Stories from Wednesday, August 26, 2009

It is that time of the year: Every weekend the paper is full of garage sales. For some reason or another, I have trouble finding a day to go. I also like to go to auctions, estate sales, moving sales, thrift shop sales, heck just any ole kind of a sale...

Thursday evening front-porch guests at Mae Watt's home were Ruth Holland, Louise Holland and Judy Rawlings from Liberal, Mo., and Mary V. Shead. It turned into an ice-cream-cone party. The next evening, the out of towners joined by John Rawlings attended the Our Gang "Breakfast for Supper" dinner in Arcadia Community Center. ...

George Albert Swineford III, age 80 of Pleasanton, Kansas died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Pleasanton, Kansas. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday August 29, 2009 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in Pleasanton, Kansas. Arrangements are by the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton, Kansas...

HOGLUND -- Beth and Chris Hoglund, Olathe, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Abram Christopher Hoglund. Abram was born at 10:35 a.m., July 30, 2009 at St. Luke's South Hospital, in Overland Park, Kansas. Maternal grandparents are Larry and Millie Karleskint of Fort Scott...

Arrest Reports: Poyner, Jeffery Scott, 37, 11 N. Caldwell, Fort Scott, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 10:32 a.m. on August 20, 2009 for child support and is still being held at this time. Stroud, Bobbie Jo, 31, 2490 Limestone, Fort Scott, was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 7:09 p.m. on August 20, 2009 for contempt of court and was released the same day at 8:53 p.m. on a $1000 bond...

In an effort to minimize the potential negative public health and financial impacts of the H1N1 influenza A virus, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and Kansas State Health Officer Jason Eberhart-Phillips issued a joint letter Monday to Kansas health insurers asking for assistance in education and vaccination procedures...

Fort Scott Firefighters worked for nearly two hours over the weekend before putting out the flames at a local residence. Fort Scott Fire Chief Paul Ballou said about 10 people and three trucks responded to 502 Short St., on Saturday in attempts to get control of the blaze in the one-story house. He said they were there between noon and 12:30 p.m. and didn't leave the scene until after 2 p.m...

Teacup has long served as symbol of hospitality

Fort Scott Community College President Clayton Tatro received the Kresge Foundation Annual Report this week, which listed FSCC prominently as one of the first grant recipients from a community college. "We were very pleased to see FSCC as one of the four community colleges to receive a Challenge Grant since the category was opened up this year for community colleges to apply," Tatro said. ...

Fort Scott Community College welcomed new head softball coach Malinda Berglund last week. Berg-lund's previous coaching experience includes her most recent position as an assistant coach with Neosho County Community College, where she was an assistant softball coach for two years. ...

Fort Scott High School's tennis team opened the junior varsity portion of its schedule with a home tournament Monday afternoon. Ashley Allen had the Tigers' best finish of the day, going 1-2 in No. 2 singles. The other three entries did not win any matches. The point was more about gaining experience for a young squad...

Over the summer, Fort Scott Community College's head volleyball coach got married. And Sonya Petroski (nee Garcia) doesn't want the only positive change in her life to be her last name. Petroski feels she can take Fort Scott Community College's volleyball program to a new level this year. Not just up to .500 but into title contention in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division...