Stories from Tuesday, August 14, 2018

James Lewis Eastwood, age 81, a resident of rural Fort Scott, Kan., passed away early Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. He was born March 27, 1937, in Fort Scott, the son of Harold Lewis Eastwood and Verda Leola Thomas Eastwood.  Jim graduated from Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1955. He married Patricia Ann Hoggatt on February 10, 1957, at Fort Scott. In earlier years, Jim had been employed by various Fort Scott grocery stores including, Gunsolles Grocery, Foodtown and Safeway. ...

Area high-school athletic teams began practice on Monday under new rules designed to reduce the risk of harm from the heat in all sports and to cut the risk of injury in football. The rules were put into place by the Kansas State High School Activities Association over the summer...

Cynthia Sue Weece of Miami, Okla., passed from this life Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 at her home. She was 70. Cynthia was born Feb. 10, 1948 in Webster City, Iowa, to Floyd and Mary (Bosworth) Wood. She had lived in Miami since 1989, moving from Lawton, Okla. ...

Fish are dying in a pond located at a local park and the reason can be attributed to oxygen depletion caused by various factors, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Fisheries Biologist Don George said. George told the Tribune Tuesday there has been “a lot of chatter on social media” about fish dying in Fern Lake, the first pond visitors come to when entering the park. ...

Youngsters and their families could participate in a variety of activities offered at the seventh annual Mercy Kids Health and Safety Fair Saturday at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott.