Stories from Friday, June 5, 2015

The Fort Scott Community College Men's and Women's Basketball Teams will host summer camps during the month of June. The purpose of the camps are to teach and develop the fundamental skills of basketball. The boys' camp will be held June 8-12 of next week. A morning session for grades 3 to 5 will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. An afternoon session for grades 6 to 9 will be held from 1 to 4 p.m...

Roy and Jenn Wiebelhaus of Lacey, Wash., announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Paige Wiebelhaus, March 5, 2015. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 18.5 inches at birth. Paternal grandparents are Judy Wiebelhaus and the late Gary Wiebelhaus...

Danny Dean Sherrell, 83, of Bronaugh, Missouri passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in Plano, Texas. Dan was born September 25, 1931, in Bronaugh, Missouri, to Carl and Dorris (Daugherty) Sherrell. He graduated from Bronaugh High School where he was active in Future Farmers of America, 4-H and varsity basketball. ...

The Fort Scott City Commission discussed topics ranging from downtown development to codes enforcement during their Tuesday meeting. Director of Economic Development Heather Griffith updated commissioners on various ongoing downtown projects, including renovation of the former Western building and expansion of the Lowell Milken Center. Griffith also provided commissioners with information on various financial incentive and assistance programs available to downtown property and business owners...

The Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kan., will host a "Lunch and Learn" presentation by Arnold Schofield and Don Miller on Thursday, June 11 at 12:00 p.m. at the Gordon Parks Museum, located in the Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. Members of the community are invited to attend this free program...

Bourbon County Treasurer Rhonda Dunn told the commissioners Tuesday at the commission meeting she has discovered the county should not be collecting sales tax at the county landfill. "If someone brings goods to the landfill, they pay sales tax to leave it with us," Dunn said. "We should not be collecting sales tax at the landfill. We do not sell any goods. We sell services. Services are not taxable."...

Dwayne and Doris Query, Rochelle, Ill. will celebrate their 60th anniversary on June 7 during the fellowship hour at First Presbyterian Church, Rochelle, Ill. The Query's were married on June 12, 1955 in Fort Scott, their hometown. They are the parents of three sons Brent, Greg (Peri) and Kent (Della) and one daughter, Beth (Tony) Becker and are blessed with seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...

Joe and Myrtle Hull were married on June 15, 1965 at Nevada, Mo. They along with their children Joe and Lisa, Delilia and Doug, invite family and friends to help celebrate at a hog roast from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at their home, 123 McCleverty, Fort Scott. Please bring a covered dish and a lawn chair. Meat and drinks furnished. The couple requests no gifts, please...

Tim and Deb McKenney of Fort Scott announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jayci Marie McKenney to Daryl Lee Graham II on Sept. 26, 2015 at Fort Scott. Daryl is the son of Daryl and Beth Graham. Jayci is a graduate of Kansas State University and is currently employed in the business banking sector of PNC Bank in Space Coast, Fla...

LaShawn Fitzhugh-Miller and Tracey Noel are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Miller is a social worker and volunteer coordinator with Mercy Hospice and is an adjunct faculty with Fort Scott Community College. Noel is a social worker and a licensing specialist with Non Profit Solutions and is employed with Juvenile Justice Authority...

Stanley and Susan McKeen, Fort Scott, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie McKeen to Andrew McGee, son of Gary and Barb McGee, Fort Scott and Mike and Ellen Lauber, Duquesne, Mo. McKeen is a Fort Scott High School and Pittsburg State University graduate and is currently teaching kindergarten at Winfield Scott Elementary School in Fort Scott...

Jean Tucker and Diana Endicott spoke Wednesday at the Bourbon County Coalition monthly meeting about Fort Scott Circles, which started this year. Circles is a strategy that promises an enduring solution to ending poverty. "It's to help those who are struggling to survive," Tucker said. ...

To date, a little more than 50 individuals have been arrested in an ongoing narcotics investigation being conducted by local law enforcement agencies and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Southeast Kansas Drug Task Force, according to an unofficial count provided by the FSPD on Thursday...

Uniontown High School senior Jacob Duffey has been selected to play on the East Division I squad at the 30th Annual Kansas Eight-Man All-Star Football games, which will be held Saturday in Beloit. The Division I game kicks off at 1:30 p.m. with the Division II game to follow...