Stories from Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Larry Joe "Bub" Clements, 45, Deerfield, Mo., passed away Sunday, August 31, 2008 unexpectedly at his home. He was born April 10, 1963 in Fort Scott, Kan. to Larry Joe Clements, Sr. and Diane Elaine Lang Clements. He was married December 17, 2001, in Miami, Okla., to Kenna S. Klumpp and she survives of the home...

Verna Joe Young, age 56, a resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Thursday, August 28, 2008, at the Olathe Regional Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at the U. S. National Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Olson Frary Burkhart Post No.1165 Veterans of Foreign Wars...

Arrests:...

It was 1960. Now, just a little back ground before my story begins...We were living in Wis. Rapids, out by the Two Mile School. Bob was a payroll auditor and Safety Engineer for the Western Casualty and Surety Co. He traveled and was out on the road from early Monday morning 'til Thursday evening. It was the 'dead of winter' and at least two feet of snow on the ground. The temps had been down to 30 below many a night...and now my tale of woe begins...

It was a nice and quiet evening for the Senior Swingers Monday night dance. The center was closed to the public and that does make a difference when it comes to finding a place to park and enjoying the evening. We always have a good time with the different dances. "Put Your Little Foot In" is always a good one for couples to take part in. More are learning to do that step...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Notice: For 30 days the Fort Scott Gas and Electric Co. will install gas services from the main to your home free of charge. Heretofore, we have made a charge for all work done after the curb was passed. This offer should be a great inducement to those desiring the use of natural gas for fuel purposes. ...

A Bourbon County man learned first hand the dangers that await motorists who do not yield to oncoming locomotives. According to a Crawford County press release, on Sept. 1, at 11:58 a.m. the Crawford County Sheriff's Office received a report of a train verses car injuring accident at the intersection of Arcadia Street and the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks located on the west side of Arcadia. ...

Although the 2008 summer school session was deemed successful by building administrators, there may be slight changes in store for future sessions. Winfield Scott Elementary school principal Dave Elliott updated USD 234 Board members on the success of the summer school program through the district. ...

Demolition and the Streetscape Project continue to be big issues for the City Commission. Tuesday night's meeting had discussions on the city's continued efforts with the demolition of more unsafe structures around the city as well as the unanswered questions with the Streetscape Project's progress...

Area teenagers now have the chance to showcase their creative sides in a contest centered around the late Gordon Parks. The Gordon Parks Center for Culture and Diversity is now accepting entries for the fourth annual creativity contest, which is part of the Fifth Annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity next month at FSCC. Through the contest, the Gordon Parks Center seeks to nurture young talent to follow in Parks' footsteps, a statement from the center said...

Fort Scott will hold its 11th annual Airport Day on Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Municipal Airport, on Indian Road four miles southwest of Fort Scott, with a full day of free activities planned. This yearly event originated 12 years ago, when the Fort Scott Airport board decided to host an air-show raising the public's awareness of the airports importance to the community, according to 23 year member to the airport advisory committee Ken Lyon...

Jayhawk-Linn's second-year head coach, Kirk Holt, is going to have to get the maximum out of the minimum this season. There isn't much choice. There are not a lot of kids playing football at Jayhawk-Linn this year. Some estimates have the turnout in the low 20's. As a Class 3A school, that's terribly low (Area 2A schools Pleasanton and Uniontown each had almost 40 players report)...

When a coach at a small school finds himself with a big senior class, he's going to feel good about the upcoming season. As Pleasanton begins its second season back in 11-man football, head coach Chris Brindle, beginning his 10th season at the helm, has reason to feel optimistic about his Blu-Jays (4-5 last season) who return 20 letter winners and 13 seniors among the 39 players they have out...

Jim Mason says there isn't a real superstar on his Uniontown football team. What the Eagles have is a hard-working group that is putting team over individuals. "We don't have any pure superstars," Mason says. "But we do have a bunch of Kids who have good attitudes, great work habits and who truly care more about the team than their individual needs."...

Fort Scott High School head coach Don Epps wanted to run last Friday night's Red & White Scrimmage run as much under game conditions as possible. It made sense, really, since the Tigers' season-opening opponent, Nevada, will already have a real, live game under its belt when they meet Friday night at Logan Field in Nevada...

Uniontown and Pleasanton's volleyball teams began season play Saturday at the Three Rivers League Pre-Season Tournament in Pleasanton. Uniontown took third place in the tourney while Pleasanton, under new coach Danny Looney, broke a losing streak of at least 47 matches in the tournament...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High's tennis team was shut out in Parsons' tournament here last Thursday. Brittney Doherty played No. 1 singles. She lost to Parsons' Sara Ong, 8-3, Independence's Katie Porter, 8-1, Coffeyville's Candace Chapman, 8-1, and Pittsburg's Erin Farmer, 8-0...

NEVADA -- Fort Scott High School's girls' golf team opened its season at Nevada Friday in a tournament with several different formats. Two golfers from each team played as normal, two played as a team in an 18-hole "shamble" format and the other two played as a team in a nine-hole scramble...

If things went as planned, then Fort Scott High School's cross country team is opening its season today at Labette County's invitational in Altamont, as it does every year. However, as the remains of Hurricane Gustav continued falling Wednesday night, there was a strong possibility that the meet might not be held. ...