Stories from Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Larry Franklin Hazlett, age 70, of Harvey, Ark., passed away on Aug. 8, 2010 at his home. Larry was born April 29, 1940 in Fort Scott, Kan., to the late Edward Lee Hazlett and Geneva Ruth (Chapman) Hazlett. Larry married Linda Kay Chandler on July 23, 1960...

Kathleen Ballbeck, age 91, died Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at her home in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services for Kathleen Ballbeck will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701.

JONES -- Jamie Mason and Shawn Jones, Pittsburg, and big sister Madison Jones, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Collin Emerson Jones. Collin was born at 4:22 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

MILES -- Alissa Leverich and Andrew Miles, Fort Scott, and big sister Mackinzie, 3, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Karsten William Miles. Karsten was born at 12:18 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

The Arcadia Old Settlers Festival announces plans for the events, Sept. 10-12. There will be softball games on Friday evening in the Arcadia Ball Park. Those who want to take part in the games or be on a team are asked to contact Mickey Bryant at (417) 638-4105. Games will take place both Friday night and Saturday morning...

Twelve Starlite members and three guests met Aug. 19 at the Genealogical Library for the unit's monthly meeting. President Joan Isaac called the meeting to order with members reciting the Club Collect and the Flag Salute. The secretary, Betty Johnson, read the minutes of the June meeting. The minutes were approved. The unit did not meet in July because members were working at the Bourbon County Fair which was held July 19 through the 23...

Blinn (Texas) head football coach Brad Franchione was placed on an indefinite paid suspension Thursday afternoon, which was lifted just a few hours later. Might this prove a distraction when the Buccaneers, the defending NJCAA national champion, hosts No. 3-ranked Fort Scott Community College in both teams' season opener in Brenham, Texas, Saturday afternoon...

The Fort Scott High School volleyball team is the defending Southeast Kansas League champion, going 24-14 last season. A Sub-State semifinal loss to Chanute ended the season but gave the Tigers motivation to be even better this season, which begins Saturday with a home non-league quadrangular with Columbus, Pittsburg and Girard at the FSHS gymnasium...

Pittsburg State University is one of the top public regional universities in the United States, according to the U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges 2011. The annual report was released last week. In the 12-state Midwest area, which includes the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, PSU was ranked 22nd among regional public universities, according to the report...

An upcoming seminar is designed to teach local business owners more about the concept of e-mail marketing. The event, titled "Rev Up Your Customer Relationships, Referrals and Revenues with E-mail Marketing," is sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and scheduled to take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the training room at Citizens Bank, 200 S. Main St...

After having several pieces of playground equipment removed as a result of a 2009 insurance audit, the City of Fort Scott is looking to improve the condition of two local parks. According to Fort Scott Director of Finance Susan Brown, the city is planning on installing new playground equipment at Fisher Park on Main Street as well as install a a half-court basketball court at the Third Street Park...

An electrical short set a local home ablaze Wednesday morning, but the Fort Scott Fire Department was able to prevent serious damage. Dispatch received a call about a structure fire at 308 Hulett at 9:39 a.m., firefighters arrived on scene six minutes later and had the fire under control by 10:09 a.m., according to Fort Scott Fire Department Captain Robert Coffman...