Stories from Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Robin Smith Sciortino, age 74, a resident of Sequim, Wash., died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Washington. She was born May 29, 1935, in Inverness, Miss., the daughter of Hiram Whetstone Smith and Wilma Tolar Smith. Robin married Lew Sciortino on Oct. 4, 1976...

Charles J. "Mick" Dwyer, Jr., age 81, resident of rural Fort Scott, died Monday, April 26, 2010, at his home. Funeral arrangements for Mick Dwyer will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Cathy Jean Pettey, age 48, of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday April 25, 2010 at the Freeman Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. Memorial prayer service will be held 6 p.m., Thursday April 29, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in Hume, Mo. Visitation will follow until 8 p.m...

Cecil Leroy Gaston, 89, of Amoret, Missouri, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the Bates County Memorial Hospital, Butler, Mo. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Amoret Christian Church, Amoret, Mo. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at the church...

COWDIN -- Josh Cowdin and Cara Foster, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Joshua Ray Cowdin. Joshua was born at 10:06 a.m., Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches in length at birth...

SWAN -- Brittany and David Swan, Pittsburg, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Bryson Paul Swan. Bryson was born at 5:28 p.m., April 25, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Ken and Tiffany Prettyman, Gainesville, Fla...

Do you ever waste time looking for things because you didn't put them away where they belong? Is your closet overflowing, but you can't find the item you want? Have you missed paying a bill on time because you lost it? Clutter can easily get out of control and waste space, time and energy...

The last Sunday in April, guests in Arcadia Christian Church were Karen Jerkins, Arcadia, and Phoenix Smith, Carole and Ryan Brooks from the Englevale area. Cheyenne Mellon, a faithful student, was absent because she was spending the weekend with her Aunt Mandy in Fort Scott...

Pawnee 4-H held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 13 at the 4-H building. It was Parent Night and Doug Simpson acted as President on behalf of his daughter Dacey. With summer on its way, the group discussed county 4-H camp June 15 -18 and Day Camp June 11 from 8 to noon...

UNIONTOWN -- Abbie Smith set two more meet record, this time on her home track, at the 23rd Annual Uniontown Invitational meet here Monday. Smith won three events, setting record in long jump and the 100-meter hurdles. Her long jump mark was 17 feet, 2 3/4 inches. She ran a 15.9 in the 100-meter hurdles. And her 300-meter hurdle time was 53.4 seconds...

COFFEYVILLE -- Just three days after being swept at home by Southeast Kansas League-leading Labette County, Fort Scott High School's softball team bounced back into the win column with sweep of Coffeyville here Monday. The Tigers got by the Golden Tornado 3-1 in the opener, then went on to a 19-0 romp in the second game...

Detroit native signs with University of Southern Utah

The Fort Scott Community College Music Department will present its annual spring choir concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton St. The program is titled "Through the Eyes of a Child." The opening set will consist of a song cycle by Kansas composer John Leavitt with texts by American poets Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe, and Carl Sandburg. A string ensemble will accompany the choir...

Exercise and healthy eating were just two of the topics that USD 234 employees learned about during a district wellness fair Friday at Fort Scott Middle School. Pam Brown, USD 234 school nurse, said the primary purpose of the event is to help educate district employees about the importance of living healthy lifestyles...

Many vacant buildings in the downtown area were once again open to the public as a tour was given Tuesday morning of all the buildings which are for sale or rent. The Main Street Investment Tour was organized by Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Business Development Division Chairman Jerry Witt with the goal of getting people in the buildings to see the potential those buildings possess...