Stories from Friday, June 14, 2013

Bertha Carolyn Wise, age 75, former resident of Uniontown and Fort Scott, Kan. died early Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Chariton Park Healthcare Center, Salisbury, Mo. She was born July 17, 1937, in Durango, Colo., the daughter of William and Grace Emma (Calhoun) Semler...

Roger Duane Griffith was born June 2, 1947 and died June 10, 2013 at his home in Prescott, Kan., with his family beside him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Annette and Larry Griffith of Iowa and his youngest brother, Craig Griffith. He is survived by his wife, Maggie, his children Julie, Amy, Chris, Mike, Jamie and Danyelle, 19 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, his brother Mel, and sisters Lorraine, Marriane and C.J...

By the time he was in middle school, Bobby Reed had already developed an interest in law enforcement. Since that time, Reed has served in a variety of positions related to law enforcement. Now Reed is the new jail administrator at the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center...

Shirley White is not letting her cancer diagnosis stop her from living her life. The Fort Scott resident, who was diagnosed last fall with aggressive non-Hodgkins Type B lymphoma, plans to be involved with the Bourbon County Relay for Life event Friday night and Saturday morning at the Fort Scott Community College walking trail...

The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference released its 2013 football schedule late last week. Fort Scott Community College will open the season at Frary Field on Aug. 24 with a 1 p.m. kickoff against Highland. Fort Scott (3-4 KJCCC, 4-5 overall in 2012) and Highland (1-6, 2-7) will meet in a season opener for the second consecutive year. The Greyhounds won at Highland, 20-13, in the 2012 opener...