Stories from Saturday, March 29, 2008

Ruth Collins Hope was born June 14, 1912, to Andrew and Grace (Staley) Collins, of Ottawa, Kan. After high school at Ottawa, she received her economics education at Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, at Manhattan, Kan., in 1934...

Buddy Charles Hagemann, 63, of Metz, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 23, 2008, at his home in Metz following a lengthy illness. He was born April 22, 1944, in Toledo, Ohio. He married Patricia J. Borgelt, on Dec. 18, 1988, in Toledo, and she survives of the home...

Effective immediately, Sixth Street, from Lowman to Holbrook, will be closed until further notice for repair of a broken water main. For questions, call City Hall at (620) 223-0550.

It's a huge project with national impact and Bushwhacker Museum Di-rector Terry Ramsey is in the thick of it. Ramsey is on the steering committee for the proposed Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area. According to the Web site for the FFNHA history, culture and landscape within the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area combine to tell the stories that contribute to our national and individual freedoms...

n More than 125 Missouri communities benefit with early warning sirens. ----- Morris Westfall, Missouri USDA Rural Development state director, wants to remind communities that funding assistance is available to help purchase emergency warning sirens...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- On Tuesday, Fort Scott City Commission members are expected to vote on a contract between the city and Mercy Health System of Kansas to provide ambulance services in Bourbon County. The meeting will start at 6 p.m., Tuesday, in the City Commission Room inside City Hall, 1 E. Third St...

FORT SCOTT -- Local businesswoman Judy Renard was honored Thursday for more than 30 years of service to the community. Renard, the owner of Country Cupboard, 12 N. Main St., was one of several people who received awards honoring local businesses in a variety of categories during the 57th Annual Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Celebration Dinner and Awards Ceremony Thursday evening at The Liberty Theatre...

While most of the country is focused on the NCAA men's and women's division I tournaments, Nevada holds a nationally recognized collegiate basketball player of its own. Cottey College witnessed something tantalizingly close to perfection last season, every time sophomore Melissa Hedges stepped to the free throw line...

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team used several new players in a round-robin tournament at Independence on a cold and very windy Thursday afternoon. Stephen Buntain and Chris Lamb were the only members of the team who also played here when the Tigers opened their season two weeks ago. Lamb was playing a different position, moving from No. 1 doubles to No. 2 singles...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High School's golf season opened with a third-place team finish at the Independence Invitational Thursday. The Tigers, defending league champs, finished the first of the season's four designated Southeast Kansas League tournaments with a score of 341. Chanute was team champ with 324 with Pittsburg just four strokes behind...

ARMA, Kan. -- Jayhawk-Linn softball opened its season here Thursday with a 19-11, 20-0 sweep of Northeast-Arma in non-league games. Lyndia Beth came into the first game in relief and didn't allow any earned runs over the final 5 1/3 innings. She allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out three...

The path to success isn't always straight; such was the case for Nevada High School graduate Luke Stahl's journey to Division 1 NCAA baseball. Stahl was an all-conference pitcher and first baseman as a senior at Nevada High School. Despite his impressive numbers, he didn't receive any attention from area colleges or universities. ...

Missouri's Youth Spring Turkey Hunt is one weekend out of the year worth "gobbling" about. On the first day of spring, I heard my first turkey gobble of the year and reminded me that the annual youth hunt is fast approaching. This year the youngsters will have the entire day to hunt instead of quiting at 1 p.m...