Stories from Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Fort Scott Public Works crews were preparing Monday for another round of ice expected to hit the area before the end of the day. As it turns out, the ice storm forecasters called for on Monday didn't hit after all. Temperatures stayed above freezing late Monday and into early Tuesday, keeping ice build-up to a minimum or non-existent...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) A man up from Hiattville last night stated hat the Hiattville boys were willing to return here for a game of football on Christmas. No official challenge has been sent to them by the "Has Beens", but this matter will be attended to in a day or two. ...

With the arrival of colder weather, concerns for the safety and well-being of older Americans rise. According to the New York Presbyterian Hospital, www.nyp.org, this is the time of year that senior citizens may find themselves in bed with the flu or slip and fall on icy sidewalks or streets. These circumstances can hold greater dangers for senior citizens than they do for younger Americans, the Web site said...

Betty Jean Ham, age 71, a former resident of Fort Scott and more recently of Oklahoma, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at the Forrest Manor Nursing Home in Dewey, Okla. She was born Dec. 27, 1935 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Aaron VanDyke and Pearl Freese VanDyke...

Daniel Gerard Payne, age 51, resident of Fort Scott, died Nov. 28, 2007, as the result of a house fire. He was born Jan. 7, 1956, in Fort Scott, the son of Elmer Mike Payne and Hilda Roberts Payne. Dan attended school in Fulton and later graduated from Jayhawk Linn High School in 1974...

UNIONTOWN -- Due to the fact that USD 234 and USD 235 were closed on Monday because of inclement weather, the USD 235 Board of Education did not conduct their regular meeting, and district officials have rescheduled the meeting for 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Uniontown Junior Senior High School commons area, 601 Fifth St...

Nevaeh Arielle Eisenbrandt, a girl, was born at 1:21 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Katrina Cady and Jonah Eisenbrandt, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 6.8 ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches long at birth. She joins three siblings; Tavin Eisenbrandt, Josiah Eisenbrandt, and Jonah Eisenbrandt, Jr. ...

Ella Jo Boring, a girl, was born at 1:53 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Joseph and Korra Boring, Fort Scott. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce at birth. She joins a sister, Emilly Scott Boring. Maternal grandparents are Aaron and Nikki Rainey, Kansas City, Mo., and Ronald Bunn of Deerfield, Mo. Paternal grandfather is Jerry Boring, Kansas City, Kan. Paternal grandparents are Mary and Wade Barner of Alabama...

Lillian Janell Houser, a girl, was born at 4:58 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, at Mercy Health Center to parents Neil and April Houser, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. She joins a sister, Madison. Maternal grandparents are Joe and Trudy Doherty, Fort Scott; Mark and Jane McKinney, Great Falls, Mont. Maternal great-grandmother is Maxine Engle, Redfield. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Karen Houser, Fort Scott...

School head lice rules and regulations have recently been loosened by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. According to a document provided by KDHE, the once rigid rules stating that children who have contracted head lice must be nit free before being allowed to mingle with the rest of the school's population have been relaxed. ...

A local railroad services company will now operate under a new name after being sold recently to a worldwide machinery and engine manufacturer. Smith and Chambers, LLC, located at 400 N. National Ave., a railroad services company, and three other companies previously owned by the business were recently purchased by Caterpillar, Inc., a global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines...

Fort Scott High's junior varsity girls' basketball team won their final two games in their home JV tournament Saturday and took the tourney title. The Tigers beat Iola in the morning's opener, 39-32, as Breianna Jones scored 28 points. Jones scored 22 more points as Fort Scott beat Chanute 46-24 in the final game of the day. Lisa Forgey scored eight points for the Tigers while Jamie Collins added seven...

GARNETT -- Two Jayhawks earned medals as Jayhawk-Linn's wretling team took part in the Anderson County Tournament here Saturday. Caleb Jackson, 7-2 this season, earned second place at 285 pounds as he went 2-1 in the day. He was pinned by Ottawa's Sam Blecha in the finals...

EUDORA -- Fort Scott High's wrestling team sent eight athletes to the Eudora Tournament of Champions here Saturday and came away with four medals. Fort Scott's highest finishers were Blake Cox and Blake Nelson, each finishing fourth in their brackets. Josh Nunez placed sixth in his bracket while Justin Sharp had a seventh-place finish...

Last updated Tuesday morning, 10:30 a.m. Will be updated if information changes.