Stories from Monday, April 16, 2007

Magazine publishes Nevada woman's story NEVADA, Mo. -- The April/ May issue of "Reminisce" magazine features an article from a Nevada resident, Pauline Sewell. Sewell married a Mexico, Mo., musician, Arthur Sewell, who was in a trio that won the Old Fiddlers contest in Moberly in 1935...

John Henry Heckadon, age 83, of Nevada, Missouri, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Fort Scott Manor in Fort Scott, following a short illness. He was born June 23, 1923, near Foster, Missouri to Andrew Joseph Heckadon and Josephine Louella Campbell Heckadon. On January 24, 1947 he was married in Mound City to Patty Lee Handly and she survives of the home...

HENSLEY -- Cali Marie Hensley, a girl, was born at 3:52 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Mercy Health Center, to parents David and Jill Hensley, Fort Scott. She weighed 9 pounds, 4.5 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Fred and Susan Hixon, Jack and Edith Hixon and Mary Ayers, all of Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Stanley and Dorothy Hensley, deceased...

WILSON -- Keghan LeAnn Wilson, a girl, was born at 8:12 a.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Mercy Health Center, to parents Paul and Megan Wilson, Fort Scott. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces at birth. She joins three sisters, Mackenzie, age 6, Alexis, age 4 1/2, and Gracie, age 10 months. Maternal grandparents are Rod and Janice Morter, Fort Scott. Paternal grandmother is Carol Sanborn, Fort Scott...

TAYLOR -- Lexi Maxine Taylor, a girl, was born at 2:11 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2007 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, to parents Amber Simhiser and Jeremy Taylor, Galesburg. She weighed 6 pounds, 4.8 ounces at birth. She joins one sibling, Levi Earl Taylor. ...

HAYNES -- Joslyn LeeAnne Haynes, a girl, was born at 7:44 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2007 at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, to parents Joshua Haynes and Nicole Robinson, Pleasanton. She weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Larry and Reva Robinson, Pleasanton. Paternal grandparents are Eddie and Sandy Haynes, Pleasanton...

USD 235 Superintendent Randy Rockhold stands by his belief that two recently approved athletic programs will be a positive benefit to his district. "I support any opportunity that will engage students and increase the opportunity for a student to become passionately connected to the learning environment," Rockhold said...

Fort Scott residents will have the convenience of one-stop shopping combined with the best prices on thousands of products when the newly relocated Wal-Mart Supercenter opens its doors on Wednesday. During a special invitation-only preview event on Sunday at the new store, 2500 S. ...

With the support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Kansas Highway Patrol started its Trucks on Patrol for Safety program in Wichita last week, according to a KHP statement released Friday. The program began April 9 in the south central region of the state, and will continue over the next six weeks across the rest of the state...

A new Fort Scott City Commission will be sworn in at 7 p. m. Tuesday at City Hall and will make one of their first decisions as a governing entity, to elect a new mayor...

Members of the Thrift Circle met for lunch at Pizza Hut on April 4. Later they went to the home of Dorothy Ketner for their regular meeting. Eight members answered roll call with what they planned for Easter. President Dorothy Ketner conducted the meeting. All sang the theme song, "The More We Get Together" and repeated the flag salute...

KHP officials say the agency is committed to serving the public, increasing productivity, and promoting safety for all motorists. To help achieve these goals, KHP offers the following safety tips for motorists to observe when sharing the road with large trucks...

Fort Scott High School's tennis team finished a suspended tournament Wednesday and completed another on Thursday. First, the Tigers went back to Pittsburg Wednesday afternoon to finish a tournament that was suspended the week before by cold and snow. In that, Fort Scott's double teams each picked up victories...

Here are some of the changes in the schedules for Tribune Area teams. Most of these, but not all, are due to weather-related postponements or suspensions of events earlier this season...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Judge G.J. Abbey, formerly a resident of Fort Scott during his administration as probate judge, died last Sunday out at Bronson. No news of the death was received in this city until it was announced in the Bronson Pilot which arrived this morning. Judge Abbey was for many years a prominent man in Bourbon County politics...

Members of the Thrift Circle met for lunch at Pizza Hut on April 4. Later they went to the home of Dorothy Ketner for their regular meeting. Eight members answered roll call with what they planned for Easter. President Dorothy Ketner conducted the meeting. All sang the theme song, "The More We Get Together"and repeated the flag salute...