Stories from Thursday, June 26, 2008

Have you ever tried walking around your house while blindfolded? Imagine the difficulties you may experience locating food to eat and water to drink. This is what it could feel like for cattle that suffer from the symptoms of pinkeye. This highly infectious bacterial disease in cattle is caused by Moraxella bovis...

Summer is a busy time for farmers and ranchers around this area. Some encounters with wet weather have delayed the summer's work as conditions not suited for planting crops, baling hay, etc. have been rather persistent this year. Consequently, our agri-business managers have been constantly adapting their work plans to meet each developing challenge...

William J.(Bill) Karleskint, age 76, of Saint Joseph, Mo., passed away Monday June 9, 2008, at a local hospital in Saint Joseph, Mo. He was born July 2, 1931, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Fred and Caroline Reiter Karleskint, who preceded him in death...

Anna June Wilson, age 77, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away with her family at her side on June 24, 2008. June was born June 29, 1930, in Hodgen, Okla., to Melbourne Kelly Spoon and Ted Spoon. She married Harold Perry on November 11, 1948. She is survived by their six children, son, Roger Perry and wife Missy, San Antonio, Texas, daughter, Kathy Coley and husband Keith, Tulsa, Okla., daughter, Karen Autem, Bendena, Kan., son, Dale Perry and wife Pam, Wagoner, Okla., son, Ronnie Perry and wife Dina, Joplin, Mo. ...

Roy Dean Gillespie, 48, of Pleasanton, Kan., went to meet the Lord on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, June 27, 2008, at the Presbyterian Church, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 10 until service time at the church. Contributions are suggested to the Roy D. Gillespie Memorial Fund. Interment will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery...

BOGAN -- Loren and Annette (Durbin) Bogan, Prescott, wish to announce the arrival of their new baby daughters on May 5, 2008, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, Kan. Brenlyn Renee was born at 7:01 p.m., weighing 5 pounds, 6.6 ounces, and was 18 1/2 inches long at birth. Brilyn Lauren was born at 7:02 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 7.8 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long at birth...

COLLINS -- Shawnzjay Viola Cecilia Collins, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center, in Fort Scott, at 6:58 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, to parents Eddie and Termica Collins, Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 1/2 ounces at birth. She joins siblings Delissa, James and Eddie. Maternal grandparents are Verna J. Young and John D. Adams, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Eddie Ray Collins Sr. and Cecilia Deou Collins...

AUSTIN -- Christian Michael Austin, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center, in Fort Scott, at 5:14 p.m., Thursday, June 5, 2008, to mother Sarah Austin, Fort Scott. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at birth. He joins one sibling, Dayton. Maternal grandparents are Mike and Sherry Lakeman, Fort Scott. Maternal great-grandparents are Don and Mary Ellen Lakeman, Dyersville, Iowa, and Beulah Terry, Cassville, Mo...

SHORTSLEEVE -- Zachary Allen Shortsleeve, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, at 1:49 p.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2008, to parents Gary and Gerl Shortsleeve, Pittsburg. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 1/2 ounces at birth. He joins siblings Ni'kya, Mackenzie, and Natalie. Maternal grandparents are Donna Hill, Roseland. Paternal grandparents are Gary Shortsleeve Sr., Burlington, Vt...

BELL -- Leeanna Bell, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center, in Fort Scott, at 8:18 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, to parents Marc and Alison Bell, Rich Hill. She weighed 7 pounds, 14.2 ounces at birth. She joins siblings Carter and Sydney. Maternal grandparents are Susan and Donald Eoff, O'Fallen, Mo. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) OYSTER BAY -- President Roosevelt will leave at 1:30 Friday afternoon on a special train for Princeton to attend the funeral of Grover Cleveland. With him will go Mrs. Roosevelt. When the president's train reaches Long Island City the Pennsylvania Railroad tug, Lancaster, will receive the party and steam to Jersey City. From that place a special train on the Pennsylvania Railroad will convey the party to Princeton where the president will arrive at 4:45...

Descendants of Roy and Louise Singmaster gathered at the Crane HobNob for a family reunion, June 20, 21 and 22. Over seventy enjoyed dinner on Saturday evening. Sunday they were joined by cousins and friends for a chicken dinner with all the trimmings. Three aunts were presented with beautiful corsages...

Pittsburg State University along with Governor Kathleen Sebelius' Healthy Kansas program and the Kansas Recreation and Parks Associations (KRPA) will be hosting a free health fair Saturday, to promote opportunities to encourage physical activity, healthy eating and avoiding tobacco in Kansas...

On Thursday, July 17, Mercy Health Center, as part of its Spirit of Women initiative, will host area women for a free, informational and entertaining evening entitled "Beauty, Balance and Breath." The program will be held at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The event is aimed at creating physical and emotional balance for women...

The mock murder trial of a former 1840s-era soldier scheduled to take place this weekend is the first in a series of planned special events this summer at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. The public will be invited to attend the mock trial of "The United States vs. ...

On June 18, Kenn and Rebecca Howard, Fort Scott, donated a 150 year old Vose & Sons Studio Grand Piano valued at over $15,000 to the Fort Scott Community College Endowment Association to be used in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. The piano has been completely rebuilt and is in like new condition...

Since 2000, Crawford County has experienced 13 deaths of individuals involved in domestic violence-related incidents. In 2001, the Crawford County Domestic Violence Task Force, which was created in 1991, began exploring a police intervention and safety program. From 2001 to 2003, Crawford County experienced the highest rate of domestic homicides per capita in the state of Kansas...

ALLEN -- Tayton Ryan Allen, a boy, was born at Mercy Health Center, in Fort Scott, at 7:56 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2008, to parents Joseph and Mallory Allen, Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 13.5 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Phil and Debbie Engstrom, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Deborah Allen, Fort Scott and MaryAnn Stockstill, Fort Scott. Paternal great-grandparents are Cliff and Nancy Patterson, Fort Scott and Enid Large, Fort Scott...