Stories from Tuesday, July 24, 2007

On Monday, the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees looked over the college's nearly $12 million budget recently completed for the 2007-08 school year. During their regular meeting, trustees reviewed the budget and also received a rundown of the college's revenues and expenses from FSCC Dean of Finance and Operations Darcy Baldonado...

The Bourbon County Garden Club has beautified streets and gardens throughout Fort Scott. Though the city of Fort Scott did donate the flowers, the members of the club spent time and effort developing a plan, amending the soil, arranging the flowers and planting them. The city keeps the plants watered while the club keeps the flower beds weeded and also takes care of the dead-heading (cutting off spent blooms). Together they keep the flower beds looking superb...

FESS -- Jocelyn Marie Fess, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 to parents Greg and Carie Fess of Arcadia. She weighs 7 pounds and 8 ounces at birth. She joins two brothers, Conner and Gibson Fess. Maternal grandparents are Roy and Anne Dare, Hesston and paternal grandmother Cathy Savage of Fort Scott...

COPE -- Zoie Lynn Cope, a girl, was born at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, on Friday, July 20, 2007 at 9:08 p.m. to parents Emily Luecke and Eric Cope of Blue Mound. She weighed 6 pounds and 14.5 ounces. She joins siblings Kristopher Cope, Spencer Luecke and Cassandra Luecke. ...

MELGAZO -- Vincent Reinhart Ynot Melgazo, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott on Friday, July 20, 2007 at 9:01 a.m. to parents Victor C. Melgazo Jr. and Theresa Antoinette Ynot Melgazo of Girard, Kan. He weighed 6 pounds and 1 ounce at birth. Maternal grandparents are Ruben and Norma Ynot of Cebu City, Philippines. Paternal grandparents the late Victor Melgazo Sr., and Mercedes Cosares Melgazo of Leyte, Philippines...

Lawrence Thomas Daly, 86, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Monday, July 23, 2007 at the Golden Years Nursing Home in Harrisonville, Mo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home...