Stories from Wednesday, January 2, 2013

BRIDGEWATER -- Billy Joe and Mandy Bridgewater, Arcadia, are pelased to announce the birth of a daughter, Peyton Ann Bridgewater, at 10:44 p.m. Dec. 27, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Maternal grandparents are Jim Casey and Sharon Casey, both of Arcaida...

Everitt Leroy Marshall, age 78, resident of Fort Scott, died early Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. He was born Feb. 27, 1934, in Fort Scott the son of Simeon Marshall and Ada Terrill Marshall. Everitt married Bonnie Christine Williams on Jan. 19, 1951 in Fort Scott...

POE -- Rhonda and Richard Poe and sibling Gabriel D. Poe, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Breeanna Rae Poe, at 10:48 a.m. Dec. 28, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Breeanna weighed 7 pounds, 7 ozs. at birth...

Allen John "Bud" Tucker, 91, of rural Fort Scott, died Saturday evening, Dec. 29, 2012, at the Prescott Country View Nursing Home. He was born April 1, 1921, in Richards, Mo., the son of Allen and Ruth (Smading) Tucker. He married Bertha Mae Hart on Sept. 12, 1944, in Fort Scott; she preceded him in death in 1987...

Well, I had another adventure. Of course what I might think of as an adventure, some of you younger whippersnappers might think otherwise. For this ole grandma sometimes just getting out of bed seems to be an adventure. Now on with my story. The plans were made to spend Christmas down in Madison and Middleton and daughter Susie's mother-in-law Doris and I were to be picked up by son in law Mike on Thursday, December the 20th. ...

Christmas should be a time for joyous family gatherings, lots of delectable food including jumbo shrimp, and the exchange of neatly wrapped presents. The shopping craze has pretty much come to an end and now we are confronted, in some quarters, with the return of some unwanted or wrong-size gifts...

A Christmas dinner was held at the farm of Larry and Vickie Shead. Guests were: Craig and Danielle Hermiller of Detroit, Mich., Charles Corporon and Rose Campbell of Pittsburg, and Mary Virginia Shead of Arcadia, Then on Saturday, Dec. 29, another gathering at the Shead farm included Larry and Vickie Shead, Mark, Haley, Katy, and Benjamin Shead, of Fort Scott, Charles Corporon and Rose Campbell of Pittsburg, Ralph and Cindy Shead of Carl Junction, Mo., Matthew and Ashley Shead of Joplin, Erin Shead and Sarah Shead from California, and Mary Virginia Shead of Arcadia.. ...

Thirty years, all at one school, and 600 victories -- milestones that, taken separately, aren't common. Taken together, they seem even more unusual, especially when longevity with any situation isn't the norm that it used to be. Jackie Hall has done both...

Richard Robert "Dick" George, age 65, Linn Valley, Kan., passed away Dec. 29, 2012. Memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at the Linn Valley Community Church. Burial will be in the Pleasanton, Kansas Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Church...

Starting this past spring, an explosion of red, white and blue graced Skubitz Plaza. The flags, purchased by 42 donors, were installed March 15 and will be removed Dec. 15, 2013. The 3-foot-by-5 foot flags honor those who have served, are serving or in memory of someone in the armed forces. The flags are a reminder of those who gave and those who gave all, project chairman Ken Lunt wrote in a status report...

Wintry weather is here and the Kansas Highway Patrol wants motorists to be prepared and be safe on roads covered with snow and ice in order to cut down on accidents. KHP Trooper Adam Winters, of the patrol's general headquarters in Topeka, said after driving in warmer weather, motorists sometimes forget how to drive on slick roads and in low visibility once the winter season begins...

Bourbon County Commissioners conducted a public budget amendment hearing and approved a budget amendment for the 2012 budget during its regular meeting Friday. For some, it may seem like a game of musical chairs -- with money, but for commissioners, it's a way to address shortfalls and overages within the numerous departments in the county's year-end budget. And it's state law...

As has been the case in years past, the Fort Scott Community College baseball program has continued to pursue renovations to Lions Field. This year's project included the extension of the brick backstop from behind home plate to each of the dugouts...