Stories from Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Saturday, Jan. 16, a 60th Wedding Anniversary Dinner and Party was held in Independence, Mo., to honor former Arcadia residents, Eileen (Ward) and Chuck Wheeler. The hostesses and cooks for this dinner celebration were Eileen's sister, Ernestine Berkey, and daughter, Angela Redd, and Joyce Stephens. Other Arcadia guests were Forrest Berkey, Scott Ball, Ray Fairbanks. Two cakes, one an Italian Cream Cake the other was a 60th Anniversary cake and had the honorees names inscribed on it...

Most people do what they can to keep themselves and their families healthy and safe. We bundle up in warm clothes during cold weather, buckle seat belts, and change the smoke alarm batteries periodically. There's a potential danger that exists in some homes that often goes undetected. ...

A program to help families reduce household clutter will be offered Thursday, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. at the First Southern Baptist Church, 1818 S. Main, Fort Scott. "Cut the Clutter and Get Organized" is the title for the program to be presented by Joy Purkeypile, Kansas State University Extension Family and Consumer Sciences agent in Linn County...

Do you have specific questions dealing with your cropping practices? Do you question the costs of fertilizer based on the return? Do you leave a meeting then remember questions you would have liked to ask? If so, this session is for you. "Knowledge @ Noon: Crop Production" will be held on Feb. 3, 2010, from 12-2 p.m. at the Uniontown Community Building...

Last week I mentioned that I had just gotten my cast off of my wrist, now I would like to digress a bit. During the three weeks that the cast was on, was during Christmas. We had planned on going down to Madison and Middleton to visit daughter Susie and son Rob and their families for Christmas. I had planned on taking the 'fixins' for several pies and a Christmas cranberry salad, to be made after we got there...

The Bourbon County 4-H Meats teams recently competed in the 2010 National Western Meats Contest in Fort Collins and Denver, Colorado. Team members were Cole and Drew George of the Uniontown 4-H Club, and Katelyn Vincent of the Hiattville 4-H Club. The team qualified by receiving third place at the State 4-H meats contest on the campus of Kansas State University during the 1st Annual Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes in August...

Arrest Reports: Church, Adam Michael, 30, 412 N. Cedar, Redfield, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Jan. 2, 2010 at 12:37 a.m. for felony criminal damage to property. He was released on Jan. 4, 2010 at 12:37 a.m. for nothing filed. DuVall, Shannon Renee, 27, 1118 E. Pine, Fort Scott, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Jan. 4, 2010 on at 10:04 a.m. on a Bourbon County warrant. She was released on Jan. 4, 2010 on a $2500 bond...

Rose Marie Walrod, age 88 a resident of Pleasanton, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 at the Prescott Country View Nursing home at Prescott, Kan. She was born Jan. 13, 1922 in Yakima, Wash. Rose married James D. Walrod Jr. on June 3, 1942 and he preceded her in death on Aug. 29, 2001. Also preceding her in death is a son, Dewight A. (Tony) Walrod, a granddaughter, Debbi Walrod, three brothers; George, Lloyd, Everett Carvo, and a sister; Berniece Canter...

Dannie Ray Hendrix, age 48, a resident of Walker, Mo., died unexpectedly Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1961, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Larry Dean Hendrix and Judy Carson Hendrix. He married Susan Hester on June 18, 1987...

RIPPER -- Dallas and Jessica Ripper, Frontenac, and big sister Lillian Marie, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Logan Christopher Ripper. Logan was born at 12:32 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

Carole Woods, 66 of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 at the St. Johns Medical Center in Joplin. Funeral Arrangements for Carole Woods are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street.

BASEHOR -- Fort Scott High School's wrestling sent nine wrestlers to the 32-team Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Classic here Friday and Saturday. The Tigers finished tied for 25th place in a field that included state powers in each of the four wrestling classes in Kansas as well as a couple of out-of-state schools...

The score may not be a good indicator but Fort Scott Community College's men played well even in a loss to Independence at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon. Considering the Greyhounds lost five players during the holiday break -- some went back home while starting forward Nathaniel Ward broke a wrist and will miss at least three weeks -- and were using Jacob Gougler as a point guard, which is not his natural position, to be in the game until the final minute was an indicator of how tough the Greyhounds might be.. ...

There are times when a team may just be on the brink of breaking out but just can't seem to get past something. However you want to say it: Over the hump, over the edge, past the wall. Fort Scott Community College's women may be an example of that. ...

Visiting Parsons likes to shoot a lot of 3-pointers. Fort Scott High's boys don't mind running up and down the floor. So, naturally, Monday night's battle between two of the Southeast Kansas League's top four teams was a defensive battle, with Parsons coming out on top 43-40...

Senior Jolee Sharp became the all-time leading scorer in the history of Fort Scott High School's girls' basketball program Monday night as a stickback of a teammate's miss with 2:39 left in the third period gave her her 870th and 871st points as a Tiger...

The Bourbon County Conservation District will conduct its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the commons area of Uniontown High School. During the event, local producers will be recognized for their outstanding work in conservation. District officials will announce the award winners for the Wildlife, Grassland, Continued Conservation, and the Kansas Bankers awards. ...

Four Fort Scott Community College students are among 49 other community college students across the state who will be honored next month for their academic accomplishments. Kansas will salute 49 top community college scholars during an award ceremony Feb. ...

The Bourbon County Arts Council is calling for entries in its 18th annual Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit. The upcoming mixed media contest and exhibit is open to artists who are 16 years of age and older who wish to display their artwork in one of several featured categories, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, drawing and graphics, mixed media, pastels and photography...

nformation was received by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office leading to a body found in a grave one mile north and 1/4 mile west of Mulberry. The body was discovered buried in a strip pit area used as a dump site. Crawford County Sheriff Sandy Horton said the body has not been identified at this time, however, on Oct. ...

As the snow continues to melt away and the amount of damage increases, funding assistance is being made available. The Kansas Department of Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Management Agency will have representatives in Bourbon County Wednesday to meet with public agencies regarding damages sustained during the recent winter storms. ...

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office released a statement Tuesday identifying the body found just outside Mulberry Sunday evening as that of Richard Davis. The body was discovered Sunday after the CCSO received information leading officers to a strip pit northwest of Mulberry...