Stories from Friday, July 8, 2011

Charles Ray Troyer, 21, 101 165th St., Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on July 6 at 4:03 p.m. for the abuse of a child and is still being held. Penny Delynn Redding, 39, no address given, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on July 6 at 9:47 a.m. on a probation violation and is still being held...

Megan Brillhart and Jayson Shaw III, Overland Park, Kan., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Vander Jay Shaw on Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 7:03 a.m. at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Vander weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Maternal grandparents are Diane and Mark Brillhart, Fort Scott, Nancy Peterman, Overland Park, and Kevin Peterman, Nevada, Mo...

Nettie Margaret Christeson, 90, resident of Arma, Kan., died Thursday, July 7, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Merna Sue Wisner, 77, resident of Indiana, Penn., died Monday, July 4, 2011, at the Conemaugh Valley Hospital in Johnstown, Penn. She was born Aug. 6, 1933, in Paint, Penn., the daughter of Arthur Sanford Ream and Albert Emma Wiand Ream. Mrs. Wisner worked as a nurse's aide in many nursing homes and attended the Penn Run Wesleyan Church. She enjoyed taking her family to church and Sunday school and was also an avid reader...

Perley Dewaine Geiger, 83, resident of Uniontown, Kan., left this life for his journey to heaven on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., following a cancer illness. He was born Dec. 8, 1927, on the family farm near Uniontown to Schley and Ruth Wells Geiger...

"Recalculating." If you have a GPS system and you're like me, this is a word you hear frequently when traveling. Its definition? "You're lost again. Find a place to turn around and go the other direction, you numbskull." Some of us live in recalculating mode. We are constantly readjusting. Plan A becomes Plan B which evolves into Plan C...

Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene Food Ministries will be taking orders from the Angel Food July menu July 19 through July 21 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and July 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Distribution day for this order period will be Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m to 11 a.m...

The Mayfield brothers, Brice and John (whose nickname was "Crack"), were two southern partisan rangers or "bushwhackers," if one is of the northern persuasion, from Vernon County during the Civil War. In fact, the entire Mayfield family, including their sisters, were famous or infamous southern sympathizers, depending on one's perspective...

Although the Farmers' Market's main focus is on produce, we have an exceptional craft vendor who has been with the market for the past five years. Despite working a full- and part-time job, Mary Grogman typically brings her crafts to the Saturday morning market. Her product line is ever expanding with new items...

Area residents interested in starting their own business are encouraged to attend a free two-hour "How to Start Your Own Business" workshop from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, July 28. It will be held in the Greyhound Room of the Administration Building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton...

Registered nurse Alice Helton, a certified diabetes educator, will facilitate a Diabetes Support Group at 6 p.m. Monday, July 18 at in McAuley Room A & B at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. The public is invited and individuals with diabetes or caregivers are encouraged to attend. ...

Youngsters age 9-12 will have a chance to explore history in a hands-on way during the Fort Scott National Historic Site's Trailblazer Camp. The camp will be offered from Aug. 1-5 from 8:30 a.m.-noon each day. The program introduces youngsters to the National Park Service in general, some of the jobs rangers do to take care of Fort Scott National Historic Site and how those jobs are done. Ranger Barak Geertsen said kids also learn about the history of the fort...

The Bourbon County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) agency is scheduled to hold its annual fundraiser Friday to raise some operating cash for the local program. The "Building a Better Tomorrow for Our Children" donor appreciation dinner and fundraiser is planned for 7-9 p.m. at the home of program director Christa Horn and her family, 2096 Justice Lane...

Floyd Feezell installs a new rope and a set of hooks Thursday afternoon on the pillars of the gazebo at Heritage Park. The ropes and hooks are used to hang tarps to block the sun during the Friday night concerts. A concert will be held tonight at 7 p.m. and feature the Goodbody family, the Centers, Feezell and Gary Dixon. The concerts are free and open to the public. (Michael Pommier/Tribune)...

The city is looking for one more Golf Course Advisory Board member. During the Fort Scott City Commission's June 21 meeting, members of the Golf Course Advisory Board were appointed. They included: Beth Nuss, Jim Regan, Kenny Felt, David Shepherd and Don Gulick. When making the appointments, the commission was creating a five-member board with one seat reserved for a resident from outside the city limits...

A local youth shoots out of a slide at the Fort Scott Municipal Swimming Pool Thursday afternoon while enjoying the final year of the 75-year-old swimming pool. The pool is set to be demolished and rebuilt. The community voted to approve a half-cent sales tax in April to finance it. The new facility is expected to open by Memorial Day 2012. (Michael Pommier/Tribune)...

The boys of summer continued their quest for victory as local teams participated in the Cal Ripken Baseball League District State tournaments. Wednesday night, the 11-year-old team from Fort Scott faced off against Osawatomie at Fisher Park. Jumping to an early lead, the Fort Scott team went on to win that game by a score of 9-5. ...