Stories from Monday, December 10, 2007

Turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie -- all are essential parts of a holiday meal. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about preparing these traditional favorites. Can a turkey be cooked overnight? The method of cooking a turkey overnight at a low (200-250 degree) temperature, then holding it until serving time later in the day can result in two problems...

Jerry and Lilly Coonrod entertained her daughter, Carmen Ange and sons, Jared and Curtis from Topeka on Thanksgiving day. Our condolences to the Mel Payne family whose funeral was 2 p.m. Sunday, in Open Door Mission. AHS Our Gang  Get-together will be Red and Green Night, Dec. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Yesterday afternoon W.H. Hays, of the stone contractor firm of Hays & Cook, while doing some excavating for a drain at the new building C.H. Bachmann is erecting on Wall near Ransom Street, dug up a ten cent piece which was found at a distance of 12 feet under the surface. ...

As temperatures dropped below freezing around 6 p.m on Saturday evening, accidents started accumulating like the ice on area highways and roads that caused them. "That's when everybody started sliding," Bourbon County Deputy Sheriff John Taylor said. "As the night went on, it got worse."...

Local school children and other individuals are reaching out to the troops deployed overseas. The majority of the schools in Fort Scott have participated in various holiday programs, which were created to boost the morale of the many soldiers who are serving on active duty and away from home this holiday season...

The 28th Annual Homes for the Holidays Tour saw many people who braved the cold winter weather on Saturday. The tour was scheduled to run through Sunday. However, Saturday's head count was extremely high, while Sunday's numbers were rather scant, Stocking Stuffer Coordinator Caroline Crystal said. Crystal attributed the decrease in attendance on Sunday to the hazardous winter weather, which included freezing rain that pelted Fort Scott and surrounding towns...

Wintry weather, including cold temperatures and sleet that struck the area over the weekend, only slightly affected the 26th Annual Candlelight Tour at the Fort Scott National Historic Site, park officials said Monday. Despite adverse weather conditions, every ticket for all of the weekend walking tours were sold, with about 450 people turning out to take the tours on Friday and Saturday evening. The fort received about 225 visitors each night during the tours, park ranger Barak Geertsen said...

Mother Nature dealt a blow to southeast Kansas over the weekend by punishing the area with a blanket of ice. But in Bourbon County, it could've been worse. Saturday evening and into Sunday morning, freezing drizzle created a blanket of ice over Fort Scott resulting in a one-quarter of an inch of ice accumulation throughout the county. Numerous traffic accidents resulted...

Kaydan Moses Russell, a boy, was born at 9:26 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Brandon Jay Russell and Melissa Lynn Russell, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 12.5 ounces at birth. He joins three siblings; Kody Michael, Kian Jay, and Tekoah Evan. ...

Xavier Michael Cavanaugh, a boy, was born at 8:35 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 29, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Damien Cavanaugh and Amy Maloney, Pittsburg. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce at birth. Maternal grandparents are Gary and Deanna Maloney. Paternal grandparents are Rose Cavanaugh and George Post...

Goldie Nadine Koppa, age 79, resident of the Hiattville area, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Mercy Health Center. She was born Feb. 11, 1928 in Hepler, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Austin Page and Anna Laura Goff Page. Goldie married Murrel Clarance Koppa on April 17, 1942 in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 2006...

LaCYGNE -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls won the Linn County Tournament championship here Friday night, defeating Prairie View, 51-24, to finish the round-robin tournament at 3-0. The Jayhawks, 4-0 overall, were led by Cassie Rockers' 14-point effort. Taylor Dawson added 11 points while Kaylee Brownback finished with 10...

YATES CENTER -- Uniontown's boys took third place Saturday at the Yates Center Tournament managed to get in its final day of play before the ice storm started playing havoc with travel plans. The Eagles defeated Three Rivers League rival Southern Coffey County in that game, 48-45. Meanwhile, Uniontown's girls continued to have trouble scoring points and fell to Erie, 42-10, in the third-place game...

HUTCHINSON -- Fort Scott Community College's men defeated another junior college for the first time this season as they took a 75-72 overtime win over Central Nebraska at the Airport Steakhouse Classic here Saturday night. The Greyhounds, who beat the Friends University JV here Friday night, 73-65, got 29 points from Brandon Kinnie and 26 from Arsenio Williams as the pair combined to make 19 of 35 shots from the field...