Stories from Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Someone once said "I used to want to change the world. Now all I want to do is be able to leave the room with a little dignity." Evelyn Carole Woods was able to do both of those things on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Carole Woods, 66, of Fort Scott, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 at the St. Johns Medical Center in Joplin...

Kathryn E. "Killer" Cochran, 66, of Walnut, Kan., died at 7:31 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 in Freeman West in Joplin, Mo., after a long illness. She was born Dec. 14, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kan., a daughter of Basil and Mildred (Beggs) Hill. She grew up and attended schools at Fort Scott and Fulton, Mo...

SUTTON -- Scott and Sara Sutton, Pittsburg, are proud to announce the birth of their twin daughters, McKinley Cash Sutton and Marley Jo Sutton. McKinley was born at 10:56 a.m., with Marley following at 10:57 a.m., on Jan. 8, 2010 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe...

KATHRYN KEATING Kathryn Keating turned 92 on Jan. 12. Kathryn has 7 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren. Kathryn is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and resides in Fort Scott.

Madeline Slaughter, age 77, of Prescott Country View Nursing Home passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Madeline was born Oct. 28, 1932 at Milfay, Okla. She was the daughter of Jewell Ann and Woodrow Barker. Madeline attended elementary and high school at Milfay...

The monthly meeting of Pawnee 4-H was held Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 6 p.m. at the 4-H building. 4-Her's were encouraged to participate in 4-H days held on Saturday, Feb. 6 in Uniontown. Our club will preform a skit and all members wanting to participate need to attend practices on Wednesday evenings at Fort Scott Community College at 6 p.m...

Fort Scott High School's wrestling team didn't get a lot of action in their final home triangular of the season at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night. But they made the most of what they had. Fort Scott only had 10 wrestlers. But Coffeyville brought only nine and Parsons had just three. So while only two Tigers got to compete in both duals, FSHS won 10 of the 11 matches that actually took place...

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office released a statement Tuesday identifying the body found just outside Mulberry Sunday evening as that of Richard Davis. The body was discovered Sunday after the CCSO received information leading officers to a strip pit northwest of Mulberry...

About 2,096 children in the United States 14 years of age and younger die from accidental injuries in the home each year and three million kids are treated in emergency rooms for accidental injuries occurring at home, according to the Safe Kids Kansas organization...

The Bourbon County Commission has already begun looking at the county's future financial situation. Bourbon County Clerk Joanne Long informed the commission earlier this month that a one percent countywide sales tax is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2011 and would need an election to renew...

A downtown parking issue was tabled at the Fort Scott City Commission meeting. Justin Meeks was present at Tuesday's meeting on behalf of Jim Smith, owner of the Smoker Building located on Main Street. He presented a proposal to the commission which requested that two of the 27 parking spaces in the parking lot located at the corner of Main and First streets be reserved for the employees of Edward Jones who is currently leasing the building...

These days, many businesses are trying to adapt to the constantly changing world of technology and the Internet. To help local business owners and managers learn how to use popular social networking Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter as marketing tools, a seminar will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Lyons Twin Mansions, 742 S. National Ave...