Stories from Tuesday, November 27, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The turkey is a great bird, all right, but he cannot lay claim to being the only celebrity for the occasion. Dealers report that the number of geese, ducks and chickens sold for Thanksgiving consumption will nearly equal the number of turkeys bought for Thanksgiving dinners. ...

I came to Fort Scott from Poland in the beginning of November as a fellow of Lowell Milken Center. The purpose of my journey was to find out more about the Center and "unsung heroes" and collaborate on these projects. I knew that both Norman Conard and Megan Felt from the center were the ones who completed the project on Irena Sendler -- the Polish woman who rescued 2,500 Jewish children during WW II. ...

Jessica Ann Ober, 38, Rich Hill, Mo., was arrested at 4:30 a.m. Sunday by the Fort Scott Police Department for possession of simulated controlled substance and possession of certain stimulants and is still being held at this time. Rejane Nichole Davis, 24, Louisburg, was arrested at 2:20 p.m. Saturday by the Fort Scott Police Department for theft and was released at 6:39 p.m. Saturday on a $1,250 bond...

Michael E. Mielke, 11/19/2012, Location: 751 S. Hill, $150.00, Nuisance: Fencing and lumber and poles next to garage in front andback yard. Abigail C. Rooney, 11/19/2012, Speeding 75 in a 50, $171.50 Kyle J. Essley, 11/19/2012, Speeding 76 in a 50, $191.50, No Proof of Liability Ins., $471.50...

Charles Timothy "Tim" Reynolds, age 68, Fort Scott, Kan., formerly of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 at the Olathe Medical Center. Tim was born March 21, 1944, at Camp Wheeler in Macon, Ga., the son of Charles Russell and Georgia Grace Perkins Reynolds...

Jerry Paul Reinecker, age 76, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He was born June 20, 1936, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Donald Reinecker and Betty Miller Reinecker. He married LaVerne Bauer on July 27, 1957, at Kansas City, Mo. ...

Chelsea Marie Brantley, of Bronson, is proud to announce the birth of her son, Nathan Allen Brantley, at 11:05 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Nathan weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Tammy Parker and Jerry Parker, Bronson...

Clint and Taira Metcalf are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Amelia Grace Metcalf, born Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, at 7:19 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 19 3/4 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Shelley and Bob Morrison of Nevada, Mo., and Dan and Susan Larimore of Nevada, Mo...

It was a fairly calm Thanksgiving holiday period for local law enforcement and city fire personnel. Fort Scott Fire Chief Paul Ballou said his department received seven calls between Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, and Sunday, and most of those were responses to emergency medical assists. He was not aware of any fires that took place...

Gunn Park will once again be the site of an annual Christmas gathering and celebration expected to include everything from warm goodies to an appearance by Santa Claus and his reindeer. The Gunn Park Event Committee's annual Christmas in the Park event is slated to take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the park, 1010 Park Ave. Committee member Diana Mitchell said all activities will take place in the middle of the park near Shelter House No. 3...

Bourbon County Commissioners are emphasizing due diligence in spending matters for county departments as they near the end of the year, including a change in the approval process for such expenses -- specifically in the Public Works Department -- the biggest budget in the county...

Fort Scott High School's Red & White Scrimmages went off without a hitch Monday night at the FSHS gymnasium as both basketball teams made their first public appearances of the season. The scrimmages themselves were informal. Though there were officials working, they were played with running clocks over periods of 10 to 15 minutes, depending on which unit was out on the floor...

Shannon Johnson's penchant for decorating probably leaves him little time for relaxation in the month of November. The day after he begins taking down the elaborate Halloween decorations at his 753 Clark St. home, he begins the daunting task of decorating for Christmas...