Stories from Friday, March 14, 2014

Bourbon County Commissioners issued a burn ban today effective from Friday, March 14, until it is revoked. The ban was issued due to high winds and dry conditions. The need for the ban will be reviewed when the commissioners meet again at 9 a.m. Monday...

Donna S. Wright, age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born July 19, 1918, in Bluejacket, Okla., the daughter of Louis Christopher Shoe and Anna Elizabeth Hill Shoe. She married Clifford R. ...

Martisha A. Mabery, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Franklin House in Fort Scott. She was born Oct. 17, 1925, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Peter Elijah Marlett and Iva Mae Hillman Marlett. She married Charles Oliver Mabery on Sept. ...

Lloyd Ralph Allen, 84, passed away Saturday. Memorial services with military honors will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the Fort Scott National Military Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kan. Lloyd was born Aug. 6, 1929 in Quitman, Ark., the son of William and Edith (Robinson) Allen. ...

Delbert James Hart, age 66, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. He was born Oct. 8, 1947, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Gerald "Jack" Hart and Myrtle Martha Geisler Hart Morgan. He was drafted into the U. S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. Delbert loved to travel, and explored many places across the country. He also was an avid reader. He read and studied the bible every day. He attended Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Topeka...

Joseph Benjamin Houk, resident of Topeka, Kan., died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Homestead Assisted Living in Topeka. Services for Joseph Houk will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Roy Mack Mayhugh, age 85, passed away March 12, 2014 at his residence in Prescott, Kan. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Prescott Countryview Nursing Home, in c/o Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, KS 66075. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Missouri native and music aficionado James Fox is now in his 11th year as Fort Scott High School and Middle School band director. Fox said when he first settled into the position in 2003, the school's music program was floundering. "During my interview, they were actually looking for someone that would stay a while and really help solidify the program," Fox said. ...

USD 235 Board of Education members reversed a decision Monday regarding whether to allow girls who play basketball to also be cheerleaders. In February, acting on a recommendation from Superintendent Randy Rockhold, the board voted not to allow girls to participate in both activities...

The 22nd Annual Bourbon County Arts Council Fine Arts Exhibit and Sale opened Wednesday with an artists reception. On Thursday, the weekly Chamber Coffee was held at the exhibit, which will be open from noon to 7 p.m. today at the Danny and Willa Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus...

Senate Bill 434 was introduced into the Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 434, referred to as the SUCCESS Act, outlines a process whereby colleges can submit application for consideration to be included in the SUCCESS Act, a proposed state-funded pilot program for community colleges...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team won 8 of its first 10 games this season. Then conference play started. Since March 1, when the Greyhounds split the first Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division twinbill of the season, Fort Scott has won just 2 of 10 games and fell to .500 on the season when Cowley swept at Lions Field Thursday...