Stories from Tuesday, April 10, 2007

An extensive remodeling project at the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center, 231 E. Wall St., is now complete, chamber officials announced on Monday. The newly remodeled facility will be unveiled to the public and the general chamber membership from 9 a.m. ...

Roy Leo Stewart, age 90, lifelong resident of Bronson, died early Sunday, April 8, 2007 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. He was born June 13, 1916 in Bronson, the son of Fred Stewart and Bertha Vollmer Stewart. Roy married Mary Wolff on November 30, 1937 in Goodwich. ...

George Fredrick Cox, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, died Sunday, April 8, 2007 at Mercy Health Center. He was born October 13, 1924 in Fort Scott, the son of Roy Basil Cox and Nellie Cyota Cox. George married Margaret L. Phillips on January 19, 1946 in Fort Scott. ...

PERRY -- Ella Gayle Perry, a girl, was born at 5:14 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2007, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, to mother, Brittani Perry, El Dorado Springs, Missouri. She weighed 6.12 ounces and was 20.5 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Robert and Michelle Perry, El Dorado Springs, Missouri. ...

PATRICK -- Danica Mae Patrick, a girl, was born on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Mercy Health Center to parents William and Amy Patrick, Fort Scott. She weighed 7.5 pounds at birth. She joins siblings Damien and Karlee Patrick. Maternal grandparents are Darrell and Roberta Bloomfield, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Jack Patrick, Kansas City, Missouri and Larry and Debbie Blazer, Bolivar, Missouri. Maternal great-grandmothers are Betty Lord, Fort Scott and Irma Bloomfield, Prescott...

STUFFLEBEAM -- Kaeda Jolee Stufflebeam, a girl, was born at 9:05 a.m. on Monday, April 9, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, to parents Kasee Coleman, Fort Scott, and Jesse Stufflebeam. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 20.5 inches at birth. She joins Kenli, a sister. Maternal grandmother is Leesa Silvers, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Deana Schultz, Fort Scott...

When she looks back to her childhood, many of local resident Nina Yakel's memories involve spending time with her family at Elm Creek Lake, southwest of Fort Scott. As she looks to the future, she knows she'll be keeping it nice for many families to enjoy...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) This morning Mrs. Oscar Rice found a new vest hanging on a small tree in the rear of the Prager yard at Third and Crawford. Whether the vest was blown there by the wind or was thrown away by a thief is not known. It was thought at first that the garment might have belonged to A.M. Keene, whose home was robbed Saturday night. However, the waistcoat was not of such dimensions as would enclose the buxom Keene...

Bottled water is the fastest growing drink choice in the United States, and Americans spend billions of dollars each year to buy it. Some people drink bottled water as an alternative to other beverages. Others drink it because they prefer its taste or think it is safer than tap water. Others use it for convenience...