Stories from Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Elijah Cole Austin Doherty, age 2, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, May 29, 2009, at the St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., where he was awaiting a heart transplant. He was born Nov. 28, 2006, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Shane M. Doherty and Chrystaleah C. Spaulding Doherty...

Myrna B. Akers, 74, of Iola, Kan., mother of Marlene Braker and Tracy Altic, both of Fort Scott, died Sat., May 30, 2009, at the home of her daughter in Iola from complications of Aplastic Anemia. She was born Dec. 20, 1934, in Allen County, to Jacob and Grace (Ladd) Thompson...

Police Reports: At 7:36 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2009, Fort Scott Lake, the City of Fort Scott reported criminal damage to a picnic table, valued at $500. At 11:10 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2009, Clarence LaRoche, 524 S. Crawford, reported criminal damage to the front windshield of a car, valued at $300. Also damaged was the rear windshield, also valued at $300 and two 17 inch tires, valued at $400...

The Fort Scott National Historic Site has a host of events scheduled for the 2009 Good Ol' Days Festival. Throughout the festival weekend living historians portraying Fort Scott's officers and their wives will be showing off their finery and pursuing various recreational activities of the mid-1800s. Hourly programs, living history demonstrations, exhibits, and a daily tour at 1 p.m. will give attendants further insight into Victorian life and leisure...

Area residents are invited to join the Lowell Milken Center staff for the grand opening of their new exhibit, African-American History of Bourbon County, which is now on display. According to a press release from the Lowell Milken Center, the grand opening will occur on Thursday, June 4, starting with the Chamber Coffee, hosted by the Center, located at 4 South Main St...

Lowell Milken Center officials recently announced the recipients of the center's annual Milken Fellowship and Milken Internship Award. The recipient of the Milken Fellowship Award is Sarah Powley, a high school teacher in Indiana, and the recipient of the Milken Internship Award is Mike Berndt, an elementary school teacher in Olathe. ...

PITTSBURG -- The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas recently received a financial boost from the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Last week, the CHC/SEK was awarded a $825,981 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funds that center officials will use toward funding a local health care reform plan, including the expansion of existing services and the addition of new personnel at the center...

The Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc., recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special luncheon in Fort Scott. RCIL, an organization that provides programs and services for people with disabilities, hosted the luncheon not only to celebrate its anniversary, but also to help educate area residents about the important services it offers...

YAT, LaRoches team up to bring October fundraiser to fruition

Tuesday's meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission was full of good news. The meeting began with Fort Scott Mayor Gary Bukowski presenting certificates and keys to the city to Sarah Powley, of Lafayette, Ind., who is the recipient of the 2009 Lowell Milken Center Fellow - Outstanding Teacher of the Country Award and Mike Berndt, of the Manhattan area, who is the recipient of the 2009 Lowell Milken Center Intern - Outstanding Teacher of the Midwest Award...

During the monthly USD 234 Board of Education meeting Monday night, board member Jeff Knopp was honored for his eight years of service to the local school district. Also at the meeting, representatives from the site councils at each of the district's schools explained to board members some of the activities that each group had completed through the 2008-09 school year. In addition, the board approved site council representatives for the 2009-10 school year...