Stories from Thursday, May 22, 2008

100 YEARS AGO (1908) R.C. Campbell, of the Fort Scott Laundry, will not get his dry cleaning establishment started until about the first of the month. He has experienced some trouble in getting his machinery here, although the most of it has been installed...

Kansas and other states in the nation's heartland continue to do battle with a friend turned foe. Once thought to be a plant that helped prevent soil erosion, provided forage for livestock and supplied cover and food for wildlife, sericea lespedeza is now considered a noxious weed, and farmers and ranchers alike are working to rid their land of it...

Staff at Advanced Dental Care of Fort Scott, located at 1115 S. Main St., recently welcomed Stacy Wunderly as the local clinic's newest dental professional. Wunderly is a recent graduate of North Central Technical College in Wausa, Wis., a satellite program of the Fort Scott Community College Dental Hygiene Program. She had worked previously for Fort Scott native and dentist John Durling in the local Advanced Dental Care office as a dental assistant...

Eldon and Pam Korinek, Andrew and Susan Korinek, Kyla and Wendy; and John Saldivar, spent Mother's Day with Artie and Nancy Korinek, Oswego. Others enjoying the day with them were Arnold Korinek, Oswego, and Lillian Korinek, Parsons. Esther Secrest spent Mother's Day weekend with her daughter, Dixie Wooley and "boys." Sunday, Michael and Lynette Moreau, Michael Hodges and Leah Hankins, and Ivan and Brooklyn joined them...

Dressed in an 1862 flannel swim suit that covered her from head to toe, Joyce Gobl entertained the Fort Scott Nile Club at their May meeting with a style show of hats representing every decade from 1840 to 1915. Later, Leah Lewis modeled a 1907 black and white striped swim suit Some suits were made of wool, Gobl said...

Hope Chapel Assembly of God, has become a location for people of the Moran area to receive USDA Commodities. May 31, we will be handing out the food items from 1 pm until 4 pm at the Hope Chapel Assembly of God, Blessing Center. This is for low income households ot the Moran area. You will need to bring some type of identification with you. This is a limited supply of food items, so it is first come, first served thank you...

The Goodluck 4-H club meeting was held on May 19, with members, parents, and 2 leaders present. It was discussed that on June 21, 7 p.m., the club would do some painting and clean up at the 4-H building. June 16th at 6:30 p.m. the meeting will be held at the fair grounds with a cookout and it was decided to invite Crawford Co. ...

Bourbon County Junior Leaders met on April 23, at 7 p.m., in the 4-H building. President Elizabeth Meech called the meeting to order. Fifteen junior leaders and four leaders were present. Roll call was their favorite rainy day activity. Taylor Bailey acted as secretary. Reports were given by both the treasurer and reporter...

Jon and Rosetta Bailes, of Fort Scott, and Dale and Sue Jackson, of Mapleton, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Charity M. Bailes and Samuel E. Jackson. Charity, a 2004 Fort Scott Christian Heights graduate, earned a degree in nursing from Fort Scott Community College and received an R.N. license in 2007. She is the granddaughter of Charles and Rose Anna Workman, Fort Scott...

Dr. Steve and Diana Mitchell of Fort Scott, Kan, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Autumn Chantal Mitchell, Fort Scott to Kevin Lee Durossette, Fort Scott, son of Frank and Mary Durossette, Fort Scott. The bride is a 2001 graduate of Fort Scott High School. ...

News Brief A two vehicle accident Tuesday at the intersection at Third Street and U.S. Highway 69 sent both drivers to the hospital. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. Alfred Cripe, of Columbia City, Ind., was driving south on the highway when his 2000 Dodge truck collided with a gold 2008 Chevrolet Impala driven by Arita McAllister, 54, of Fort Scott,according to the accident report...

Rayma Rich, 81, Lincoln City, Ore., died at Lincoln City Hospital on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Rayma was born on May 25, 1926, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Ivan F. and Lillie C. (Smith) Blubaugh. She was raised and educated in Fort Scott, graduating from Fort Scott High School Class of 1943...

Judy Lee Batchelor, 59, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born July 11, 1948, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Earnest Eldon Goddard and Loretta Verniece Thomas Goddard...

BANWART -- Talya Louise Banwart, a girl, was born at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, to parents Tyler and Tina Banwart, Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Roger and Darleta Gramm, Lexington, Ill. Paternal grandparents are Lonnie and Debbie Banwart, Fort Scott...

BALES -- Andrew James Bales, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, at 9:21 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2008, to parents Kristi Bilderback and Don Bales, Fort Scott. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. He joins siblings Amber Rashel, 5 years old, and Anthony Charles, 3 years old. Maternal grandparents are John and Bernadette Bilderback, Altamont. Maternal great-grandmother is Maxine Thompson, Coffeyville. Paternal Grandmother is Lorraine Fowler, Tucson, Ariz...

EDGERTON -- Kinley Marie-Belle Edgerton, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, at 2:22 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2008, to parents Zachary and Stephanie Edgerton, Kincaid. She weighed 9 pounds, 6 and one half ounces at birth. She joins one brother, Brenton Edgerton. Maternal grandparents are Bill and Connie Johnston, Kincaid. Paternal grandparents are Allen and Connie Edgerton, Garnett...

FORT SCOTT--The Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Louis (SMHS) has named two children of Mercy Health Center employees as recipients of the 2008 Charles E. Thoele Scholarship Program. The recipients, Adrienne Bahr, daughter of Jerald and Maria Bahr, and Alyssa Malone, daughter of Brent and Connie Malone, will receive $1,000 each to be used toward educational expenses at undergraduate and vocational-technical schools during the coming school year...

TRADING POST -- About 60 people found their way along dusty Linn County roads Monday morning to a secluded hilltop where they came together to remember a group of men who, 150 years ago, paid a price in blood for their love of liberty. When the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 made Kansas a territory, the act also provided for Kansas residents to decide whether their territory would enter the Union as a state free of slavery or as a state that would allow the ownership of slaves. ...

Local resident Bob Marshall officially launched his campaign for the 13th State Senate District on Friday. Marshall, a Republican, traveled to Topeka to complete the necessary paperwork for filing. On April 10, Marshall announced plans to form an exploratory committee to examine the feasibility of running for the Senate position...

The Bourbon County Attorney's Office Tuesday filed formal charges on nine Fort Scott residents involved in allegedly purchasing illegal amounts of pseudoephedrine/ephedrine found in over-the-counter decongestant medicines. The nine people all were charged with one count of unlawful acts, a non-person misdemeanor...

The mission of soldiers in Fort Scott during the 1840s will be one of the highlights of a special Memorial Day program this weekend at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Fort staff are inviting area residents to visit the site starting Saturday to learn more about crucial events of the mid-1800s that helped shape the nation's character. A series of programs highlighting U.S. military life during the 1840s is scheduled to take place through Memorial Day on Monday...

A group of high school students has proven that spending 30 minutes a week with a child can have many positive effects. According to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bourbon County Case Manager Trisha Lashley, 24 high school students in Fort Scott and Uniontown spent quality time with middle school and elementary school students for 30 minutes each week. ...

LEVELLAND, Texas -- Fort Scott Community College's Kyle Grant performed at the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships here last weekend. Grant, one of 23 athletes to qualify in the high jump, won fourth place at the National Championships and, by clearing 6' 10 3/4", broke the Greyhound school record...