Stories from Tuesday, January 22, 2008

PAOLA -- As fas as head coach David Brown was concerned, there wasn't much to write home about. Fort Scott High's wrest-ling team, coming off a sweep of a Southeast Kansas League triangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night, was unable to follow that up Saturday in the Paola Tournament, finishing 12th out of 13 teams...

OVERLAND PARK -- A poor first half and too many turnovers proved too much for Fort Scott Community College's women to overcome in an 82-75 loss to Johnson County in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Monday night. The Cavaliers (3-3 in the East, 13-5 overall) came into the game ranked No. 3 in the NJCAA Division II poll. Because Johnson County is a Division II team, this loss won't affect the Greyhounds' seeding for the Region VI Division I Tournament in March...

It was a good way to begin a busy week for Fort Scott High girls on Monday night. The Tigers came off a week in which they didn't play at all and began a new one in which they'll play three times in five days with a 62-48 win over Columbus in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium...

Alex Barner's breakaway dunk with 3 1/2 minutes to go in the third quarter of Fort Scott High's game with Columbus Monday night should have been the ultimate momentum swinger, something that propelled the Tigers onto a long run that put Columbus away in a Southeast Kansas League contest at the FSHS gymnasium...

The Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has conducted a preliminary study of the Bourbon County floodplain that is extending flooding in areas that commonly flood along the Marmaton and Osage rivers. FEMA has provided mapping of Bourbon County that depicts the extension of the flood elevations along the Marmaton and Osages rivers...

The Fort Scott City Commission Tuesday will decide on a contract for the Diehl, Banwart, Bolton accounting firm to conduct an audit of last year's financial statements for the City of Fort Scott. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 1 E. Third St...

Katherene Jane Neil, age 88, a resident of Girard, Kansas, died Sunday, January 20, 2008, in the Girard Medical Center. She was born December 18, 1919, in Hepler, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph Rolland Gintzell and Pearl Evans Gintzell. She was raised by her paternal grandparents, Henry and Miverva Gintzell. ...

Leona Mayfield, 88, of Fort Scott, died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at the Arma Care Center in Arma. Mrs. Mayfield was born Oct. 29, 1919 in Gross, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph Maxwell and Bessie Mae Brown Bean. Leona was a homemaker who lived in the Arcadia-Fort Scott area all her life. She was raised in Crawford County and attended Corinth School in rural Arcadia. She married Wayne Mayfield on Nov. 23, 1940 in Fort Scott. Mr. Mayfield preceded her in death Nov. 30, 2003...

Marie Rosebaugh, age 86, of Moran, passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at the Moran Manor. Marie was born July 28, 1921, the daughter of John William and Maye (King) Lantz in Bedford, Iowa. Marie grew up in the LaHarpe and Iola area, graduating from Iola High School. ...

I am happy to report that I will be providing a weekly news column each week with highlights and or news of the previous week with the Kansas Legislature. My office is located in the Docking State Office Building, Room 760 in Topeka and the telephone number is (785) 296-7698. My home telephone number is (620) 223-4105. If I can ever be of assistance to you, please feel free to contact me...

A small Bourbon County country church held a big celebration for one of its members on Sunday, Jan. 6. Welcome VanSickle, long-time member and long-time church historian, was celebrated with song, visiting, and a small reception for her 100th birthday. During church services, Carol Creager, church pianist, played one of Welcome's favorite songs, "One Day at a Time." In addition, Karl and Joyce Planner and Karen Planner Demm sang a medley of hymns featuring a harmonica solo by Karl...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) The extremes of what juries often do are strikingly shown by two cases in district court. Both are civil actions. In one suit the jury returned a verdict inside of 15 minutes; in the other the jury has been out over 24 hours and will in all probability never reach an agreement. ...

When one area rock quarry opened its gates, its personnel did not know that it would be awarded for its safety measures. The Bourbon County Public Works Department's Bourbon County Quarry, which provides gravel and asphalt for use on county roads, was presented the 2006 Safe Mine Achievement Award recently...

Former state representative and current USD 235 Board of Education member Lynne Oharah announced this week his intention to once again run for the 4th District state representative position in the November election. Oharah, a Republican and pro-business conservative from Uniontown who served one term in the Kansas Legislature, said the job he began three years ago as a state legislator is not complete...