Stories from Thursday, April 21, 2011

Dorothy Turner Evans, age 90, resident of Chanute, Kan., died Monday evening, April 18, 2011, at her home. She was born March 12, 1921, in Parsons, Kan., the daughter of James E. and Ruby Wiggans Smith. She married Willard M. Turner on Dec. 24, 1939, in Fort Scott, Kan. To this union were born three children; Jerry W. Turner, in 1941, James H. Turner, in 1944, and Judith C. Turner Funk in 1951...

Kathryn I. (Rose) Tanner, 82, of Gas, Kan., died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Kathryn was born April 27, 1928, at Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Andrew J. and Veneta M. (Anderson) Rose. She grew up at Fort Scott. On June 22, 1945, Kathryn married Lloyd M. Tanner and they moved to Iola on Aug. 5, 1955. He preceded her in death in September of 1966...

HOGSETT -- Todd and Heidi Hogsett and siblings Ryan and Jasmine of 310 N. Main, Attica, Kan., are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother, Corey Huston Hogsett, at 12 a.m. Friday, April 15, 2011, at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kan. Cory's weight was 6 pounds, 7.3 ounces and his length was 19 1/4 inches...

VALENTINE -- Tyler and Ashely Valentine and brother Treyton, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Ryland Lee Valentine. He was born at 12:08 p.m. April 20, 2011 at Mercy Health Center. He was 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 20 inches long at birth...

Cynthia Kay Cowen, 27, 211 S. Lowman, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 11:50 p.m. on April 19 for domestic battery and is still being held at this time. Vernon Scott Darnell, 32, 209 E. Grand, LaCygne, Kan., was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 10:48 a.m. on April 19 on two Bourbon County warrants and is still being held at this time...

Shana Brianne Leachner, a junior at Kansas State University, received a letter commending her for her fine academic record for the completion of at least 12 semester hours in residence with a grade point average that places her in the upper 10 percent of her class. The letter was signed by the Dean of the College of Human Ecology, recognizing her for outstanding achievements...

Phi Theta Kappa, the largest academic honor society in higher education recognizing the academic excellence of students attending associate degree-granting colleges, has inducted new members. Those inducted into the Omega Iota Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa on Sunday, April 17 were: Joan Bayles, Toronto, Kan.; Sarah Black, Sand Springs, Okla.; ZiQi Deng, China-Guanddong; Ralynda Gatlin, Buffalo; Meagan Hein, Chanute; Scott Hughes, Eureka...

The Kansas Historical Society will hold a Heritage Trust Fund grant workshop from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 in the Alliance Room of the Memorial Building at 101 S. Lincoln, Chanute. The free workshop includes information on the HTF grant application process and grant administration procedures. ...

As we celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 22, let's take a minute to thank the original everyday environmentalists -- America's farmers and ranchers. According to data from the U.S. Census and the National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS), in 1960 there were 3.9 million farms feeding a U.S. population of 183 million. In 2007, there were 2.2 million farms feeding 301 million people. That is a population increase of 64 percent while farm numbers decreased by 1.7 million...

What the future holds for agriculture in our area of Kansas and Missouri, as well as around the world, is a constantly debated question. How much can yields be expected to increase over the next 30 to 40 years? How many more acres can be brought into production? Will all countries be able to increase food production in the future, or just a few? Is there any way we will be able to feed the world's population by 2050?...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) The three days' session of the Scottish Rite reunion closed with the semi-annual banquet last evening at the banquet hall in the Cathedral. About 300 men sat down to the tables, which were handsomely set with chinaware in which was burned the Scottish Rite emblem. ...

International students at Pittsburg State University are cooking for the community this Friday night -- and raising money for disaster relief in Japan at the same time. The second annual International Night Market will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on April 22 on PSU's Oval. Hosted by the International Student Association, the event will feature booths selling food from several different countries represented by PSU's international students...

Fort Scott Community College recently announced two special events that will take place next month in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the college campus, 2108 S. Horton. The Latin band, Son Venezuela, will perform a concert celebrating Cinco de Mayo at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5. Kansas State University head football coach Bill Snyder will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, May 9 at the center...

The Walk Kansas program, which tries to get people to be more active and eat healthier while figuratively walking across the state, is still going strong. The eight-week venture, sponsored by Kansas State University, has attracted 49 teams with nearly 300 members in Bourbon County. Teams of six log their exercise and amount of fruit and vegetables eaten. Teams can either set a goal of having each member exercise two-and-a-half hours a week, or work out six hours per week...

The Valley of Fort Scott Scottish Rite, 110 S. Main St., Fort Scott, will present the Easter program depicting the Last Supper and the ascension of Christ at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24. The event is open to the public and admission is free. Fort Scott Scottish Rite members will be in full costume at the Fort Scott Scottish Rite auditorium...

The public is invited to attend Good Friday services at noon April 22, at First Church of God, 1115 E. Wall St. The service is sponsored by by the Fort Scott Ministerial Alliance.

In an effort to streamline operations, the U.S. Postal Service may be consolidating some Fort Scott operations with those in Kansas City, Mo. An Area Mail Processing Study will help the postal service determine whether most mail processing should be moved from here to Kansas City, spokesman Richard Watkins said. The post office here will not be closed and any consolidation would not affect mail carriers, he said...

Fort Scott High School's junior varsity tennis tournament was held on Monday with nine members of the team taking part. The best finish was posted by the No. 1 doubles team of Matt Hull and Wyatt Hulbert, who went 3-0 in the bracket. They defeated Stewart/ Konek of Pittsburg, 6-5 (7-2), Lewman/Wallace of Independence, 6-4, and Moerlien/Murdock of Parsons, 6-4, after rallying from a 5-1 deficit in the finals...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's baseball and softball teams enjoyed success earlier this week. Monday, both teams hosted Marmaton Valley and posted sweeps while the softball team swept St. Paul Tuesday. The baseball team (3-1 league, 3-4 overall) won its Three Rivers League games 5-1 and 3-2. Ty Clayton belted a 3-run homer in the bottom of the first inning of the opener and Jake Dawson (2-2) was 2 for 3 and allowed no earned runs on 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6...

COLUMBUS -- Fort Scott High School's boys finished second while the girls took third place at a track meet here Tuesday. Fort Scott's boys scored 82 points and finished as the runner-up behind Baxter Springs, which had 83 points. Labette County was third with 79...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High School's sweep of Independence here Tuesday sets up a showdown for leadership in the Southeast Kansas League softball race when the Tigers visit defending champion Labette County this afternoon. Fort Scott swept Independence 7-1 and 16-3 to improve to 6-0 in the SEK and 7-1 overall. Labette County is 6-0, 9-0 after beating Frontenac in a non-league game Tuesday. Indy fell to 3-2 in the SEK and 4-3 overall and is now tied for third with Chanute...

Fort Scott High School baseball and softball at Labette County, tennis at Chanute, golf at Parsons, and the Fort Scott Relays were all called off Thursday due to rain. The Fort Scott Relays will be held Monday at Frary Field. FSHS baseball will be made up Monday while softball has been rescheduled for Tuesday...