Stories from Tuesday, July 24, 2012

There are so many things to write about, but my mind seems to draw me back to the terrible loss that I feel since my beloved husband Bob passed away on July 6. Since you all became acquainted with him through my column, I wanted to share this with you...

No need to hide it, we have all either felt a period of depression ourselves, maybe after a traumatic event or a major loss, or we have had a friend or loved one that deals with the ongoing effects of mental illness. Mental health disorders are often associated with other chronic illnesses such as arthritis, cancer and diabetes...

The Redfield Ruritan Club met July 12 with 11 members and three visitors present. Visiting the Redfield Club were Stan Pearce, district Ruritan governor from Cherokee, and Eddie Henderson, Ruritan national representative, and his wife Darla from the Elsmore Club...

Juanita A. (Gilbert) Jones, 96, of Girard, died at 11:10 p.m., Friday, July 20, 2012 in the Girard Medical Center. She was born Dec. 14, 1915 in Pittsburg, a daughter of James J. and Kathryn Pearl (Woolfolk) Gilbert. She grew up and attended schools in Pittsburg and graduated from Pittsburg High School...

Charles Dale Montgomery, 83, of Winfield, Kan., formerly of Cedar Vale, Kan., died July 21, 2012, at the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. Dale was born in Winfield on March 17, 1929, to Charles and Georgia "Bertle" Montgomery. He served in the United States Army in Alaska. ...

Florence Irene Leisure, 86, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. She was born Feb. 24, 1926, at Fort Scott, the daughter of Lester and Edna Insley. She married Dale Leisure on March 20, 1950, at Benton County, Ark. He preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 2002...

Wilma Workman, 79, Leavenworth, Kan., died Friday, July 20, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday July 24, 2012, at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie, Kan. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hubbel Hill Cemetery...

The annual get-together of the Workman-Palmer cousins was held July 14-15. Saturday evening the cousins and family members were treated to dinner at Chicken Mary's by cousin Charles Workman. Those present for the dinner were John and Rosetta Bailes; Sam and Charity Jackson; Gracie, Daniel and Eli Loma (Workman) Marvin; Sidney Smith Jr.; Lora (Workman) Strong; Opal (Palmer) Smith; Retha (Palmer) McGee; Alice (Palmer) Stanger the cousins from Dupo, Ill.; Agnes Armstrong and Charles and Rose Anna Workman.. ...

Kari Smith and Jeremy Riley, Fort Scott, and siblings Arianna Smith and Mackenzie and Maddox Riley, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Trinity Christine Riley at 12:06 p.m. July 20, 2012, at Mercy. Trinity Christine weighed 6 pounds and 14 ounces at birth...

Dena Rebecca Covey and Leslie Grant Covey, Fort Scott, and siblings Eryn, Emma and Ella are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Emli-Marie Rose Covey at 6:39 p.m. July 20, 2012, at Mercy. Emli-Marie Rose weighed 6 pounds and 5 ounces at birth...

Maria Edwards and Josh Edwards, Fort Scott, and sibling William Martin Edwards are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Christopher Joseph Edwards at 1:31 a.m. at July 22, 2012, at Mercy. Christopher Joseph weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces at birth...

Jordan Mitchell Stewart, 21, Fort Scott, was arrested at 2:15 p.m. Friday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant and is still being held at this time. William Darrell Nowak, 44, Fort Scott, was arrested at 1:04 a.m. Sunday by the Fort Scott Police Department on a Bourbon County warrant and is still being held at this time...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The Fort Scott Band will leave early tomorrow morning for West Liberty where they are to play at the candidates' picnic. Many of the candidates and others expect to go early to beat the heat of the day. There is an excellent grove at West Liberty in which the picnic will be given and shade for all who will be present...

Editor's Note: This letter was written in by two separate people and both signed their section. To the Editor: In June 2012, the Bourbon County Jail removed an inspirational Christian man from coming and offering spiritual guidance to inmates. He let them know that they have a better life through God. He could relate to the inmates who gave me, as a former inmate, the knowledge of God and His love for me...

Mercy Clinic Fort Scott will hold its annual sports physical clinic from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at 403 Woodland Hills Blvd. The examinations are for students age 10 to 18 years. The fee per student physical is $10, but Mercy Clinic believes in supporting local schools so all the funds generated are donated directly back the student's school activity fund to help with equipment or supply purchases...

The Mercy Hospice team announces the employment of Kim (Beck) Gomez as Hospice nurse manager. Gomez joined Mercy on June 18. Gomez's responsibilities include patient case management, coordination of the Hospice interdisciplinary care team, facilitator of physician involvement and marketing of Hospice. ...

A former Fort Scott High School paraeducator has pleaded guilty to aggravated indecency with a child and promoting obscenity to minors. Kimberly Cannon entered into the plea agreement before Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward Monday morning. County Attorney Terri Johnson represented the state, and Pittsburg attorney Mark Fern represented Cannon...

Outfitted with colorful signs and lawn chairs, a LaCygne couple protested Kansas Social Rehabilitation Services' policies outside the Bourbon County Courthouse on Monday. The agency, now known as the Department for Children and Families, differs with the stance the pair have taken...

A local medical claims processing company, which recently celebrated one year in Fort Scott, has held fast to its plan for continued growth. The Epoch Group, doing business as Cobalt Medplans, located in the Mercy Professional Building at 2801 S. Horton, opened last summer with 19 employees, and just one year later, the company boasts a total of 62 full-time employees...

The postseason honors continue for Fort Scott Community College baseball as the team finished fourth in the NJCAA in team grade-point average (GPA) and had two players, Cody McNeece and Caden Cleveland, earn Exemplary Academic Achievement honors with a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79...