Stories from Friday, May 6, 2011

Columbus entered Thursday's doubleheader at Ty Cullor Field as the leader in the Southeast Kansas League baseball race. The Titans limped out in fourth place after Fort Scott High clobbered Columbus 15-0 and 6-0 in a league doubleheader at Ty Cullor Field...

Years ago, when we lived in Texas, Dave and I hosted a Bible study in our home. It was led by our good friends, our pastor Jack and his wife Lael. A new couple came one Sunday evening when Dave was out of town, and before our study began, I asked about their family. They had one son and he was...well, "perfect." I smiled and said not what I was thinking: "How nice."...

Mother's Day is almost here. All around the nation children are celebrating the occasion by doing something special for their moms. This Sunday will be no different for me. Sister Pam and brother Gene will join me to spend the day with our mom, too, but this occasion will be extra special to all of us...

The Hammond Church will be hosting a yard sale from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday. Money raised during the yard sale will be used to fund various activites. A bake sale will be held in conjunction with the yard sale with proceeds from the bake sale going toward summer youth lunch programs...

During the Civil War, Fort Scott evolved into a huge military complex that extended well beyond the current boundary of Fort Scott National Historic Site. One of the largest parts of this complex was a huge Quartermaster Depot that facilitated the transportation of supplies to Fort Gibson in the Indian Territory (present Oklahoma) and Fort Smith, Ark...

The family of Bill and Jay Dunn are honoring the couple's 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Saturday, May 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the home of Mike and Clara Dunn at 1401 Horton, Fort Scott. Bill Dunn married Wanda (Jay) Carpenter on May 14, 1961, at the First Christian Church in Fort Scott...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) George Julian, a laborer of this city, works hard every day and has gained a reputation as a good, honest workman. He is the father of 21 children, most of whom are living. He is 64 years old and has lived in an around Fort Scott for the past 30 years. He lives on the Seagrave place, west of the city...

Market Minute, a column on successfully shopping at the Fort Scott Farmers' Market, will include shopping tips, products available, seasonal listings of produce, highlight vendors and their favorite recipes. The goal is to know your farmer -- know your food...

Ellwood Garrell "Abe" Stambaugh, age 92, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Medicalodges of Fort Scott. He was born July 21, 1918, in Prescott, Kan., the son of Bertram C. and Bessie Smith Stambaugh. He graduated from Prescott High School. ...

James Edward Sams, 56, 723 E. National, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on May 4 at 2:10 p.m. on a Bourbon County warrant, pedestrian under the influence and released the same day at 3:29 p.m. on a $1,000 bond.

The Fort Scott Good Ol' Days Committee is gearing up for the 30th annual event planned for the evenings of June 2-3 and all day June 4-5. Admission is free to the festival but some events will require a fee. Tickets are now available for the Fort Scott Idol, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. ...

Saturdays from June 11-July 30, the Fort Scott Public Library and Fort Scott Elementary Schools Parent-Teacher Organization will offer a summer reading program for youngsters up to age 11. The program is aimed at giving kids an incentive to read during the summer. Storytime will be followed by a craft and snacks. The kick-off will be from 10 a.m.-noon June 11 at the Fort Scott Public Library, 201 S. National Ave. A schedule from the flyer follows:...

The Fort Scott Farmers' Market will begin a fresh season Saturday and organizers and vendors said they are ready. "Vendors are ready and excited," Fort Scott Farmers' Market Association spokeswoman and vendor Mary Corpstein said. "We're looking forward to a busy, productive and fun season."...

A two-and-a-half-story Fort Scott home is likely a total loss after Thursday evening fire tore through it. Fort Scott Fire Chief Paul Ballou said the blaze started in the attic. "We had some household items in the stairwell and we couldn't make entry, so we had to back out," Ballou said. Five engines, a ladder truck, rescue vehicle and two staff vehicles were on the scene in at 524 S. Osbun, along with approximately 15 firefighters from the city and Scott Township...