Stories from Saturday, April 5, 2008

Opal Eileen Jackson 86 of Fort Scott, died Friday morning, April 4, 2008, at the Fort Scott Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 23, 1921, in Ulman, Mo., the daughter of Leander Chadwick and Adeline Curry (Williams) Colvin. She married Mack Christy, Dec. 24, 1936, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death March 6, 1966. She later married John J. Jackson, Aug. 22, 1968, and he preceded her in death Sept. 17, 1996...

R.C. Campbell, age 69, resident of 701 Fairway, Fort Scott, died unexpectedly late Wednesday, April 2, 2008, of a heart attack, in Goodyear, Ariz., while visiting friends. He was born Oct. 14, 1938, in Fort Scott, the son of Roscoe C. Campbell and Mary Bernice Browning Campbell. ...

Oma Mitchell, 98, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008, at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. She was born Oct. 6, 1909, in Garland, Kansas, the daughter of John William and Minnie June (Brown) Stroud. She married Chester D. Mitchell Feb. 23, 1927 in Girard, Kan. He preceded her in death Dec. 17, 2004...

Hi neighbors. Wednesday I was fortunate enough to join a group of civic-minded folks at a luncheon in the Elk's Bingo Hall. The event was organized by the Vernon County Resource Share group and any organization or business that offers assistance, programs and services to help enhance the lives of residents of Vernon County could attend...

Thought for the Day: "The hardest thing to understand is why we can understand anything at all." -- Albert Einstein...

The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. The also asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or chainging one letter, and s upply a new definition...

I don't know about you folks, but sometimes I suspect I've got a devious and slightly malevolent critter inside my computer. Oh, nothing terribly life-threatening. I'm not talking about a hellish creature, as in "The Exorcist," which makes your eyeballs spin like a top, and tries to separate you from your soul. No, indeed, nothing half that serious...

The Vernon County Community Health Assessment and Resource Team, more commonly known as Vernon County CHART, will have their March meeting at noon, on Wednesday, April 9. The April meeting is being hosted by Experience Works in the Missouri Career Center, 621 E. Highland Ave., Nevada. Reservations are requested by Monday afternoon, April 7, by calling Janet at (417) 448-1177. There is no cost for this month's meal...

Nevada, Mo. -- The city of Nevada will start the flushing of water mains on Monday, April 14. Customers within the area of the flushing and surrounding influence areas may experience some discoloration in their water if usage occurs during the flushing period...

The monthly Habitat for Humanity fundraising baked potato luncheon is set for 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, at the City/County Community Center, 200 N. Ash, Nevada. The luncheon includes a baked potato with toppings, homemade pies and a beverage for a $5 donation. ...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- The sound of hammers and the smell of fresh paint will fill the air in Fort Scott for one week this summer as hopefully hundreds of volunteers go to work improving area residences. The Good Neighbor Blitz, coordinated by Treva Williams, Director of Youth Ministries at First Presbyterian Church, is an effort to coordinate churches, youth groups, organizations, businesses and individuals in impacting the community through a mission blitz right here in Fort Scott from July 21 to 25.. ...

A few years ago, Will Cutburth received a second chance at life, and now he's taking advantage of it. The 28-year-old Paola resident, who suffered a life-threatening and career-ending injury while serving in the U.S. Army during the Iraq War, now has his life back on track as he pursues an associate degree through classes he is taking at the Fort Scott Community College Miami County Campus in Paola...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health De-partment is encouraging all area residents to assess their current health conditions, identify potential health risks and create a plan for maintaining the best health possible. According to SEK Multi-County Health Department Public Nurse Alice Maffett, April 7-14, which is National Public Health Week, is a good time for area residents to become more conscientious about their health. ...

Nevada, Mo. -- Nevada is the home of the Mo/Kan Squares. For more than two decades the group have proven that dancing can be healthy and fun. "Some have estimated an hour or more of square dancing is the equivalent of a four to seven mile walk," said Joan Johnson, long-time member of the group. "Dancing is a lot more fun though," she added with a chuckle...

Fort Scott -- The Neighborhood Revitalization Action Team from Fort Scott Community Visioning has a working plan to clean up Fort Scott. The NR team has established three main grassroot goals to improve Fort Scott neighborhoods and the overall community; communication, service projects and coordinating efforts...