Stories from Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Greetings from the Ole Grey Mare: The time finally arrived, the opening of deer season. This column will be written from a gal's perspective, instead of a guy's. So if any guys are out there reading this, understand it would be completely different written by a guy. As you probably guessed, they would give the seamier side of hunting...

Anna Mae Cooper, age 72, a resident of Arma, Kan., died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She was born June 19, 1938, in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Emery Theodore Phillips and Grace Belle Proctor Phillips. She married Darrel G. Wise and he preceded her in death on Nov. 12, 1973...

Thomas Earl "Tom" Ford Jr., 80, Lee's Summit, Mo., died Nov. 15, 2010, peacefully at home following a battle with brain cancer. Tom spent his childhood years in St. Joseph, Mo., and Fort Scott, Kan. He was a 1949 graduate of Fort Scott High School. He graduated from Fort Scott Junior College and Draughns Business College in Springfield, Mo...

Shannon Lee Neth, age 45, a resident of Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, at his home. He was born April 24, 1965 in Fort Scott, the son of Wally Garfield Neth and Geraldine Larsen Neth. Shannon was a 1984 graduate of Fort Scott High School and a graduate of Fort Scott Community College...

Eileen Mae Wisehart, 92, died at 10:55 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 at Via Christi Village. She was born Sept. 14, 1918 at Harris, Kan., to Dempsey Ethredge and Guinivere Katherine Wilson Gibbs. She married Claude A. Dunham Jr., in Carthage, Mo., on May 7, 1942, and they lived in Fort Scott until 1963, when they moved to Pittsburg. He died in 1976...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) operates a hotline to answer consumers' questions about food preparation and food safety. On weekdays, including Thanksgiving Day, callers will be connected to a real person who can answer their questions. At other times, recorded messages will answer most questions which might be asked. The Meat and Poultry Hotline number is (888) MPHotline (674-6854)...

Sorghum Checkoff Chairman Bill Greving has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has finalized procedures for the upcoming referendum on the continuation of the Sorghum Checkoff Program. For the program to continue, the Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Order requires that a referendum be conducted no later than three years after the start of assessments, which began on July 1, 2008...

In a collaborative effort to help keep Bourbon County residents healthy and "flu free" this winter, two free flu clinics have been scheduled in Fort Scott. The first clinic is scheduled for 3:30-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, in the Kennedy Gymnasium, 705 S. Holbrook. The second clinic is set for 3:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the Bourbon County Chapter of the American Red Cross office, 11 N. Broadway...

The city of Fort Scott will be closed Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving. Offices re-open Nov. 29. The brush dump site will also be closed Nov. 25, but will be open from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 27.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reminding residents that as cold weather approaches, the dangers associated with carbon monoxide poisoning increase. KDHE urges Kansans to take the proper steps to prevent CO poisoning. "Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is extremely poisonous and can kill within minutes," KDHE Acting Secretary John W. ...

Economic development, networking and boosting tourism are among the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce's goals for 2011. New FSACC Executive Director Lindsay Madison, who was officially named to the position last week, said Tuesday one of the chamber's primary goals for next year is to improve communication and networking among its members...

Recent issues regarding content of an online forum prompted its CEO to respond Tuesday. Several residents had contacted The Tribune looking for help, although the newspaper has no affiliation with the website and no control over the content posted by its users...