Stories from Tuesday, July 7, 2009

After 14 years of raising money for the Mercy Health Center, Old Fort Gourmet Bar-B-Q Sauce is on the shelves for the last time. Due to the rising price of bottles and lack of staff, the production of Old Fort has stopped, according to former Mercy Health Center Foundation member Ken Lunt...

When a woman finds out she is pregnant, she begins to concentrate on eating right and taking care of herself in order to help provide a healthy environment for the baby she is carrying inside her womb. However, some pregnant women overlook the benefits that massage therapy can have for not only them but also the babies they are carrying. ...

USD 234 School Board President Matt Ida welcomed new school board members Steve Floyd and Becky Weddle during Monday night's monthly board meeting. "I think serving on these boards is often taken for granted," Ida said. "Anyone who is willing to do it, I have great respect for your input."...

Kansas vehicle owners will soon have a new rule to remember. According to a June 30 press release from the Kansas Division of Motor Vehicles, each time a vehicle owner visits his or her county treasurer's office to complete title and registration processing, he or she will be required to provide and show his or her driver's license to the clerk...

The Fort Scott Police Department is seeking help from the public as officers continue to investigate a series of criminal property damages in the community the last couple of months. The most recent string of incidents occurred in mid-June and resulted in damages to building windows at several area businesses...

Dorothy Arleta Elbrader Palmer, 88, of Fort Scott, Kansas died late Thursday evening, July 2, 2009 at St. John's Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born October 26, 1920 on the family farm near Redfield, Kansas, the daughter of Henry Fred and Etta Pearl (Runkle) Elbrader...

It was early December, 1999. We had gone down to visit our families in Madison and Middleton. We were visiting our son Rob and sitting in his living room, when he said 'Mom, if you go down into the basement and look around you will see your Christmas present.'...