Stories from Tuesday, June 9, 2015

The first Circles Leaders class is nearing completion. Three Circle Leaders will graduate from Phase I on June 17. On that evening there will be a matching activity with Circle Leaders and potential Allies. At this time, training for Allies is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. June 10. A few have indicated this date does not work and other training will be planned for the following week. Please help get the word out about the Ally training. Currently, there are not enough potential Allies...

BRONSON -- Seventy-five Bronson High School alumni and guests gathered at the Bronson Community Center May 23 for the 78th annual reunion and banquet. The meal was catered by the Chicken Shack in Bronson and was served by the Uniontown High School FFA and their sponsor, Mr. Kevin Gleason...

Dolly Bernadine Flint, 88, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

LaVern Allen "Old Man" Croan, 76, of Blue Mound, died Saturday, June 6, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2015 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial will be in the Centerville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Mound City Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the LaVern Croan Memorial Fund. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Dorothy Ellen Heitz, age 80, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015 at her home in Bronaugh. Dorothy was born on September 13, 1934 in Prescott, Kan., to Orville Dell and Villa Fern (Davis) Mayhugh. On November 17, 1956 she was united in marriage to Percy L. Heitz in Fort Scott, Kan., and he survives of the home...

The USD 234 Board of Education approved the next piece of the district's school bond puzzle Monday night. Representatives of Nabholz Construction Services of Olathe, the construction manager for the bond projects, appeared before the board to provide updates on current and upcoming summer work at the high school and the district football stadium, Frary Field, which includes asbestos removal and stadium improvements that started last week...

It was a good year at the 34th Annual Good Ol'Days Festival. "The vendors said the crowd was bigger this year," said Rhonda Dunn, chairwoman of the the Good Ol' Days steering committee. "The traffic was up this year." There were rides, songs, games, contests, tournaments, theaters, shopping, displays, food, dances and a parade for all ages at Fort Scott's biggest event, held each year on the first weekend in June...

The statue of Dave Regan that stands in the concourse of the stadium bearing his name was formally dedicated during an early-afternoon break of the Fort Scott Community College Showcast Saturday. FSHS alumni who played for the long-time educator and coach were present and gathered on the field as Josh Regan, Dave's son and the current head coach of the Fort Scott baseball team, made statements to the crowd...