Stories from Thursday, May 23, 2013

Barbara Sue McDaniel, age 73, a former resident of rural Fort Scott and more recently of Carthage, Mo., died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Freeman Health Center, Joplin, Mo. She was born Sept. 10, 1939, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Lawrence R. Wolfe and Fern E. ...

Arleen J. (Moore) Thompson, age 88, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away May 7, 2013, in Burlington, Wash., after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on Jan. 1, 1925, to Harry and Rose Moore. Her husband of 54 years, Lt Col Gerald W. ...

Randy Joe Ivey, age 48, resident of Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Local educator and historian Fred Campbell, Jr. brought a little history to life on Tuesday during a "Lunch and Learn" with a presentation on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Scott Community College's Gordon Parks Museum...

Disaster relief officials say there is one simple way to help the victims of Tuesday's EF-5 tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla. -- send money. "We at Red Cross and Salvation Army and all of the larger organizations say the best thing to do is send monetary donations," Pam Gilchrist, service center manager for the American Red Cross, Crawford County said...

The devastation left behind by the disastrous EF5 tornado that struck the city of Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon has spurred two local business owners into action to help. Dave and Tina Lipe, co-owners of Sharky's Pub and Grub, were among many other people who watched news reports of the twister's destruction on television following the disaster. ...