Stories from Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Patricia Nadine Smith, age 71, a resident of Pittsburg, Kan., died Monday, June 14, 2010, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born Dec. 23, 1938, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Harold Devon Smith and Lucy Lee Partridge Smith...

POMMIER -- Rachel and Jeff Pommier, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Grace Gerardine Pommier. Grace was born at 11:01 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 1/2 ounces at birth...

COLEMAN -- Victoria Kichler and Bob Coleman, Girard, and siblings Megan and Zach, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Coy Lee Coleman. Coy was born at 4:54 p.m., June 7, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 1/2 ounces at birth...

SALDIVAR -- Wendy and John Saldivar, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lily Suzanne Saldivar. Lilly was born at 3:01 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds at birth. Maternal grandparents are Pam and Eldon Korinek, Fort Scott...

Pauline Swink, formely of Bronson and Uniontown, will celebrate her 92nd birthday on June 23. Cards may be sent to Pauline at: Pauline Swink, The Residencies of Pleasanton, 706 W. 15th St., Pleasanton, KS. 66075.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Kansas will receive $26,761,950 to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. These funds are part of the $3.5 billion that will be made available to states this spring from money set aside in the 2009 budget and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...

The Fort Scott Community Gala Committee has announced plans for the Second Annual Fort Scott Community Gala, a fundraising event scheduled to take place Saturday, Aug. 28, in the River Room, 3 W. Oak St. The theme for this year's gala, an evening that will include fine dining and music, is "It's Five O'clock Somewhere," reflecting the music of Jimmy Buffet. Private Stock, a Kansas City-based band, will provide music for the benefit...

After the announcement of his resignation during Tuesday's meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission, Fort Scott City Manager Joe Turner gives his explanation. Turner said about two or three months ago, he and his wife Lyn sat down to discuss their priorities in life. ...

A local business should have a new home later this summer. A new commercial facility for a CP Communications, LLC, office located at 300 E. 23rd St., is currently being constructed on a site located at 2001 S. Main St. The business, an authorized agent for U.S. Cellular, has purchased a portion of a parking lot in front of a building that formerly housed the Fort Scott Fun Center. The new 1,800-square-foot office building measures 30 feet long and 60 feet wide...