Stories from Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Golf Course Advisory Board will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27. The location of the meeting has been changed from City Hall to Woodland Hills Golf Course. The meeting is open to the public.

Michelle Buntain and Corina Harrison won the No. 1 doubles pool at the Pittsburg Invitational Thursday, leading Fort Scott High to a third-place finish. Labette County won the tournament with 14 points followed by Pittsburg with 12 and the Tigers with 10. Fort Scott also had two third-place finishes from players called up from the junior varsity...

FREDONIA, Kan. -- Uniontown girls' golf coach Jason Tourtillott was pleased with the way his team played here Thursday even tough both the team and one of his players just missed out on earning medals. "I am pleased with the way the girls played overall," Tourtillott said. "I keep thinking one of our seniors is going to break into the 40s at some point but just hasn't happened."...

COFFEYVILLE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School began the league portion of its volleyball schedule by sweeping Coffeyville and Parsons here Thursday. "Overall I was very pleased with the girls," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "We had some younger girls step up, which I was very pleased to see."...

Patricia J. Crawford, 68, Nevada, passed away on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following an illness of several months. She was born April 12, 1943, in Brazil, Ind., to Norl E. "Tommy" Thompson and Eva Ellen Price Thompson...

Ruby Arlene Hoover, 81, resident of Fort Scott, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at Mercy Heath Center of Fort Scott. She was born Oct. 20, 1929, in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Oliver and Laura Perrin Hoover. She was a graduate of Arcadia High School. She worked for 43 years as a sewing machine operator for the Key Overall Factory in Fort Scott, later renamed Key Industries...

A belated 90th birthday open house honoring Wanda Elizabeth Arthur of Nevada will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, at Moore-Few meeting room from 2 to 4 p.m. Balloons will mark the entrance at the 900 S. Ash location, south of the hospital. The family notes that the presence of friends will be her gift, and that she would welcome cards with special memories to share with her family...

Dan Sherrell's 80th birthday will be celebrated at VFW Post 2175, Nevada, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. The event is open to friends from 12:30 to 3 p.m. A request of "cards only" has been made.

Announcement is made of the engagement of Hannah Brook Ketterman to Derik Keith Scotten. The couple plan to be married on Nov. 19, 2011, at the Stone Chapel in Springfield, Mo. The bride is the daughter of Dave and Cathy Ketterman of Nevada. The groom is the son of Dirk and Debbi Scotten of Nevada...

Wes and Colene Gress of Fort Scott, Kan., announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Nicole Gress, to Frank Joseph King, son of Joe and Lisa Cuellar of Twin Falls, Idaho, and the late Margaret "Jeanie" King of Independence, Kan...

You never know what somebody might be keeping in their attic, basement or garage, but that's what the International Coin Collectors Association is coming to Nevada to find out. Three to five ICCA representatives will be open for business from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, through Friday, Sept. 27 to 30, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at America's Best Value Inn at 2345 E. Marvel Rd...

Numerous proposals are under discussion on how to best cure the US Postal Service's financial woes. But Save America's Postal Service thinks HR 1351 -- a bill that would restore overpayments to a pension fund that pre-funds retirement benefits for 75 years within a decade under 2006 legislation -- is the answer. Save America's Postal Service maintains the cost of this "accounts for 100 percent of the agency's red ink" since 2007...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- People can become victims twice in the aftermath of a natural disaster. That is because dishonest businesses, questionable charities and others looking to make a quick buck try to take advantage of both disaster survivors and those wishing to help...

Editor's note: The fifth of five weekly articles reflecting on Mercy's health care ministry in Southeast Kansas. Often the need for health care catches people by surprise. Perhaps a sudden illness or an emergency brings one to seek medical help. Regardless of the circumstances, the care provided by the clinician's hands is of greatest importance...

A meeting room at the Country Inn and Suites in Nevada was filled to overflowing with volunteers and friends of Terry Ramsey on Friday, at a gathering in honor of Ramsey's retirement as coordinator of the Bushwhacker Museum. Ramsey urged community members to support Will Tollerton, who's taking over the post as museum coordinator. Above, Ramsey laughs with Scott Buerge and Charlotte Buerge...

A who's who of American history visited Fort Scott Middle School Friday. John F. Kennedy, Anne Frank, Annie Oakley, Jim Thorpe, Harry Houdini and many other famed and noted figures from American history were in the library at Fort Scott Middle School Friday as Joyce Cowen's and Patricia Giltner's seventh grade language arts classes hosted a wax museum...

UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown held off Joplin McAuley here Friday night to win its Homecoming game, 41-34. The Eagles (2-2) saw quarterback Zach Travis run for a team-leading 97 yards and three touchdowns. He also completed 3 of 6 passes for 63 yards...

Sports Editor's Note: After double-checking rushing yard totals Sunday night, the Web version of the story has been revised to reflect corrected totals.