Stories from Thursday, January 4, 2007

City and community representatives proposed that city commissioners authorize the formation of a task force to create a plan for revitalization of downtown Fort Scott. The proposal for the task force stems from a meeting conducted Dec. 14 in which officials from U.S. ...

Scott Beerbower, the manager of The Donut Station, said he is just trying to do what's best for his business. Teresa Weidman, owner of the Boone and Dauben Drive-In, said she thinks Beerbower is trying to run her out of business. Those factors, among many others, have fueled the heated dispute between the local businesses over the past several months...

Students and teachers across Bourbon County headed back to class this week after a lengthy holiday break, and two area school administrators said they were glad to get back into their normal routines. West Bourbon Elementary School Principal Marianna Daugherty said she spent much of the last couple of weeks enjoying her vacation and a much-needed break from classrooms, paperwork and the ringing of bells...

Enid "Ruth" Perry, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Monday, Jan. 1, 2007 at the Fort Scott Manor. Ruth was born in Fort Scott on March 30, 1916, the daughter of Ivan and Jessie Golff Morrison. After graduating from college, Ruth taught elementary school in the Marmaton and Uniontown school districts. ...

Devney Mercomes Mack Jr., age 64, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at the Mercy Health Center following a brief cancer illness. He was born Oct. 8, 1942, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Devney M. Mack Sr. and Doris Simpson Mack...

Cleo Ann Calhoun, age 69, formerly of 430 S. 79 E. Avenue, Tulsa, Okla., died Dec. 18, 2006 in Tulsa, Okla. Family and friends were received on Dec. 21, 2006, with funeral services taking place at the Friendship Baptist Church in Owasso, Okla. Pastor Linzy Slayden was the officiating clergy. Burial took place at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens in Broken Arrow, Okla...

Homer Lee Woods, age 64, former resident of 1101 E. Oak St., Fort Scott, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, at Mercy Health Center. The Rev. Leroy Nelson will conduct funeral services at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) There are six new pupils entered at the Collegiate Institute since the opening of the new term. Tonight at the YWCA the college will give a reception at the home of President Newlin. They say that Fred Hornaday is going to start a "liar book" containing the names of all those who swore off New Years and the top of the new Methodist church this morning. ...

Fort Scott Community College's women looked to be in trouble late in the second half of their Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division opener with Kansas City Kansas at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. KCK was on a 10-0 run, tying the game at 43-43 with 2:52 remaining on a layup by VaShunta Johnston...

Ryan Spearman scored 22 points, which included six three-point goals, as Kansas City Kansas' men defeated Fort Scott Community College in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division opener at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. If that name seems to sound familiar, Spearman was one of two Blue Devils who played for Kansas City Sumner Academy in 2004 and 2005 Kansas Class 4A State Basketball tournaments. Fort Scott High defeated Spearman's Sabres in the 2005 finals and the 2004 semifinals...