Stories from Friday, July 6, 2012

During the Civil War in Missouri and Eastern Kansas, any individual who was captured by the Union forces could be, depending on the circumstances, charged with "inciting the insurrection," and if convicted of the same, executed by firing squad or hanging...

The monthly meeting of the Uniontown 4-H group was held on June 13. Vice President Chase Gleason called the meeting to order. Graham Hathaway led the group in the flag salute and Danielle Nading led the 4-H pledge. Roll call was taken by historian Torrie Hathaway. Ten members answered roll by stating their favorite summer activity...

It was my second time to speak in public. My home church in Texas had asked me to lead their ladies' Bible studies. The first talk had gone well, and with that boost of confidence, I decided to be a little bolder in my next talk ... possibly even use a visual or two...

Clarksburg Church, 145th and Hackberry Road, is hosting Rainbows of Promise vacation Bible school on July 8, 15, 22, 29 and Aug. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Children ages 4 through 13 are invited to attend. Vacation Bible school includes Bible stories, songs, crafts and games...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) County Surveyor Gene Toles' driving horse became untethered this afternoon in front of the courthouse. Something frightened the animal and it started to run pulling the buggy. From National Avenue, the animal sped down Second to Main. ...

Edwin Alvin Judy, 83, resident of rural Redfield, Kan., died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at his home. He was born July 20, 1928, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of June Judy and Sylvia Brown Judy. He married Marjorie Smith on Sept. 7, 1948, at Fort Scott. Mr. ...

Charles Robert "Chuck" McElmurry, 59, of Fort Scott, died Wednesday morning, July 4, 2012, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born Oct. 4, 1952, in Fort Scott, the son of Charles "Rex" and Alice Louise (Clarida) McElmurry. Chuck graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1970...

Donald C. Boone, 87, of Mulberry, died at 5:10 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at his home. Boone was born Jan. 3, 1925, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Chester R. and Wauneta M. Wilcox Boone. Don was a retired coal miner. He was raised in Fort Scott, Stotesbury, Mo., and Kentucky. He had been a resident of Mulberry since 1972...

Joyce Brown, 84, resident of Bartlesville, Okla., died Monday, June 18, 2012, in Dewey, Okla. Memorial services were held at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 22, 2012, in the First Presbyterian Church in Bartlesville with Kristy Rodgers officiating. Memorial services and cremation arrangements are under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory...

A reception for University of Kansas alumni is scheduled for noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton. As part of the university's annual "Hawk Days of Summer" tour, the KU Alumni Association will be in Fort Scott to share KU news and meet with area Jayhawks...

The Rev. Dr. J. Dean McNamara, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Pittsburg, was recently named by Mercy Hospital Fort Scott as chaplain for the newly created hospice. McNamara comes to this position with almost eight years of hospice ministry experience as a spiritual care coordinator/chaplain, and as a bereavement counselor. He served the Family Hospice of the Plains, later known as Vista Care Family Hospice, in Plainview, Texas, from 1998-2003...

Thousands of spectators on Wednesday converged on Fort Scott Community College -- and surroundings -- to watch the city-wide fireworks show, sponsored by Elks Lodge No. 579, the city, county, Mercy Hospital and other businesses. "I thought it went well," said Elks Past Exalted Ruler Bill Brittain. "The company we hired, Fireworks Spectacular (of Mitchell, Iowa), did a good job."...

Fort Scottians will have a chance to win two tickets to the All-Star game in Kansas City, Mo., by making a $10 donation to the Ellis Park project. Through the family of professional baseball player Adam LaRoche, the Youth Activities Team, which is raising money to fully develop the park, has obtained two tickets worth $300 each, YAT Co-Convenor Diana Mitchell said Thursday...

The Bourbon County Republican Central Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, in the Heritage Room of Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. Topics of discussion will be the Bourbon County Fair and the upcoming election.

On a shady patch of grass underneath a large tree in the square of Fort Scott National Historic Site, about 40 visitors sat on wooden benches celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday like it was 1776. The Fort Scott National Historic Site hosted an Old-Fashioned Military holiday featuring period music, cannon firing and a reading of the Declaration of Independence...