Stories from Monday, March 24, 2008

When a caregiver is faced with the fact that he or she can no longer provide for the needs of his or her loved one, alternative care must be found. Although picking out a care facility for a loved one is not an easy task, certain steps can be taken to help ensure that the chosen nursing home will be able to provide adequate care...

The 10th week in the state legislature was very busy and the pace really picked up! We experienced some long days in session and had good discussion on many important issues. We enjoyed "pro-forma" day Friday and that allowed us to spend more time with family at home and to prepare for Easter. I hope each of you had a very happy Easter...

(1908) Company G held its drill at convention last evening. There was a large number of the members present. Work preparatory to the coming inspection was taken up. Lieutenant Snyder held a short inspection to determine the condition of each man's equipment...

Bob and Louise Geiger, Tulsa, spent last weekend with their parents, Dewaine and Beverly Geiger. They enjoyed dining out Saturday Evening at Chicken Annie's in Girard. The Pass Time Club met with Alice Clayton who served as hostess due to illness of another member. She opened the meeting with Scripture James 3, Verse 6-12. She also read an article, "Smoke Damage"...

The Bronson Culture Club met March 3 at the home of Bonita Holeman after a two month recess. Pres. Retta Smith called the meeting to order with Elizabeth Lundberg leading the collect and Julia Ann Rhoton, the flag salute. The eight members present wore something green, and for roll call each read an Easter prayer or poem. ...

The SEK Humane Society is pleased to announce that they are now able to handle adoption payments and or donations (one time or recurring) utilizing VISA, Mastercard, or Discover Cards. "We're really excited to be able to offer this service" states Cheryl Mayo, Director of Promotions for the Society. ...

President Elizabeth Meech called the Feb. 27 meeting of the Bourbon County Junior Leaders to order at 7 p.m. in the 4-H building. Fifteen members answered roll call by telling one way they stay healthy. Breanna Esslinger, secretary, read the minutes from the January meeting. Haley Melton gave the treasurer's report; Caitlin Jackson gave the reporter's report...

Attention all bargain hunters! The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce announces the 2008 Spring Town-Wide Garage Sale starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 12. The Chamber is currently accepting entries for garage sale listings. Entry forms are available at the Chamber office, 231 E. ...

Mercy Health Center is now equipped to ensure that local residents receive a better quality of sleep leaving them rested and ready to face the day. Mercy's new addition, the Mercy Health Center sleep lab, will see its first patients this week. Mercy Health Center Director of Cardiopulmonary and Sleep Medicine Emily Turner and her staff have been researching the benefits of a sleep lab for quite some time. ...

A Fort Scott firefighter finishes extinguishing the flames that heavily damaged a company truck at Miller Feed and Oil Inc. at about 1 p.m. Saturday in the store's lot at 115 W. Wall St. in Fort Scott.

John Matthew Radell, age 83, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Friday, March 21, 2008, at the Mercy Health Center Emergency Room. He was born Feb. 12, 1925, in Pittsburg, Kan. to Lawrence Radell and Josephine Karleskint Radell. He married Beth Norton on Jan. 31, 1953, in Fort Scott. She preceded him in death on Dec. 26, 2006...

Donald Eugene Vann, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, at the Olathe Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born Sept. 8, 1939, in Harding, Kan., the son of Herbert Clarity and Linda M. Vann. Donald married JoAnn Nelson in 1958. ...

Lawrence Marion Ward, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, died Friday morning, March 21, 2008, at the Medicalodge. He was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Leroy, Kan., the son of Frederick Eugene Ward and Ada Inez Bird Ward. He married Arlene Bagby on Nov. 1, 1942, in Topeka, Kan. ...

Shane Michael Riggs, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, 2008 to parents Justin and Hannah Riggs, Fort Scott. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. He joins a sister, Bailey Ann. Maternal grandparents are Linda and Pete Stark, Fulton. Paternal grandmother is Kari McEwan, Appleton City...

Jillian Beth Belcher, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, at 9:37 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2008 to parents Jordan Cowlishaw and Dustin Belcher, Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. She joins a sister, Gabrielle Kaye Belcher, and a brother, Christopher Lane Belcher. Maternal grandparents are Becky and John Cowlishaw, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Christie Belcher and Dwight Belcher, Fort Scott...

Daniel D. Parker was sentenced on Friday to nearly 4 1/2 years in jail for sex with a minor and three misdemeanor charges of domestic battery, failing to report an accident and obstruction of official duty. Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward sentenced Parker, age 23, to 43 months in state prison for indecent liberties with a child and one year at the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center for the three misdemeanor charges...

With the publication of the death of Arch Davenport's death in the Fort Scott Tribune and The Fort Scott Monitor dated March 30, 1908, it is noted: "There never was a man in Fort Scott, nor any other place for that matter, who had a wider circle of intimate friends than Arch Davenport. A history might be written, based upon his good traits, eccentricities, natural wit, etc."...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team returned to Lions Field after a week-long trip to Arizona and found home cooking to its liking in a 3-2, 11-8 sweep of Labette in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds (5-3 in the East, 13-10 overall) had to enjoy it while they could. ...

Fort Scott's Wal-Mart Supercenter presented Fort Scott High School with a check for $2,000 toward the cost of a new weight room Thursday morning. Assembling for the presentation were (from left): FRONT -- Wal-Mart associate Jamie Brown, store manager Terry Files, FSHS player Andrew McGee and FSHS head coach Don Epps; BACK -- Wal-Mart's Mark Bergmann, Kristie Maycumber, Dave Wydick and Anna Miles, FSHS players Grant Hartman and Ben Sinn and FSHS athletic director Larry Fink. ...

exander's throw home and scored the winning run for Fort Scott in the baseball season opener for both teams in a 4-3 decision over Nevada at Lions Field Monday evening. Leek got on base for the first time in the game when he reached safely after Nevada catcher Chris Harris dropped strike three and threw high and wide to first base to open the bottom of the seventh inning...

Organizers of the annual Pioneer Harvest Fiesta have planned a new event this spring that is designed to generate interest in the three-day festival that takes place in September. Members of Branch 17 of the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association, Inc., a non-profit organization that sponsors and puts on the Pioneer Harvest Fiesta each year, will sponsor a swap meet that will take place Saturday, April 19, on the east side of the rodeo arena at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, which are located near the corner of 23rd and Horton streets.. ...

Timothy Jon Byrd III, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, at 11:56 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2008 to parents Heather L. McCall and Tim J. Byrd Jr, Uniontown. He weighed 7 pounds, 5.8 ounces and was 19 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Laura and Jim McCall, Springfield, Mo. ...