Stories from Monday, October 16, 2006

During Tuesday's regular meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission, City Manager Richard Nienstedt is expected to review information discussed at a recent meeting with residents living on Broadway and identify recommendations for improving safety of the street...

Harold C. Elsken, age 83, passed away Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born in Paris, Arkansas, May 8, 1923, to Gerhard and Ida Elsken, he was the fifth of six sons. Following high school graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy three years, then enrolled at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, earning a bachelor of science in business administration...

SPC John Edward Wood, age 37, of Humboldt, Kansas, died Saturday, October 7, 2006, killed in action while serving in Baghdad, Iraq. He was born October 8, 1968 in Camden, Missouri to parents Clyde Edward and May Laura Hallock Wood. He grew up in several communities in southeast Kansas including Mapleton, Blue Mound and Iola. ...

Murrel Clarance Koppa, age 89, resident of Hiattville, Kansas died Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the Fort Scott Manor where he had recently moved. He was born June 12, 1917 in Girard, Kansas the son of William Ernest Koppa and Mary Jane Cooley Koppa. ...

Audreanna Marie Primeaux, a girl, was born on Friday, October 13, 2006, at Mercy Health Center, to parents Joseph and Brandy Primeaux, Fort Scott. She joins siblings Breanna, Kyle, Joseph, Nicholas and Karen Primeaux. Maternal grandparents are Robert and Judy Beal, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Jeff Primeaux, Sr., Iola and the late Karen Richard...

Five-time defending Jayhawk Conference champion Butler, the nation's No. 1-ranked team, needed overtime to beat Fort Scott Communty College, 26-20, at Frary Field Saturday night. The Grizzlies needed a 91-yard bomb for a touchdown from a quarterback who had sat on the bench for the prior two series because he was having trouble generating offense to get to overtime, where Beau Johnson's 19-yard run on the third play of Butler's first possession ended the game...