Stories from Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Nell Dikeman honored former Arcadia High School students by naming the honor roll from 50 years ago in the Fort Scott Tribune. Superintendent A. F. Bowlus announced the All-A Honor roll for the second six weeks. They were Nancy Brown, Marilyn Coonrod, Kenny Kunstel and Joyce Gabel. The A-B honor roll were Sherry Swafford, Pat Smith, Ava Stroud, Terry Kunstel, Virginia Harris, Peggy Odell, Stuart Powell, Orville Darnaby, Arthur Gibson, Elizabeth Burge and Richie Dixon...

The end of the holiday season and the prospect of cold winter weather may have some wondering how they will keep themselves and their families entertained indoors. Rather than more movies and video games, think about turning off the television and getting out a game...

This is the second installment of a two-part series. While attending a rodeo in Kansas, Dee and Colleen took a side trip to Bonner Springs, to a marble factory. This is a tourist place and kids love to come there. Each child gets a plastic tube and they fill it up with 10 kinds and colors of marbles from various bins. It is called The Moon Marble Factory...

The December meeting of the Uniontown 4-H Club began with the 4-H members writing Christmas cards to be distributed at a local nursing home. Thirteen members, two visitors and their families enjoyed a carry-in dinner. The club provided the ham for the meal and the families provided the side dishes to complete a wonderful meal enjoyed by all...

Joseph Michael Russell, 30, of 1170 110 St., Redfield, was arrested on Dec. 30, by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Newton County (Mo.) warrant and is still being held at this time. William Joseph Mitchell, 26, of 34 Sumac Dr., Mound City, was arrested on Dec. 30, by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant and is still being held at this time...

Donald Eugene Fulk, age 72, a resident of Moran, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola following a brief cancer illness. He was born July 5, 1938, in Moran, the son of Donald T. Fulk and Lucretia Fisher Fulk. Donald was retired from heavy construction in the pipeline and road construction business which took him from Canada south to the Gulf of Mexico...

Kenneth E. Blevins age 79 of Reyno, Ark., passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 at St. Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, Ark. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 at the Hopewell Cemetery, Montrose, Mo. Family will receive friends from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Mo...

Fannie Mae Walker, age 79, a resident of rural Uniontown, died early Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at her home. She was born Jan. 17, 1931, in Aurora, Mo., the daughter of James Orlando Woods and Mary Warwick Clark Woods. Fannie Mae married Clarence Andrew Walker in 1954...

CAMPBELL -- Erin Campbell, Fort Scott; is proud to announce the birth of her son, Mason Ryder Campbell. Mason was born at 2:25 p.m., Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21 inches in length at birth...

Carl William Secrest, age 86, former Fort Scott resident, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at the Christian Care Home in Republic, Mo. He was born Jan. 21, 1924, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Thomas Secrest and Rosa Allen Secrest. He served his country in the United States Navy...

Marilyn Jane Ives, age 72, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Liberal, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at her home. She was born Jan. 22, 1938, at Marion, Ind., the daughter of Victor Ernest Turney and Jessie Lucille Griffin Turney...

The USD 234 Board of Education recognized district business manager Alan Drake for 30 years of service to the district, and welcomed his replacement on board during the board's regular monthly meeting on Monday. The board officially hired Tiffany Forester earlier this month and she began her new job Monday. She and other school officials were present at the meeting to help honor Drake, who is retiring Feb. 1...

Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, a not-for-profit agency serving Bourbon County and 13 other counties in Southeast Kansas, is partnering with Cheney Witt Funeral Home to host Companions in Grief, a monthly support group. The first session is from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Cheney Witt Carriage House in Fort Scott...

Fort Scott police officers kept busy during the New Year's holiday. Officers responded to 10 calls Sunday regarding windows being broken in vehicles around town. As of Monday afternoon, FSPD Lt. Travis Shelton said a man's wallet was stolen from a vehicle, while $70 in cash was stolen from a truck at the same location. ...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Those who made a New Year's resolution to quit smoking or using other tobacco products have a variety of options available to help them kick the habit. Rhonda Kellstadt, a registered nurse practitioner at the Mercy Medical Clinic of Linn County in Pleasanton, said she has provided smoking cessation counseling to patients for about 15 years. ...

An Arcadia couple welcomed the first baby of 2011 at Mercy Health Center on New Year's Day. Tyler Trebian was born at 10:42 a.m. Saturday. He was 7 pounds, 2 1/2 ounces at birth and 20 inches long, his mother, Lindsey Trebian said. Tyler joins 9-year-old John III and 6-year-old Trinity...

Two local businesses spent Sunday morning picking up the pieces after being vandalized this weekend. Officers with the Fort Scott Police Department responded to a break-in Sunday morning at Subway, 1715 S. National Ave., after an employee noticed damage to the door. According to FSPD Lt. Travis Shelton, the employee called the FSPD prior to entering the building...

Three injury accidents sent several people to the hospital during the past week. Chelsea Marie Poe, 18, of Bronaugh, Mo., was listed in good condition at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, David Morris, director of marketing/public relations said. Also sent to St. John's was 4-month-old Jeep R. Chadd, of Bronaugh. The driver, 18-year-old Dalton Chadd of Garland, was transported to Mercy Health Center...

WILSON -- Clint and Tina Wilson, Fort Scott are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Timber Mae Wilson. She joins two brothers, Gage and Cody Wilson. Timber was born at 3:39 p.m., Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...