Stories from Friday, September 23, 2011

Edward Allen "Ed" Maki, 65, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at Miami County Medical Center, Paola, Kan. Cremation Memorial Services will be held at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness, Butler, Mo. Memorial contributions: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com...

A memorial service with full military honors will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, at Konantz-Warden Funeral Home, Lamar, Mo., for Walter "Allen" Miller, 67, Carthage, Mo., a former Lamar resident who died at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at McCune Brooks Hospital in Carthage, following a short illness. Burial will be held at Oakton Cemetery on a later date...

Sarah Lynn McIntyre, 19, 1009 E. 14th, Lamar, Mo., was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Sept. 21, at 3:29 p.m. on a Bourbon County warrant for purchasing and consuming liquor by a minor and released the same day at 4:07 p.m. on a $1,500 bond...

Seven members of 4-H shooting sports archery competed at the state match qualifier in Columbus, Kan., on Aug. 27. Members are (left to right, front row): Chance Fuhrman, Dylan Ruggles and Alexa Fuhrman. Back row: Douglas Simpson, 4-H shooting sports archery instructor, Kalen Simpson, Austin Collins, Dacey Simpson and Jezeriah Simpson. ...

On Sept. 20, 1861, Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, commanding a large army comprised of the Missouri State Guard, accepted the surrender of the Union "Missourians" who had occupied the city and surrounding hills of Lexington, Mo. In addition to being called the Battle of Lexington, this engagement is called the Battle of the Hemp Bales because the attacking Confederates became very creative and used portable bales of hemp to form a movable breastwork, or fortification, that sheltered them from enemy fire as they advanced toward the "Union" lines.. ...

A few years ago I was an accomplice in a kidnapping at the high school where I teach. It was one of the highlights of my year. It all started when Polly, a first-year English teacher, "borrowed" McGruff, the crime-fighting stuffed dog that sat guard on the desk of our school's police officer, in order to ransom the furry mutt for chocolates. That's where I came in. My room was to be the drop-off point...

Homecoming slated at Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cherry Grove Baptist Church, 297 U.S. Highway 69, Garland, will hold a homecoming on Sept. 25. Sunday school will be at 10 a.m., followed by a 10:50 a.m. worship service and a carry-in dinner at noon. A 1:15 p.m. afternoon program is also planned. If you are unable to attend, the church invites you to share a memory or letter with them...

Brother David Thorne is traveling all the way from Brisbane, Australia, to Fort Scott to worship with residents this weekend. Thorne is serving as Asia Pacific Area Secretary of the United Bible Societies. He coordinates teams responsible for capacity building in Bible translation, publishing and distribution for many nations in the Asia and Pacific regions...

NEOSHO, Mo. -- Seven-year-old Kaydra Woods of Bronson placed in both forms and fighting Saturday at the 20th Annual Four State Open Karate Tournament held at Crowder College. Master Jim Riggs was the host. The tournament consisted of open-hand forms, weapons forms, musical forms, sparring/fighting, and team synchronized forms. Trophies were presented to the top three competitors in each class and division...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) The home of the Citizens National Bank in the Masonic Cathedral building is rapidly nearing completion and will be one of the finest banking houses in the state. Workmen have been at work on the new fixtures for some weeks and within a few weeks the room will be in readiness for occupancy...

I grew up eating dinner every night at home at the dinner table with no television. Since moving out on my own several years ago, I have found that it is much more difficult for just my wife and I to sit down for dinner at the dinner table. I get home from work at about 5:30 and she is tired from teaching kindergarten, first- and second- graders all day, so neither of us really want to cook anything and we end up eating out...

MANHATTAN -- Being the child or grandchild of a Kansas State University alumnus can pay off in a big way, thanks to the K-State Alumni Association and the university's license plate program. Recipients of the alumni association's Legacy Scholarships were recognized during a halftime presentation at the K-State football game Sept. 3 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium...

"Southeast Kansas is in imminent and immediate peril. Gen. Rains states that Kansas must be wiped out. Let us have protection at once." -- Fort Scott Democrat, July 13, 1861. This quote, a week after the Battle of Carthage, Mo., shows the anxiety of a town going to war. The staff of Fort Scott National Historic Site on Saturday, Sept. 24, will explore the early days of the Civil War at Fort Scott 150 years ago...

Due to teacher in-service activities on Monday, Sept. 26, there will be no school for USD 234 students. Classes will resume on Tuesday.

The Fort Scott High School Class of 1961 will hold its 50th reunion Sept. 28-Oct. 1, in Fort Scott. Class Chairperson Shirley Palmer said about 70 classmates and many of their spouses from across the nation are expected to attend. "We are hoping for a record attendance," Palmer said in a news release. ...

For the fourth consecutive year, the Fort Scott High School debate and forensics team has placed among the nation's best. The National Forensics League, a national organization developed to promote debate and forensics across the country, has released the news that the FSHS team has placed in the top 1 percent of the more than 2,800 high schools and 100 middle schools in the country. ...

The 55th annual Pioneer Harvest Fiesta, one of the oldest tractor and steam and gas engine shows in Kansas, kicked off with a parade Thursday and continues through Sunday. Set-up for the three-day event, a long-standing local agricultural tradition, took place Thursday. Exhibits, demonstrations and other activities are scheduled to take place throughout the day Friday and Saturday and part of Sunday...

Humboldt's 54th Biblesta Parade will be held Saturday, Oct. 1. Events are planned to start at 8 a.m. with the Run for the Son and continue through Biblesta After Dark. Biblesta is the only Christian-based parade in the country. Run for the Son is a 3K walk/5K or 10K run...