Stories from Friday, February 26, 2010

VEST -- Amber and Aaron Vest, Fort Scott, and big sisters Shylen and Adrianna, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Chloe Nevaeh Vest. Chloe was born at 5:50 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park...

MARIANO -- Russell and Ellan Mariano, Fort Scott, and Ivorie, Laney and Megan, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Khloe Beth Mariano. Khloe was born at 8:08 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

WILLIAMS -- Clinton and Robin Williams, Nevada, Mo., and big sister Jacey Williams, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Emrey Katen Williams. Emrey was born at 9:53 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

"Honey, come in here. I have a surprise for you." Dave sounds excited. It is the day before Valentine's Day, so I know he's up to something. A few weeks previous, he had measured my wrist. Sort of a dead giveaway that a bracelet was coming, but I don't let on that I have figured out his secret...

During the Civil War, "Congressional Inquires" occurred frequently, even as they do today and from a military perspective they could be a nuisance, but they had to be answered. This type of inquiry could come from the Federal or Confederate Congress or a state legislature. ...

MCDANIELS -- Darrell and Linda McDaniels, 1809 E. Charles, will celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 27. They have four children: Tammy, Angela, Brian and Melissa, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Linda Dunlap and Darrell McDaniels were married on Feb. 27, 1970, at the home of the bride's parents at Fort Scott...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fort Scott High School graduate L.C. Davis will take on Lithuanian fighter Deividas Taurosevicius in a three-round World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) featherweight bout at 9 p.m. March 6 on Versus. The 29-year-old Davis (15-2) looks for his third consecutive win in the WEC when he takes on Taurosevicius (12-3) at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Knowing that a win could lead to a title shot later this year, Davis is as motivated as ever...

Fort Scott High's girls handed Coffeyville its 22nd consecutive setback Thursday night as the Tigers closed out the regular season with a 49-27 victory in Southeast Kansas League play. Missing a starter, point guard Courtney Carpenter, who was attending a music festival, head coach Jeff Armstrong placed Kori Allen into the starting lineup. ...

It's tough to figure which was more impressive in the early going of Fort Scott High's 47-32 drubbing of Southeast Kansas League champion Coffeyville Thursday night. Was is the 10-0 run that started the game, half of those points coming from Jacob Ruhl, who got the start in his last home game as a senior?...

Fort Scott High School will offer a driver's education course this summer. Students may sign up in the FSHS office, 1005 S. Main St. Students must be 14 years of age by April 1, 2010, to be eligible for this class. A fee of $2 is due when signing up and an additional $110 is due by May 1, 2010. Those who have questions or need more information may call Marge Madison at FSHS at (620) 223-0600...

Teaching students a variety of science-related topics doesn't even begin to describe the job duties one Fort Scott Christian Heights teacher has assigned to himself. For nearly twenty years, Larry Davolt has gone the extra mile to make sure his students received the quality of education they deserved. Because of his dedication, Davolt was named the December Teacher of the Month in a contest co-sponsored by MyTown Media and the Kansas Teachers Community Credit Union...

Fort Scott Community College will host its seventh annual History Day celebration on Saturday. Kansas National History Day gives students across the state a chance to celebrate, explore and exhibit history. The competition will take place on the FSCC campus and the theme for this year's competition is "Innovation in History: Impact and Change."...

The Third Annual Day of Dance for Health is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Fort Scott Middle School, 1105 E. 12th St. Sponsored by Mercy Health Center's Spirit of Women initiative, the event is designed to combine the fun of dancing to different forms of music, such as rock and roll, country, salsa and hip hop, with health screenings and consumer education on heart disease and other women's health issues...

After taking a year off the Fort Scott Municipal Airport's Airport Day will be returning this fall. With the Fort Scott City Commission's approval to provide nearly $7,000 to cover cost of fuel and insurance, the airport will be able to host the annual event again this year after taking a year off due to a lack of funding...

USD 234 officials are considering a proposal that would change the way local elementary schools are configured. During their regular meeting on Monday, the USD 234 Board of Education is scheduled to discuss a proposal that would reconfigure the grade levels at Winfield Scott Elementary School and Eugene Ware Elementary School into what are called elementary attendance centers. Both schools currently serve a combined total of more than 900 kindergarten through fifth grade students...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Quilting as a form of creative expression and record of history will be the theme of several Women's History Month activities slated for the month of March at Fort Scott National Historic Site and throughout the community. Opening Monday and continuing throughout the month is the traveling exhibit titled "Reflections on the War: Women and their Civil War Quilts." Turbulent times in Kansas are captured in this intriguing exhibition of Civil War-era quilts and textiles, according to a news release.. ...