Stories from Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Heath Louis Patterson was arrested on July 28, 2010 at 7:09 p.m. for bond revocation. He is still being held at this time. Jeremi Lynn Robinson, 31, 212 Cedar, Redfield, was arrested on July 29, 2010 at 12:10 p.m. for a Bourbon County warrant. He was released on a $2,500 bond...

SCHREINER -- Samatha and Patrick Schreiner, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Alexa Maria Elizabeth Schreiner. Alexa was born at 9:29 a.m., Monday, Aug. 2, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 13.5 ounces at birth...

CONNER -- Blake and Stephanie Conner, Fort Scott, and big brother Kaden Michael, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Kynlee Jean Conner. Kynlee was born at 9:18 a.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

Enrollment will be held at Sunbeam Christian Preschool on Friday, Aug. 13, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. If you are not pre-enrolled, please all Marilyn Barker at (620) 223-3331 or (620) 223-4647. All students must have their forms complete before they can start school. Make sure your child has all of the necessary immunizations including: four doses of Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV7), three doses of Hib, and two doses of Hepatitis A...

Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, a not-for-profit agency serving Bourbon County and 13 other counties in Southeast Kansas, is partnering with Cheney Witt Funeral Home to host Companions in Grief, a monthly support group. The first session is Thursday, Aug. 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cheney Witt Carriage House in Fort Scott. The group will meet monthly on the third Thursday...

The Hemphill Family and Friends Band will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Park Pavilion near the corner of First and Main streets. The band will present a program of classic country and pop music along with some gospel selections. They may also include some family comedy. In the past, the band has performed at the Fort Scott Jamboree as well as some other local venues...

The election may be over, but a winner of the First District County Commission seat's republican race is still yet to be determined. Republican Candidates Allen Warren, who received 244 votes, and Lynne Oharah, who received 232 votes, are now playing the waiting game as the Bourbon County Board of Canvassers -- the Bourbon County Commission -- will go through the 65 provisional ballots at 9:30 a.m. ...