Stories from Friday, April 8, 2011

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Eugene F. Ware, of Topeka, owner of the two lots at the northwest corner of First Street and National Avenue, will donate the lots for the site of an armory building for use by the militia and the G.A.R., says Capt. A.W. Snyder, of the local company of militia. And hence a new armory building is boomed again. The G.A.R. will be in favor and will use its influence to secure the building. A bond election will be necessary to let the people decide if the matter gets that far...

Well, I got myself excited about the chance to be under 300 pounds for the first time since 2003, but I am sadly disappointed. My goal was to reach the 299 mark by the end of the week and it is not looking good. I have been suffering from a pretty bad cold that gave me a sinus headache for a couple of days, constant coughing, and weak muscles...

Governor Jesus Aguilar Padilla attended the Vineyard Church in Mazatlan, Mexico, a few Sundays ago, and Dave was there. Padilla had come to honor the church's dedication to ministry and to acknowledge all the Vineyard does for the poor in the area. The governor made a monetary donation and then walked around with the collection plate, insisting his bodyguards do the same, a sight Dave found very impressive. ...

Some time ago, David Haimerl, who is a very good friend, fellow researcher and historian discovered the following 1862 description of the hospitals in Fort Scott at the end of the second year of the Civil War. One of the joys of studying the Civil War is that most folks who do this are happy to share the new "old" information they have discovered. ...

Rudolph "Rudy" Werholtz, 96, formerly of Emporia and Shawnee, Kan., died at 7:17 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in his home at the Brandon Woods Retirement Community in Lawrence, Kan. He was born Sept. 26, 1914 in Columbus, Kan., a son of Frank and Elizabeth (Volker) Werholtz...

Daniel J. Mashek, 18, 1612 Oak St., Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on April 6 at 12:44 p.m. on two Bourbon County warrants and is still being held at this time. Lynette Renee Vann, 46, Fort Scott was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on April 6 at 10:15 p.m. for domestic battery and is still being held at this time...

Bryanna McDaniel and Aaron DuVall and brother Aaron DuVall II are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Zaqry William Scott DuVall. He was born at 9:37 a.m. April 7 at Mercy Health Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ozs. at birth. Maternal grandparents are Misty Smith, Brian McDaniel, Barbara Williams, Linda McDaniel and Darrell McDaniel, all of Fort Scott...

The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child's health care treatments, services or equipment not covered, or only partially covered, by their commercial health insurance plans...

The community is invited to celebrate Marcella Butler's 80th birthday from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. April 16 in the commons room at High Rise, 315 Scott Ave. Enter at the east door.

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University students topped the Kansas Association of Broadcasters' 2011 Student Broadcast Awards competition, receiving 55 awards -- the most by any school at the collegiate level. The honors were presented April 5 at the association's student seminar and career fair in Topeka. The competition included entries from community colleges, colleges and universities in Kansas at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including one from Fort Scott...

Lisa Turner is Fort Scott's first graduate of the School at Work (SAW) program, instituted on July 2010 at Mercy Health Center. The nine-month program partners a Mercy co-worker with a mentor to help the SAW participant explore career opportunities within Mercy and facilitate growth both professionally and personally, a news release said...

A two-day "Introduction to QuickBooks" workshop will be held in Pittsburg on Tuesday, April 26 and Thursday, April 28. The session will be held in room 103 of Keice Hall in the south computer lab at Pittsburg State University, South Broadway and Cleveland streets. Both sessions will have sign-in from 1 p.m.-1:20 p.m. and the workshop will begin promptly at 1:30 p.m., concluding 4:30 p.m...

The Scottish Rite of Fort Scott will conduct its 224th Reunion on Saturday, April 16. This is an outstanding time for the Scottish Rite Masons as they bring in new members to the organization, a news release said. When a person becomes a Mason, they can choose to achieve a greater degree of proficiency in the Craft and the Scottish Rite is the next step. ...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High's baseball team displayed good enough pitching to win most games here Tuesday, a big step up from allowing 17 runs in their season-opening loss to Nevada March 28. But Pittsburg's pitching was just that little bit better and the Purple Dragons took both ends of a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader at Jaycee Ball Park, 3-2 in eight innings and 4-1...

If the federal government shuts down -- as threatened, the local economy is likely to suffer. The National Parks Service is one of the agencies that would be shuttered if Congress does not reach an agreement on federal spending reductions by midnight Friday. This means that the Fort Scott National Historic Site would have to close until a resolution is arrived at...

Winners of Tuesday's USD 234 Board of Education election agree a major concern facing school boards across Kansas next school year is probable state funding cuts. Belynda Davenport, who defeated her opponent Jeff Sims for the unexpired position six term, said "the most important issue is the budget."...