Stories from Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Following is a story written several years ago by my beloved husband Bob, who died on July 6. It was written to his son and grandsons. Why I Hunt By Robert W. Miller I hunt because my Dad hunted. He took me with him and so we built a bond that I still cherish, and because his father hunted and his father's father and all of the fathers in my line and yours way back as far as those fathers who invented spears and axes and recorded their adventures with pictures on the walls of caves...

It's summertime and the hot weather seems to be here to stay for a while. Hot weather is not only uncomfortable, it can be deadly. When temperatures rise, people need to take extra precautions. The human body reacts to excessive heat in three ways -- heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke...

Mika Rae Milburn and Joshua Lee Kee, Fulton, Kan., and sibling Elli Mataline Milburn are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Madison Kinzlee Milburn Kee at 11:35 a.m. July 7, 2012, at Mercy. Madison Kinzlee weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces at birth...

Breia Simmons, Pleasanton, Kan., and sibling Gabriel is pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Jaed Renae Roark at 1:17 a.m. July 5, 2012, at Mercy. Jaed Renae weighed 5 pounds and 13 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Barbara and Joe Maloney, Pleasanton, and Ron and Sheila Swearengine...

Molly and Matthew Smith, Nevada, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Lillia Rose Smith at 6:21 p.m. July 6, 2012, at Mercy. Lillia Rose weighed 8.3 pounds at birth. Maternal grandparents James and Lois Brown, Nevada. Patrenal grandparents are Jim and Cindy Smith, Nevada...

Marielle and Rory Eyring, Fort Scott, and siblings Shaylee and Kaitlyn are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Talmage Michael Eyring. Maternal grandparents are Mark and Michelle Hopkins, Minersville, Utah. Paternal grandparents are the late Michael Eyring and Brenda Eyring, Minersville, Utah...

William Gerod Wiggans Jr., 25, Fort Scott, was arrested at 6:22 p.m. Sunday by the Fort Scott Police Department for theft and is still being held at this time. Garland Neil Keedy, 26, Fort Scott, was arrested at 7:33 p.m. Sunday by the Fort Scott Police Department for domestic battery, obstruction of the legal process and disorderly conduct and is still being held at this time...

Luke Vincent and Charity Bradshaw will be honored with a wedding shower July 14, 2012, at 7 p.m. at Hiattville United Methodist Church. Come and help celebrate this new step in their lives.

Dorothy Elizabeth Carr, 94, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012, at Guest Home Estates. Dorothy was born on Jan. 21, 1918, in Fort Scott to Mose Morton and Helen Evelyn Brown Swope. After graduating from Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Community College, she married Charles Fulton Carr on Aug. 5, 1937...

James M. Hixon, retired United Airlines captain, died July 5, 2012. He is survived by his wife Lois, of 64 years. Jim was a devoted father to their three children, Deborah, Gary and Gregory, all of which preceded him in death. Nephews Mark Hixon and wife Mary of Topeka, Kan., Mitch Hixon and wife Lyn of Brentwood, Tenn., and Mike Hixon and wife Sherri of Lone Tree, Colo...

Robert W. Miller, 82, of Pittsville, Wis., died on Friday, July 6, 2012, at the Ministry St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at the Crossroad Church (Evangelical Free Church) in Pittsville with the Rev. Bruce Naugle officiating...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) After Tuesday, the Fort Scott Brick Co. will be at home in their new office in the rooms formerly occupied by the Bank of Fort Scott on Wall Street. The Brick Company will have a very handsome uptown office which will greatly facilitate their business transactions...

Area residents interested in starting their own business are encouraged to attend a free two-hour "How to Start Your Own Business" workshop in from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, July 26, in the Greyhound Room of the Administration Building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton...

The Bourbon County Democratic Central Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. Topics of discussion will be the Bourbon County Fair, the primary election, redistricting results, fundraising and meeting and hearing from candidates...

Many travelers driving from Arma to Fort Scott look forward to the four-lane upgradable expressway that several area lawmakers have backed through their support of the state's current transportation program -- T-WORKS. Those representatives were designated as Pro Jobs/Transportation Legislators by Economic Lifelines and presented plaques at a ceremony in the Watco Cos. building in Pittsburg on Monday...

Effective July 1, Mercy's methods for evaluating patient satisfaction have changed from a paper survey format mailed to the patient's address to a personal phone call or email survey. The new survey method will be used across Mercy's four-state service area...

Board members did some housecleaning during the first USD 234 Board of Education meeting since the beginning of the fiscal year on Monday night. With Diane Gross in the superintendent's seat, board members reappointed Janet Braun as school board president, voted Jordan Witt to replace Steve Floyd as the vice president and named Ken Reinbolt as the hearing officer for suspensions and expulsions...

The Bourbon County Court Appointed Special Advocates agency will hold its annual summer fundraiser from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the home of program director Christa Horn and her husband, John, 2096 Justice Lane. The sixth annual event, titled "I am for the Child," is important as the CASA organization relies heavily on donations from the community to operate, Christa said. She added this is the organization's single fundraiser of the year...

Jared Brown's luck paid off Monday when he won two tickets to Tuesday's All-Star Game in Kansas City, Mo. Brown was one of 107 Fort Scottians who gave a $10 contribution toward the Ellis Park project for a chance to win tickets to the mid-season classic, being held at Kauffman Stadium...

After nearly three hours of negotiations, USD 234 officials and Fort Scott Kansas National Education Association members failed to reach an agreement regarding salaries and the district's health insurance contribution for the 2012-2013 school year. Representatives from both sides, including new Superintendent Diane Gross, met Monday at the board office to discuss items still up for negotiation on teacher contracts for the coming school year. ...