Stories from Friday, August 13, 2010

WORKMAN -- Brandon Workman and Angela Tradell, Pleasanton, and big sister Alexandria, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Brooklyn Mae Workman. Brooklyn was born at 2:14 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce at birth...

Kenneth R. Hammar, age 76, a resident of rural Fort Scott, died Thursday, August 12, 2010, at the Girard Medical Center. Funeral services for Kenneth Hammar will be announced by the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

A fox, by itsz very nature, is a sly, cunning, clever, crafty, stealthy and wily hunter. It has to possess all of these characteristics in order to survive and avoid pursuing foxhounds, which are very smart dogs. During the Civil War in Missouri and other areas, especially in Missouri, the Confederate guerrillas or partisan rangers were much like foxes who were pursued by the Blue Belly Billy Yanks who resembled the foxhounds. ...

The local gospel music group, the Cherry Jammers, will be performing at the Heritage Park Pavilion, First and Main Streets, in Fort Scott, beginning at 7 p.m. this evening. Sponsored by the Cherry Grove Baptist Church, located eight miles south of Fort Scott on Highway 69, the Cherry Jammers have previously performed at the Friday Night Concert Series, Good Ol' Days and other area venues. ...

The children of three Mercy Health Center co-workers are among 20 students in a five-state area named as recipients of the 2010 Charles Thoele Scholarship Program offered by the Mercy. Recipients will receive $1,000 each to be used toward educational expenses at undergraduate and vocational-technical schools during the coming school year...

As the school year approaches, you might be one of those shoppers looking for bargains. I feel your pain because that means it's time for a little closet-cleaning. Sounds easy enough, but determining what to keep, what to toss, and what to give away are not easy decisions. ...

On Aug. 29, the West Liberty United Methodist Church will celebrate 130 years of continuous service in the same church building in Northeastern Bourbon County. The church is located on five acres of land donated in 1869 by a pioneer farmer, Anderson G. Carter, at the corner of Valley Road and 255th Street. Known throughout the area as one of the more beautiful church settings, the church yard is dotted with trees planted over the years by various church members and groups...