Stories from Monday, October 29, 2007

A breast cancer research program only needs less than 9,000 more volunteers in order to fulfill its goal of 50,000 women. According to the official Web site of the Sister Study located at www.sisterstudy.org, the research program is the only one of its kind. The program has recruited many women whose sisters have had breast cancer...

For the Kiwanis Club of Fort Scott Pioneers, the onset of fall means it is once again time for the organization's annual chili feed. This year's chili feed, which is an annual tradition for many people, is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Scottish Rite Temple, 110 S. Main St. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Pioneer Kiwanis Club, an organization that has served the community and worked to assist area children since 1988...

The interviewing phase of the city manager search has begun, with the Fort Scott City Commission interviewing an applicant Friday and another interview scheduled for Wednesday. The interview Friday was conducted after commissioners voted to go into executive session. No action was taken other than the interview, which lasted about an hour and a half. They only interviewed one person that day...

WAMEGO -- Six runners represented area schools at the Kansas State Cross Country Championships at the Wamego Country Club here Saturday. Fort Scott High School had two entrants in the Class 4A girls' race while Jayhawk-Linn had four in the Class 3A girls' event...

GARDEN CITY -- Big games call for big plays, and the Fort Scott Community College defense had plenty of them Saturday night in a thrilling 24-20 triumph over the Garden City Broncbusters in a key Jayhawk Conference battle at Memorial Stadium. The two teams shared second place and identical records -- 5-1 in conference and 7-1 overall -- entering play Saturday. ...

Goldia Bell Wells, age 93, resident of 701 Osbun, Fort Scott, Kansas, died late Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at Mercy Health Center. She was born Jan. 1, 1914, in Hardy, Okla., the daughter of Charley Weston and Pairless Glen Weston. She married Willis Wells on June 19, 1929. He preceded her in death. With her husband she ran the Petersburg store south of Uniontown and was later employed by the SH Kress Store and the Red Barn Restaurant...

George Devon Holy, age 78, resident of 1312 S. National Avenue, Fort Scott, Kansas, died early Saturday, October 27, 2007, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born December 14, 1928, in Fort Scott the son of George Albert Holy and Marie Gunnels Holy. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) The little ticket case between the window at the Frisco has been in service 25 years. It was brought here by Major Dix when he first took charge of the old Gulf line's interest here. The case will likely be in service another 50 years, or when the obituary of the Major and all the present day Frisco people have been published. The little ticket case is a good one and serves its purpose admirably...