Stories from Thursday, February 22, 2007

Seven Fort Scott High School students are currently preparing to show off their musical talents on Saturday in Wichita. At 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, FSHS seniors Lauren Allen, Marguerite Fredericksen and Brady Johnson, juniors Anna Miles and Catherine Sercer and sophomores Andrew Benage and Kristina Parsons will perform in the Kansas Music Educator's All-State Choir, Orchestra and Band concert at the Century II Convention Center in Wichita...

Donna Lee Harrold Fairbanks, age 65, a resident of PIeasanton, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at her home. She was born July 4, 1941, in Mound City, the daughter of Omar Wesley Runyan and Hazel Etta Hinson. She marred John Harrold on September 28,1957. ...

Denver Joseph Fiegener, age 17, of Fort Scott died Monday, February 19, 2007, at K.U. Medical Center. He was born November 29, 1989, in Fort Scott, the son of David LaPiere and Lena Rosemarie Fiegener. Denver is survived by both of his parents; three sisters, Stacey Willey and Kristine Willey, both of Fort Scott, and Myndi Willey of Olathe; two brothers, Jessie Schultz and Taran LaPiere of Fort Scott; a niece, RyeLee Heaven Nicole Cagle; and paternal grandmother Betty LaPiere of Fort Scott...

Raymond Earl Lind, age 68, of Fort Scott, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born October 1, 1938, in Uniontown, the son of Robert Doyle and Gladys Bedelia (Ford) Lind. He married Beverly DeMott Sept 1, 1972, in Fort Scott. She survives of the home...

A committee charged with the task of bringing an aquatics center to town decided it needed more time to inform voters on the facility before asking them to pay more sales tax to fund it. The Aquatics Center Committee nixed placing a question on the April 3 General Election ballot asking residents if the sales tax should be raised one-half cent to fuel the estimated $6.5 million water park...

The Fort Scott Community College Theatre Department will present the Neil Simon play, "Proposals," at 7 p.m. March 1-3 at the FSCC Melodrama Theatre, 7 S. National Ave. The play marks the final production directed by 31-year FSCC instructor Rod Peterson, who announced his intention to retire last month. ...

Fort Scott Community College finds itself with a pair of must-win games next week if it is to have a chance to host a first-round game on the men's side of the Region VI Tournament for the first time in school history. The Greyhounds may have seen a chance to secure that position early slip through their hands Wednesday night as Coffeyville fought off Fort Scott, 112-104, in double overtime in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

Fort Scott Community College's women had a chance to secure a home-court spot in the Region VI Tournament when they hosted No. 18 Coffeyville in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena Wednesday evening. Instead, the Greyhounds ran out of steam, failing to score a single point in the final 5:11 of play and dropping a 93-74 decision...

Seedings for Sub-State basketball tournaments were determined Wednesday. Fort Scott will be hosting a Sub-State for the first time since 2001, when it was in Class 5A, and a 4A Sub-State for the first time since dropping down into this class. Jayhawk-Linn's teams will be in a Class 3A Sub-State hosted by Central Heights. Uniontown and Pleasanton will both be in Pittsburg Colgan's Class 2A Sub-State...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) James D. Stroud, a well known farmer who lives down between Godfrey and Garland, and Mrs. Malinda C. Miller, of this city, aunt of Martin Miller, were united in marriage Feb. 21 by Probate Judge Hudson. Mr. Stroud is one of the well known farmers of the county and both he and his bride have resided here for a great many years...