Stories from Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Note: This is the fourth of six profiles on candidates in the Fort Scott City Commission election to take place April 3. His stand on issues Residents stop by Thom Prue's sign business all the time to ask questions about issues in Fort Scott and what was discussed at the most recent city commission meeting...

Bateko Francisco sat calmly at the table, his hands folded neatly in his lap, hardly glancing at the hot plate of food in front of him. Why was the young man not already enjoying his food like many others around him during the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees meeting on Monday? Because, as FSCC Head Basketball Coach John Burns said, Francisco prefers to wait until everyone present has had a chance to get a plate before he begins to eat...

Note: This is the first in a three-part series of profiles on the three USD 234 BOE members running for re-election in the April 3 general election. Looking at her 30 years of experience as a teacher and one term on the USD 234 Board of Education on her resume, one could say that Janet Braun has contributed her fair share to the education world. However, at the age of 65, this retired educator isn't quite ready to stop...

Funeral services for Juanita will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home with a visitation beginning at 1:30 p.m. prior to services. Burial will be in the Memory Gardens of Bourbon County Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice and may be sent to or left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall St., P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, KS 66701...

Delia Ann Lowe, age 87, a resident of Fort Scott, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at the Blue River Care Center in Kansas City, Missouri, She was born September 7, 1919, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Dolphus McMains and Gussie Million McMains. She married Alva Lowe on October 18, 1936, at Fort Scott. He preceded her in death on March 9,1998...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) A short-changer appeared on the streets late Saturday evening and succeeded in swindling money. He entered Marie Craighead's place and after purchasing a dime's worth of candy he gave a one dollar bill in payment. Before she could make the change he recalled the bill and presented a ten. ...

NEVADA -- An improbable six-run seventh inning allowed host Nevada to rally and take a 14-13 win over Fort Scott High in the first baseball game of the season for both teams at Lyons Stadium here Monday evening. The Tigers had just increased their lead to 13-8 going into the bottom of the seventh. But two errors contributed to Nevada's rally, including one that allowed the tying and winning runs to score...