Stories from Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Rosemary Jane Johnson, age 80, of Pleasanton, Kan., formerly of Grandview, Mo., died Saturday, August 9, 2008, at Prescott Country View. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in Pleasanton, Kan. Burial will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2008 at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Prescott Country View or the Susan Koman Foundation...

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Frederick John Johanning, 81, of Mound City, Kan., died Saturday, August 9, 2008, at his home. There will be cremation. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at the First Baptist Church, Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the Church. Contributions are suggested to the Community Hospice of America, Pittsburg, Kan., or First Baptist Missions...

COMPTON -- Matthew and Shawna Compton, of Pittsburg, are proud to announce the birth of a son and brother, Jericho Alexander Compton, on July 11. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 and one half inches long at birth. He was welcomed home by sister, Trinity Marie Compton, and brother Justice Matthew Compton...

COWAN -- Josh and Chrystal Cowan, of Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Raylee Ann Cowan. Raylee was born at 5:50 p.m., Saturday, August 9, 2008, at Mercy Health Center, in Fort Scott. She weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. ...

John T. Harris, age 76, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, August 8, 2008, at the Mercy Health Center. He was born June 30, 1932, in Cedar County, Mo., the son of James Shirley Harris and Jessie Ellen Ford Harris. John had served with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. ...

Myrtle M. Smith, age 81, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, August 11, 2008, at the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. She was born November 20, 1926, in Radley, Kan., the daughter of Harry Baker and Clara Evans Baker. She married Jewell LeRoy Smith on June 22, 1946, at Folkston, Ga. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Captain G.F. Pond, of Peck's Villa, will go over to Nevada in the morning to attend the old soldiers reunion. The Sunday School of the First M.E. church will hold a picnic tomorrow at Fern Lake Park. A special car leaves the uptown center for the park at 2 o'clock in the afternoon...

Something to be proud of! Dear Editor: Another baseball/softball season has come and gone for the youth of Fort Scott. As the recreation director of our community, I am proud of our youth and what great citizens they are growing into. In the past three weeks, Fort Scott has had baseball teams represented in five district tournaments and two state tournaments. ...

Tuesday Morning, August 5, Susan Tassi was the first voter at the poles in the Community Building in Arcadia. There was no rush that morning and perhaps that was good because the machine that registered and counted the votes was not in working order. ...

It was 1942, World War II was raging on many fronts. My family was living in Fort Scott, which you old timers will remember was a booming railroad town at that time. As I remember there were three railroads; the Frisco, The Katy and Missouri Pacific...

The Union Bend Birthday Club met August 5, with Lavon Page. Sheila Blubaugh conducted the meeting in the absence of the President. Seven members answered roll call giving their maiden name. Lavon read a poem written by her daughter, Lois Brillhart, called "Our Face."...

One of the major targets of identity theft is seniors. Many times they are easy prey as they may be unaware if there identity is stolen. The Kansas Senior Press Service has gathered these tips on preventing and handling indentity theft...

Special to The Tribune It will be a few more weeks before PSU's new "Jungletron" scoreboard and display is up and running, but installation has already begun. Crews began drilling a big hole into the ground Tuesday morning at the Jungletron's location just south of Carnie Smith Stadium. The hole will first be filled with concrete and stabilizing piers before crews set the columns to support the board. Display panels for the board will be installed during the last week of August...

By Michael Pommier The Fort Scott Tribune In preparation for the new school year, local schools will be hosting open houses for students and parents on Tuesday. These open houses will give parents the opportunity to locate the children's class rooms and meet the teachers before school begins on Thursday...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune More than 2,200 area public school students are preparing this week to once again enter the halls of learning. Classes begin Thursday for an estimated 1,835 USD 234 students in four district schools. That number could change as some students have just recently enrolled, and others have not yet completed enrollment, USD 234 Business Manager Alan Drake said...

By Rayma Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Employees of the Bourbon County Sheriff's Department and the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Facility are entering the Christmas shopping season swinging. Although Christmas is still several months away, the BBSD and BBCRCF are taking an early jab at the holiday. ...