Stories from Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Charles William Dalton, age 82, passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at his home. He was a beloved, cherished husband, father, grandpa and great-grandpa. Charley was born March 24, 1931, in Mapleton, Kan., to Thomas and Ruth Cook Dalton. He graduated from Uniontown High School and attended Fort Scott Community College for one year before joining the Navy. ...

Lewis Hurl Kalm, age 101, former resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., more recently of Presbyterian Village, died Saturday, Nov. 2, at Fort Scott Medicalodge. He was born Oct. 17, 1912, in Crawford County, Kan., the son of Harmon Henry Kalm and Mable Loving Vaughn Kalm. ...

Thelma Mae Wolfe, 86, of rural Deerfield, Mo., died on the morning of Nov. 3, 2013. She was born on March 6, 1927 in Richards, Mo., to Charles E. and Jennie Victoria (Tucker) Higgins. She married Everett Wayne Wolfe on Aug. 12, 1946. Thelma was a graduate of Richards High School in 1945, where she was a proud member of the Richards girls' basketball team. ...

Delbert Carl Schilling, age 86, resident of Presbyterian Village, Fort Scott, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. Funeral arrangements for Delbert Schilling will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Margie Elaine Hughes, age 87 of Pleasanton, Kan., died Friday Nov. 1, 2013 at the Medicalodge Fort Scott. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 at the Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory Pleasanton, Chapel. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. ...

MANHATTAN -- Landmark National Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Landmark Bancorp, Inc. , announced Monday the completion of its acquisition of Citizens Bank, National Association from First Capital Corporation , effective Friday, Nov. 1. The acquisition was effected through the merger of Citizens Bank with and into Landmark National Bank. Prior to the acquisition, Citizens Bank had operated in eastern Kansas for 129 years, a Landmark press release states...

issioners on Monday voted to expand its contract with Advanced Correctional Healthcare to include a nurse for the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center. Jail Administrator Bobby Reed reported the Center's nurse has submitted her resignation, effective Friday, Nov. 15. He asked commissioners for permission to contract a nurse...

Fourteen local men will don women's clothing for a good cause during the upcoming "Miss-ter Bourbon County" fundraiser for the Care to Share group and The Sharing Bucket. A few of the contestants were on hand Saturday during the quarterly meeting of the Care to Share group at Mercy Hospital to talk about their involvement with the fundraiser, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the campus of Fort Scott Community College...