Stories from Saturday, April 20, 2013

A Fort Scott woman was listed as possibly injured in a two-vehicle accident Thursday evening in Fort Scott, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report. The report said a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora driven by Felicia Renee Forester, 27, of Fort Scott, was headed south from U.S. Highway 54 onto U.S. Highway 69 when she failed to yield the right-of-way and struck a 2003 Lincoln Town Car driven by Connie Sue Beerbower, 59, of Fort Scott, in the side...

Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher said four deputies were involved in a high-speed chase Thursday night that went west on U.S. 54 Highway and then north to D Highway and then west again before the chase ended when the driver, Darrell Sander, 30, of Nevada, lost control of the Ford Mustang he was driving and the vehicle crashed...

It's been two years since former Joplin, Mo. resident Chris Howard experienced a tornado of historic proportions, but he hasn't forgotten the open arms that welcomed him back to Fort Scott shortly after the tornado. Howard, owner of Stateline Garage Doors, was so overwhelmed by the support he received from residents of the Fort Scott community, he decided he wanted to do something to pay Fort Scottians back. ...

Motorcycles and church may not seem like two things that go together, but they will once again on Sunday for one local church. The First United Methodist Church will bring bikes and worship together again this year with the second annual Blessing of the Bikes event from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the church, located at 301 S. National Ave...

Mary Alene Smith, age 88, a resident of rural Pleasanton, Kan. died late Thursday, April 18, 2013, at her home. Alene was born Oct. 31, 1924, in Adkins, Ark., to George Wayne Crouthers and Ona Mae Heflin Crouthers. She married Jewel Robert Smith on April 17, 1945. ...

Norbert Kurt "Norb" Rupprecht, age 65, Fort Scott, Kan. passed away on Thursday April 18, 2013. He was born on April 29, 1947 at Hamburg, Germany the son of Kurt George and Rita H. Meltzian Rupprecht. He was a United States Marine Corp veteran. He married Scherrell Walrod on July 8, 1977 at Casa Grande, Ariz. ...

Ray Gonzalez, age 83, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Friday, April 19, 2013, at his home. Funeral arrangements

Dusty and Misty Peterson, Normal, Ill., announce the birth of a son, Joseph David Peterson, born at 12:12 a.m. April 9, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, Ill. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and was 22 inches long. He is welcomed home by a brother, Andrew Michael Peterson, 22 months old...

Paola's boys and girls teams swept the Fort Scott Relays at Frary Field Friday while Fort Scott High's girls finished fourth out of the eight teams here. Tiger boys placed seventh. Fort Scott's girls won three individual events in finishing with 61 points, two behind third-place Anderson County. The Tigers lost points that would have put them third as senior distance runner Paige Denton had to be withheld from the meet due to a muscle injury in her leg...