Stories from Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Devin Earl and Sarah Marie Robertson, Nevada, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Kaydence Marie Robertson, at 4:53 p.m. Jan. 24, 2013, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 12.5 ozs. at birth. Maternal grandparents are Pam and Ronnie Moyers...

Mariah Hodges, Mapleton and sibling Aydan, are pleased to announce the birth of a son and brother, Quincy Graysan McCahon, at 7:21 p.m. Jan. 27, 2013, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Maternal grandparents are Tammi Conner, Centerville, Joseph Hodges, Claremore, Okla., great-grandmother Theresa Burk, Mapleton, great-grandmother Verdis Davis, Claremore, Okla., and great-great-grandparents Loren and Ivana Higginbotham, Mapleton...

Charles Rex McElmurry, 87, of Fort Scott, died Friday evening, Jan. 25, 2013, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born June 23, 1925, in Potterville, Mo., the son of James Vernon and Rose Mae Sieglar McElmurry. He married Alice Louise Clarida on Feb. 12, 1950, in Huntsville, Ark...

Maurice J. Fletcher, age 88, retired Fort Scott certified public accountant, died late Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at Guest Home Estates. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Southwind District 4-H Day will be held Saturday at Uniontown High School. Activities begin at 8 a.m. Youth will be presenting talks, demonstrations, talent, vocal and instrumental music and model meetings. The public is invited to attend. The schedule of events can be found at www.southwind.ksu.edu. Winners will advance to Regional 4-H Day to be held Feb. 23 at Allen County Community College...

Floyd and Helen (Eshelbrenner) Harper of Uniontown, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family. The Harpers were married on Jan. 18, 1953, at the home of the bride in Fort Scott. The couple have four children, Danny and wife, Tina, of Hepler; Dennis and wife, Carolyn, Fort Scott; Dale and wife, Jody, Fort Scott; and daughter, Joyce Couch and Scott of Omaha, Texas...

As I was sitting here at my computer my mind seemed to want to head down that ole path called "memory lane." And for some reason I found myself back in Fort Scott and I was 16 years old. It is really hard for me to remember what it was like being 16 years old. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1913) A telephone message was received in the city this morning by local officers asking them to watch out here for two men who are thought to be the ones guilty of robbing a jewelry store at Stotesbury, Mo., early this morning. The men were thought to have gone to Fort Scott on the morning Missouri Pacific train, but that train could have arrived here and the men gone on north before the message was received. ...

Pittsburg State University has released the honor rolls for the 2012 fall semester. To qualify for Dean's Scholastic Honors, a student must complete at least 12 semester hours, receive a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6000 for all credit course work that semester and have no grade lower than a B and no grade of I in any course during the semester...

The Southwind Extension District and Citizens Bank will host an Ag Profitability Conference on Feb. 12 in the Allen County Courthouse basement. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. with registration and conclude at 2:30 p.m. Speakers and presentations scheduled are:...

Those with a desire to help out during disasters around the nation can be trained for that purpose by the Red Cross. "We are trying to offer Disaster Services Overview, called DSO class, in March, tentatively (scheduled for) Saturday, March 23, in Fort Scott," said Pam Gilchrist, Red Cross Pittsburg service area manager, which is a part of the Midway Kansas Chapter of the Red Cross in Wichita...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees approved a number of proposals during its regular monthly meeting Monday night at FSCC. Among them was approval of Internet service by Cox Business to the HVAC (heating, air-conditioning and ventilation) Building in Pittsburg. There is currently no Internet access for the building and FSCC President Clayton Tatro said the service was "well-warranted" from a productivity standpoint for instructors and students alike...

Three bands and revelers sound like a festive Saturday night, but add in a good cause and it's extra special. Bourbon County's Relay for Life, aimed at raising money for the American Cancer Society, kicked off its drive at Holmtown Pub this weekend...

Bourbon County Commissioners addressed a full agenda on Monday during their regular meeting at the Bourbon County Courthouse, including revealing their 2013 goals for county department heads. Commissioners also discussed preparations for the upcoming Southeast District Meeting for county workers, set for March 21 at Fort Scott Community College's Ellis Fine Arts Center...

The Fort Scott High School talent show is set for 7 p.m. Thursday. It is a fundraiser for the drama department and will feature 22 performances, including faculty and students. Admission is $3 and doors open at 6:30 p.m.

A 14-year-old disappearance was resolved Monday when Larry Gier Jr. of Redfield pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, burglary and theft in Bourbon County District Court, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced in a news release. The victim, Gregory Hines of Fort Scott, disappeared in July 1998. ...