Stories from Saturday, January 17, 2009

Glenn R. Maupin, 94, of Fort Scott, died early Friday morning at the Mercy Health Center. He was born July 30, 1914, in Fort Scott, the son of Glenn Ray and Jennie Erma (Schnaible) Maupin. He married Helen M. Huffine Oct. 17, 1937, in the First United Methodist Church, in Fort Scott...

A lady from Garden City shared the following true story with me. It seems that her brother was a cameraman for a television station in western Kansas. He received a call to do a story regarding a church and the preacher's wife in Scott City. The rest of the story goes like this:...

Hi neighbors. In case you have been vacationing in Florida the last few days, or haven't been outside all week, Baby it's cold outside! Don't get too worried though, because it never stays the same temperature long enough to become classified as 'normal.' The word normal is an adjective with two distinct meanings. One refers to being common and usual. The other refers to being sane or rational...

Two Iowa anglers, Fred Simms and Jack Harper, Des Moines, have made it a point to fish in Missouri right after the KC Sportshow. This year was no exception. The Iowa anglers made the trip to Table Rock Sunday, but found their favorite spot near Kimberling City hadn't been producing fish this month so they moved over to Taneycomo and were glad they did...

The Vernon County jurisdiction of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program has been chosen to receive $13,952 to supplemental emergency food and shelter programs in Vernon County. The award is based upon each jurisdiction's rate of unemployment from the United States Department of Labor for the most current 12-month period and poverty statistics from the 2000 census...

State Auditor Susan Montee suggested the Barton County Prosecuting Attorney investigate former Barton County Sheriff Shannon Higgins in the recently completed audit of Barton County. Montee said the sheriff didn't account for $2,500 in money meant to purchase drugs...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Bourbon County Relay for Life members plan to remember the past this year as they help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the national organization. The local chapter, which began in 1995, is currently planning its 2009 "Retro Relay" campaign. Team members dressed in attire representing past Relay themes will participate in the organization's annual kick-off dinner next week, and the all-night walk in June, chapter chairwoman Angela Carpenter said...

Nevada, Mo. -- On Tuesday, Jan. 13, The Nevada Public Library hosted A Date With Dinosaurs. There were about two dozen children, ranging from stroller age to 13 or so, and at least a dozen adults present to see the dinosaur version of the Nature Reach Program put on by Delia Lister of The Pittsburg State University Biology Department...

James Lipscomb will be attending the 2009 Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, and not even hazardous weather that almost caused him to miss his flight at the airport will stop him. As part of the Congress-ional Youth Leadership Council, Lipscomb was invited to attend the in-auguration on Jan. 20...

PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Uniontown's teams suffered a sweep at the hands of St. Mary's-Colgan here Friday night. Colgan girls started the night with a 58-27 win and the Panther boys followed up with a 61-45 victory. Colgan's girls held a 23-5 lead after one period of play and didn't look back. Lisa Elmer paced the Panthers with 17 points...

GIRARD, Kan. -- Fort Scott's rally from a 17-point halftime deficit fell short here Friday night as Girard's Kylie Kunshek banked in a shot with four seconds remaining to give Girard a 44-42 win at Ted R. Taylor Gymnasium. The TIgers (6-3) trailed 31-14 at the half as junior Jolee Sharp had to sit most of the half with foul trouble. She drew two in the first quarter and another in the second and had to sit the remainder of the half...

GIRARD, Kan. -- Fort Scott's furious fourth-quarter rally fell short Friday night as Girard held on for a 59-51 win at Ted R. Taylor Gymnasium here. The Tigers (5-4) trailed 44-29 going into the final stanza. But Fort Scott scored the first seven points of the final stanza and found themselves within 55-51 with 1:25 remaining...

Dr. Guy I. Akers, formerly of Fort Scott, and more recently of Lawrence, Kan., died Friday afternoon, Jan. 16, 2009, at the Brandon Woods Retirement Center in Lawrence, Kan. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home...

According to a press release from the Fort Scott Police Department, at 4:50 p.m. on Friday, Fort Scott Police officers took Jean Martinson into custody for Martinson's alleged involvement in the aggravated robbery which occurred on Thursday night at Louderman's Liquor. ...