Stories from Thursday, November 22, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The people of Fort Scott have been in the habit of having city water bills mailed or sent to them quarterly, showing how many gallons they used and what the charge is. Beginning this month, water consumers were not reminded of their indebtedness to the city water plant. ...

A concert featuring Dr. Vernard Johnson, legend and gospel Music Hall of Famer and the "greatest gospel saxophonist in the world," will be held Saturday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Sinai Church of God In Christ at 1850 E. Wall St. For more information contact, Pastor James Johnson at 223-2903...

Members of the Fort Scott community on Dec. 15 will gather together to honor veterans during the holiday season as part of the annual Wreaths Across America Day. This year's wreath laying ceremony will be conducted at 11 a.m. at Fort Scott National Cemetery...

Isaac Vargas and Martha Vargas, and sibling Esmeralda Itzel Vargas, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Isabella Citlali Vargas, at 2:34 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Isabella weighed 7 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces at birth...

John Kevin Wynn, age 56, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 13, 1956, in Garnett, Kan., the son of John Homer Wynn and Leota Helen Insley Wynn. Throughout his life he lived in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colony, Blue Mound and Fort Scott, Kan. ...

Charles Frederick Catt, 29, Emporia, was arrested at 2:01 p.m. Tuesday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant for criminal damage to property and is still being held at this time. Kasee Johnel Coleman, 26, Fort Scott, was arrested at 10:58 a.m. Tuesday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office per order of the court and is still being held at this time...

How the recent election went for local Republican candidates was discussed by Bourbon County GOP members at a recent meeting in the Greyhound Room of the administration building at Fort Scott Community College. Bourbon County Republican Central Committee Chairman Chris Maycumber said he felt positive about how things went Nov. 6. Many of the local governmental spots, including county clerk, treasurer, sheriff, register of deeds and county commissioner District 2, went to Republicans...

Fort Scott High School's Red & White basketball scrimmages are set for Monday night at the FSHS gymnasium. The girls' basketball team scrimmages at 6:30 p.m.with the boys to follow. The Tiger wrestling team will also be introduced. Admission is a free-will donation. There will be door prizes and other activities...