Stories from Friday, July 9, 2010

Sara Louise Krull, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, died early Thursday, July 8, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 27, 1927, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Frank How Blankenship and Mary Jane McGuire. She married Floyd Krull on June 24, 1961. He preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 2000...

Marjorie M. Elliott, 79, of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010 after a lengthy illness. "Marge" was born Dec. 1, 1930 to William T. and Leona Mae (McClanahan) Newkirk in Independence, Kan. She graduated from Independence High School, and the Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kan...

Richard A. DeAntoni, Sr. formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., and Nevada, Mo., died July 6, 2002 in Nevada. There was cremation. His ashes were laid to rest on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Fort Scott National Cemetery with military honor. He is greatly missed by his family and friends...

Phillip L. Nethercot, 86, of Tulsa, Okla., and formerly of the Fort Scott area, passed away on July 7, 2010. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Moore's Eastlawn Chapel, Tulsa, Okla., (918) 622-1155.

FARLEY -- John Farley and Tara Granere, Fort Scott, and sister Teryn, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Lakyn Ann Farley. Lakyn was born at 6:16 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length...

By Steve Moyer Herald-Tribune Nevada lost a link to the past and one of its most colorful characters Thursday with the death of 76-year-old Patrick Brophy. Known far and wide as the town historian, Brophy was considered by many to be the keeper of Vernon County history...

By Jason E. Silvers Herald - Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Tomatoes are ripe and in season and will be the focus of the second annual Tomato Festival scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 17, at Skubitz Plaza near the Fort Scott National Historic Site...

On Friday, Delbert Johnson and Melanie Richardson hitched up this restored stagecoach for the inaugural run of the "Delbert Johnston Stage Coach Line." Richardson, who's driving the coach, is a summer employee of Johnson's and helped him strip the coach of old paint and repaint it. Delbert plans to add four more ponies to the team of ponies...

* Nearly $14.6 million returned to nearly 54,000 claimants. Herald-Tribune For the second year in a row, the unclaimed property division of State Treasurer Dennis McKinney's office has worked to return a record breaking amount of money to Kansans. In the 2010 fiscal year 53,913 properties which was a 40 percent increase over 2009, totaling nearly $14.6 million a 34 percent increase over 2009 was returned to its rightful owners. ...