Stories from Thursday, March 15, 2007

A bill to create a board that will seek funding for a Riverfront Project in Fort Scott awaits approval from the Kansas House of Representatives and a signature from the governor. The bill would create the Fort Scott/Bourbon County Riverfront Authority, composed of six members...

Despite widespread public speculation, Kansas Deputy Attorney General Rick Guinn declined to say whether more charges are on the way in relation to the grand jury indictments issued last month after a long investigation of criminal allegations made against Fort Scott city officials and others...

LOGUE -- Emersyn May Logue, a girl, was born at 7:41 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Mercy Health Center to parents Kristen O'Dell and Kendall Logue, Fort Scott. She weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces at birth. She joins one sibling, Ashlynn Bagnall. Maternal grandparents are Shelly McDonald, Fort Scott and Dion O'Dell, Joplin, Mo. Paternal grandparent is Verlee Logue, Fort Scott...

Vangie Isabel Spillman, age 82, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born June 14, 1924 in Jetmore to Joe and Jennie Graham. She lived and attended school in Prescott. She married Edward Spillman of Blue Mound on December 25, 1943 in Garden City...

The owners of a Mound City-based property management company will show off the fruits of their labor later this month in Fort Scott. Fort Scott Properties, LLC owners Pat Carney and Michael Wunsch have scheduled a ribbon cutting and open house for their recently renovated building on the northwest corner of Wall and Main streets. The event is open to the public, who will have a chance to view the building before tenants move into the apartments, Carney said...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) G.W. Branson, age 70, who lived at 922 Horton Street, died early today. He was an old settler of the Garland neighborhood, having come there 36 years ago. Five years ago he moved to Fort Scott. He leaves three sons and three daughters. A service will be held some time Saturday morning from the home. The body will be interred in Claksburg Cemetery...

Many students may not like the idea of spending their spring break on an educational tour, but when that tour includes trips to two of the most famous cities in the world, it's not hard to convince students to give it a shot. On Saturday, six Fort Scott High School students will begin a nine-day European vacation that includes stops in Paris, France and Barcelona, Spain. ...

Fort Scott High School's tennis season probably snuck up on you. Don't worry. It snuck up on us, too.