Stories from Saturday, September 22, 2007

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Guests were welcomed to the United Way fundraising campaign kick-off breakfast by United Way of Bourbon County Chairman of the Board Dave Elliot Thursday morning at the Fort Scott Community College Cafe-teria. As guests entered the FSCC cafeteria, they were greeted by United Way of executive secretary Whendi Embry-Martin, who met each guest with a smile and invited them to enjoy various breakfast items provided by Great Western Dining Service Inc...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- Bourbon County Attorney Terri Johnson has filed burglary and theft charges against a Fort Scott man for allegedly breaking into a home and stealing firearms and electronic equipment. Matthew D. Schweik-hardt, 21, was accused of breaking into a house at 608 Osbun St., owned Glenn Lamb, and stealing three rifles, a Playstation 2 console, assorted PS2 games, a DVD player and several DVDs, and a cell phone, all belonging to Lamb. ...

This is the last in a series of three stories featuring speakers at the 2007 Kaysinger Business Conference "Pursuit of Profits" on Sept. 27 at The Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts at Cottey College in Nevada, Mo. For more information about the Kaysinger Business Confer-ence, visit www.kaysing-er.org...

Nevada, Mo. -- Jeremy Swope, Missouri Department of Conservation, shows a deer skull to Tori Moore, Aaron Prather, John Metcalf and Dylan Walker during the outdoor classroom held Friday at Marmaduke Park. About 400 fourth and sixth grade students from Truman Elementary, as well as a group of home school students attended the annual event, which featured animal identification, wildlife education and insights in to the past, with demonstrations on activities such as spinning fibers from fur or wool.. ...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The Fort Scott City Commission will conduct a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the law firm of Nuss and Farmer, 323 S. Judson St., to review potential city manager applications. The meeting will be conducted in the law firm's conference room...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled to hear a report on the city's Neighborhood Revitalization Plan and also vote on the matter during their regular meeting Monday. At that meeting, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ...

Don Morris Thompson, 94, formerly of Bronaugh, Mo., passed away Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at Barone Alzheimer Care Center, Nevada, Mo., following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 31, 1913, in Bronaugh, Mo., to Chauncey Lee Thompson and Nellie Pearl Feller Thompson. He married Eileen Kerr on May 9, 1941, and she preceded him in death on June 27, 1993...

Verlin Franklin "Hooch" Pitts, 37, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 3, 1969, in Nevada. Mo., to Harry Franklin Pitts and Shirley Ann Orr Pitts. Hooch grew up in Bronaugh and graduated from Bronaugh High School, in 1988. He was employed by Rickett's Grain for more than 10 years. He worked for Cullison Ground Works and was currently self-employed in backhoe and dozer work...