Stories from Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Linda Sue Cash, age 60, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Feb. 9, 1950, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Howard Wayne Cash and Wilma Leona Hillman Cash. Linda attended the Community Of Christ Church and Faith Christian Center...

Thomas Clinton McPherson, age 63, resident of 1020 232nd Terrace, Fort Scott, Kan., died Friday, May 21, 2010, at Mercy Health Center. He was born Aug. 20, 1946, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Stafford Clark and Viola Grey McPherson. He married Wanda Olson in June of 1982 in Shawnee, Kan...

MARTINIE -- Arden and Chantel Martinie, Girard, are proud to announce the birth of twins. Aiden Lewis Martinie, a son, and Audra Opal Martinie, a daughter, were born at 9:40 a.m., May 20, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Aiden weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and Audra weighed 5 pounds, 8.5 ounces at birth...

Ray E. Anderson, 66, Trimble, Mo., formerly of LaCygne and Pleasanton, Kan., died May 19, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel in LaCygne, Kan. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Chapel...

Richard Dean Shomaker, 62, of Mound City, Kan., died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at the Saint Francis Hospital at Wichita, Kan. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to service time Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at the funeral home...

William Dale "Bill" Hurst, age 82, resident of Fort Scott and retired radio personality, died late Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements for Bill Hurst will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Older Americans Month is observed each year during the month of May. It was first established in l963 when about two million Americans, less than 10 percent of the population, were 65 or older. Almost one third of older Americans were living in poverty and few programs existed to help meet their needs. President John F. Kennedy designated May as "Senior Citizens Month." In l980, under President Jimmy Carter, the month was renamed to "Older Americans Month."...

MAPLETON -- In honor of Memorial Day, the town of Mapleton is proudly displaying its American Patriotism, while honoring veterans buried at the Timberhill Cemetery. A committee of community members was formed to create a list of everyone who was buried at the cemetery. Pictures were then taken of each head stone and a CD was created to show each of the graves...

A check of state track times and distances shows that five individuals and one relay team from the Tribune Area have marks that are among the state's best this season. Those individuals will get their chance to prove their mettle when the best athletes in Kansas gather in Wichita for the Kansas State Track and Field Meet Friday and Saturday...

PITTSBURG -- Jayhawk-Linn's golf team finished fourth at the Class 2A State Tournament at Crestwood Country Club here Monday. The Jayhawks shot 348 as a team, finishing one stroke ahead of Hutchinson Trinity and four ahead of Lyndon. Pittsburg Colgan won its second consecutive State title, shooting 314. Syracuse was a distant second at 335 while Seneca-Nemaha Valley was third at 341...

The Bourbon County Courthouse and Transfer Station will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. In addition, the City of Fort Scott offices will be closed Monday. The city's tree and brush dumps site located on North Hill will also be closed on Saturday...

Town hall meeting planned in Parsons to gather ideas

The Kansas Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program will provide low-income seniors with vouchers totaling $30 in value that can be used during the 2010 harvest season to purchase fresh, unprepared and locally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey at local farmer's markets between June 1 and Oct. 15...

A long-standing downtown business is bringing an up-and-coming Southeast Kansas author to Fort Scott. The Country Cupboard, 12 N. Main St., will host a book signing party for Deborah Vogts, a writer of Christian romance fiction from Erie, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the local gift and novelty shop. A book signing and other activities are planned for Vogts, who has penned the first two books in her "Seasons of the Tallgrass" series set in the Flint Hills...

The area students were recognized during Saturday's historic downtown ribbon cutting ceremony for their entries in an art contest sponsored by the Lowell Milken Center. According to Lowell Milken Center Program Director Megan Felt, the center received more than 10 entries from Christian Learning Center, Fort Scott Christian Heights, Uniontown High School, and Jayhawk-Linn High School...