Stories from Wednesday, May 12, 2010

BROWN -- Christopher Ray Brown and Amanda Jo Foster, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Colton Avery Brown. Colton was born at 8:15 p.m., Monday, May 10, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces at birth...

Lawrence "Larry" D. Buffington, 87, of Lake Tapawingo, Mo., passed away March 4, 2010, at Monterey Park Nursing Home in Independence, Mo. He was born in Golden City, Mo., the youngest of six children. He graduated from Fort Scott High School, Fort Scott, Kan., in 1942...

Audrey M. Custer, age 79, resident of Midlothian, Va., died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at her home. Graveside services for Audrey Custer will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 14, 2010, in the U. S. National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan. Services are under the direction of Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan...

Maxine Lyon Henty, born Dec. 26, 1933, passed away May 8, 2010. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 12 at Salem United Methodist Church in Ladue, 1200 S. Lindbergh at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Memorial Service at 10:30 a.m. Service by Kriegshauser West Mortuary...

The Fort Scott FFA held its Annual Parent-Member Banquet April 21. This night, the club celebrated the many achievements over this past year and said goodbye to the seniors. The evening started out with a catered supper by Chicken Mary's, and then moved into the auditorium for a ceremony celebrating a year of hard work and achievements...

Youth who have completed second through fifth grade are invited to register for free cooking classes sponsored by K-State Research and Extension. Each class will consist of three morning (9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.) or afternoon (1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.) sessions. Locations will be in Fort Scott June 1-3, morning and afternoon; Bronson June 16-18, morning; and Uniontown June 16-18, afternoon. Classes will be taught by Sandy Winters and Terri Kretzmeier, K-State Research and Extension nutrition assistants...

The Fort Scott City Commission met Tuesday in a special meeting to meet with Steve Bright of Bright & Company Construction regarding the continuation of the repairs to the spillway at Fort Scott Lake. The meeting came as a result of several Fort Scott Lake property owners attending the May 4 city commission meeting expressing concern for the project's consequences. ...