Stories from Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Jeane, Jeremy Robert, 20, 408 S.E. 1st Lane, Lamar, Mo., was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Department on Feb. 13, 2010 at 1:15 a.m. on multiple Linn County warrants. He was released on Feb. 13, 2010 at 5:22 a.m. on a $5,000 bond. McGear, Logan Casey, 28, 11 E. 7th, Fort Scott, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Department on Feb. 13 at 3:32 a.m. for driving under the influence. He was released on the same day at 4:56 a.m. on a $2500 bond...

Gary Frederick Wiebelhaus, age 66, of Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Monday, March 01, 2010, at his home. Funeral arrangements for Gary Frederick Wiebelhaus will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan., 66701.

Donna J. Guss, age 64, resident of 713 Huntington, Fort Scott, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. She was born Oct. 13, 1945, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Alvin and Elizabeth Taiclet. She married Larry Guss on March 26, 1965, in Fort Scott...

Anna Jeans, 73, Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Deerfield, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born March 16, 1936 in Deerfield, Mo., to Clarence Brock and Gladys Ripley Brock...

In this series we have two stories. The first written by Una (Hudson) Henderson and the second story written by Bertha (Isabell) McFarland Hi Marilyn, Didn't we have fun? All my years of Fort Scott High School were very memorable. I attended seven different grade schools, (that I remember) and to attend high school four years in the same place was almost unheard of for me. I liked everyone and had lots of friends, especially if they laughed a lot...

Sgt. Clint Metcalf, a Fort Scott native, was recently promoted to the rank of Seargent, while serving in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, where he is finishing up a one year deployment. He will be returning back to Fort Drum, New York in late March. Sgt. ...

Jack Corporon, former resident of Arcadia and Pittsburg, recently attended a journalism meeting at the University of Kansas. He is a trustee of the William Allen White foundation which strives to keep alive the spirit of the Sage of Emporia. White was nationally famous for his thoughtful and authoritataive editorials in The Emporia Gazette for decades. ...

If you are getting a federal tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service, you can choose to use that money to purchase U.S. savings bonds. A refund may seem like extra money to spend as you wish. But, it's also a good opportunity to put some dollars away for future major purchases, unexpected expenses, or a college education. Everyone can use an "emergency" cushion for auto repairs, medical bills, or unexpected events...

SALINA -- Fort Scott High School senior Denzell Davis finished in second place at 119 pounds at the Kansas Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament here Saturday while classmate Justin Sharp claimed a fifth-place medal at 125 pounds. By virtue of winning all his matches Friday, Davis (33-9) earned his berth into finals Saturday where he was pitted against senior Zac Sparr of Rose Hill (33-2) who had finished either second or third in his previous three trips to the State Tournament. ...

Fort Scott Community College's new head softball coach, Malinda Berglund, saw her team stumble out of the block as it dropped both games of a season-opening doubleheader to Iowa Central at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Sunday afternoon. The Tritons, ranked No. 6 in NJCAA Division II, swept the Greyhounds 8-3 and 10-0, the second game called after 5 innings on the run rule...

UNIONTOWN -- G.A. Tucker hit a contested shot with two seconds remaining to bring Uniontown girls' season to a premature end here Monday night. Tucker's shot capped a 29-point night as the Sedan sharpshooter led her fifth-seeded Blue Devils to a 46-45 victory over the fourth-seeded Eagles in a first-round Oswego Class 2A Sub-State Tournament game...

Fort Scott High's girls knew that Paola, even as a No. 7 seed in the Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State, was not going to be an easy team to beat when they met them in a first-round game at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night. Considering the quality of competition the Panthers (6-15) have played this season, it wasn't surprising to see them hang with the second-seeded Tigers (15-6) early on. ...

Jonathan Stark will be able to attest to how physical Fort Scott High's first-round Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State game with Paola was at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night. Stark was injured not once but twice during play. He was already playing with a face mask to protect a broken nose. The first time he got hurt, he lost a tooth. The second time, he got knocked woozy...

All members of the Fort Scott Scottish Rite, 110 South Main, Fort Scott, Kansas are ask to attend the Regular Stated Meeting and Dinner on at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The dinner menu is corned beef and cabbage, potatoes and carrots, jello salad, rolls, pistachio cake and tea or coffee. For those wishing to attend, please RSVP by Wednesday. Call (620) 223-1330, fax (620) 223-3851 or emailfsscottishrite@sbcglobal.net...

Nearly 1,400 taxpayers in Bourbon County received more than $2.8 million -- an average of $2,051 per taxpayer -- in Earned Income Tax Credits last year, according to the Internal Revenue Service. "This year an expanded EITC can put up to $5,756 into the pockets of low-income working individuals and families," IRS spokesman Michael Devine said. "If they qualify and claim the credit, they could pay less federal tax, pay no tax or even receive a refund beyond the amount of tax withheld."...

During the month of March, the members of Curves are hoping to gain weight to help the Beacon. Within the Curves corporation, March is dedicated to gathering donations for local food banks. According to Angie Kemmerer, co-owner of the local Curves, the Curves club that generates the largest donation by weight in relation to their member size will receive a $1,000 check written directly to their local food bank. ...

Five people were injured in a rollover accident Saturday afternoon three miles north of Pleasanton. Twenty-seven-year-old James Stinnett, of Deerfield, Mo., was driving a 1998 Lincoln SUV southbound on U.S. Highway 69 shortly before 4:30 p.m. when he fell asleep causing the vehicle to exit the road on the west side, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol...

About 30-35 concerned parents and teachers packed the USD 234 Board of Education office Monday to hear more information on a district proposal to change the configuration of both local elementary schools. While not everyone present chose to address the board during their regular meeting, some chose to voice their opinions on the issue -- a proposal to reconfigure the grade levels at Winfield Scott Elementary School and Eugene Ware Elementary School into what are called attendance centers...

MOUND CITY -- Four Jayhawks reached double figures in scoring Monday night as third-seeded Jayhawk-Linn defeated Howard-West Elk 54-20 in a first-round game of the Oswego Class 2A Sub-State Tournament. The Jayhawks (15-6) will take on the tournament hosts Thursday night at 7:30. Oswego (16-5) defeated Marmaton Valley 64-35 Monday...

HUTCHINSON -- Hutchinson's men defeated Fort Scott Community College, 76-47, here Tuesday night in the first-round of the Region VI Division I Tournament. Fort Scott's season ended with a 4-27 record after a 3-4 start. Hutchinson (26-5) will advance to a quarterfinal game against Garden City in Wichita Saturday afternoon...

With March proclaimed as Red Cross Month by President Barack Obama, the Bourbon County Chapter of the American Red Cross on Monday recognized and thanked the supporters and volunteers whose efforts enable the organization to respond to disasters "down the street, across the country and around the world," a Red Cross statement said...

A reception for the exhibit "Kansans Tell Their Stories" will be held this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Charlotte and Ken Lunt Lobby of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College. This is the last week that the exhibit will be in Fort Scott as it moves on to a new location on its state-wide tour. FSCC has hosted the exhibit since January 25. The public is invited to attend and the event is free of charge...

Following Saturday's District History Day Championships, 29 students will be moving on to the State History Day competition in Topeka. Of the 29 moving on, 19 come from Fort Scott schools. History Day encourages students to express their knowledge and interest in history through creative and original dramatic performances, media presentations, historical papers, three-dimensional exhibit projects, or Web site production. ...

The Fort Scott High School forensic team was in action again on Saturday in Wellsville and Coffeyville. The group that competed in Wellsville had an outstanding day as 16 competitors made finals. Four team members won championships: Daniel Lyon (extemporaneous speaking), Tony Jackson (informative speech), Kai Simmons-Mims and Chris Herman (duet), and Matt Carrillo (original poetry). This squad won its fifth consecutive tournament...

400,000 Americans will suffer, says Labor Department

The opening of Tuesday evening's meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission began with a closing. Kansas Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Todd Bunting, other members of the Kansas Army National Guard, city commissioners and staff, and several local residents turned out to witness the official closing of the National Guard Armory in Fort Scott. ...

CONCORDIA -- Fort Scott Community College's women were the only road team to win a first-round Region VI Division I Women's Tournament game Tuesday night when the Greyhounds held off Cloud County for a 61-60 victory.