle. At 11:08 a.m., on Monday, June 1, 2009, R&R Equipment, 1815 National, reported the theft of three riding lawn mowers: a New Holland, valued at $3206, a second New Holland, valued at $2797, and a third New Holland, also valued at $2797...

A group of children in the local area recently learned the importance of packing healthy lunches during the summer time. Kansas State University Research and Extension Nutrition Assistant Sandy Winters visited with children enrolled in New Generation's Totally Awesome Radically Groovy Elementary Team (TARGET) program on May 29...

Students from Fort Scott Christian Heights recently took part in an activity rich in Jewish culture. On May 22, four FSCH students, Theresa Schafer, Elizabeth Wallace, Jared Bahr and Marcus Page accompanied by their teacher, Maria Bahr, in addition to Megan Felt and Jamie Walker of the Lowell Milken Center, met with local resident Kate Emmett-Sweetser for an historical tour of the Pine Lawn Cemetery...

Two Fort Scott Community College students will be competing at the national SkillsUSA Championships June 24-25 in Kansas City. Students who received a first place finish during the state contest will attend the national championships to compete in more than 90 different trade, technical and leadership fields. The two qualifying FSCC students, Randy Hurd and Tyler Barrett, will advance in the categories of masonry and motorcycle service technology...

After a 30-year career in education, Marianna Daugherty is not ready to retire just yet. "I am not retiring," the former West Bourbon Elementary School principal said Monday during an interview with The Fort Scott Tribune to clear up some recent speculation that she had retired after being released from her one-year contract in March...

Thousands of people walked the streets of downtown Fort Scott during the 28th Annual Good Ol' Days Festival. "I thought it went very well," Good Ol' Days Committee Chairwoman Becky Weddle said. Guests were treated to a host of entertainment with life performances on the main stage, gospel stage, and Liberty Theatre. Weddle added she heard a lot of comments about the street dances...

Fort Scott Police officers confiscated considerable amounts of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia on Wednesday at a residence located at 1121 E. Elm St. Shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, police received a tip from a concerned citizen about suspicious drug-related activity taking place at the residence. ...

A big-city staple has made its way to Fort Scott as a hot dog cart makes its way around town. Bob Dennis and wife Raylene have been setting up their cart wherever they find the people. Tuesday they were at the corner of 3rd Street and National Avenue where they had more success than their first two days...

For more than 20 years, local historian Fred Campbell has been passing an historical heritage down to youth in Fort Scott. Each year, Campbell, a retired teacher and former USD 234 superintendent, takes the fifth-grade students from both Eugene Ware Elementary School and Winfield Scott Elementary School on historical tours of Bourbon County...

The Fort Scott Community College Theatre Department is hosting a summer theatre camp for youth that concludes Friday. The camp, which is designed for area youth 6-11 years of age, began June 1 and runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Each session consists of classes, play rehearsal, snacks and a final performance. ...

Members of the Mercy Health Center Women in Philanthropy organization recently announced the donation of $745 in grant money to the Mercy Homecare Department. Mercy Homecare officials used the funds to purchase updated equipment for the care of infants and pediatric patients. Mercy Homecare provides infant and pediatric care to infants, children and mothers with health, wellness and education needs...

Inspired by fond childhood memories, the English Herb Garden at the residence of Jim and Martha Scott is filled with herbs and garden artifacts. Area residents who would like an opportunity to take a peak inside the Scott garden, located at 1208 S. National, can do so during the 2009 Secret Gardens of Bourbon County tour on Saturday June 20 and Sunday June 21...