Stories from Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Lloyd Ray Bradley, age 70, Prescott, Kan., died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in Pleasanton, Kan. Burial will be in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery near Walker, Mo. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel...

George Erwin Paulk, age 65, resident of 1238 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 at his home. Pastor Beth Reeves will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Cheney Witt Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home...

John Michael Fuqua, 52, Buffalo, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. He was born Jan. 31, 1958 in Coffeyville, Kan. John is preceded in death by his father, John Presley Fuqua, maternal grandparents, Clarence Barton Sackett and Mary Jane (Crystal) Sackett...

BURKS -- Kevin L. and Janet Y. Burks, Fort Scott; are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kristine Claire Burks. Kristine was born at 7:58 p.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces at birth...

The recent egg recalls have gotten a lot of attention in the media. While any foodborne illness is cause for concern, the egg recall does not mean consumers should shy away from eating eggs. Rather, this can be a "teachable moment" for consumers to think about how eggs should always be safely handled...

The Old Settler's Day Plans for Sept. 10, 11, 12, 2010 are as follows: Friday evening Sept 10, softball games in Arcadia Ball Park. Contact Micky Bryant for information about games at (620) 638-4105. There will be hot dogs, hamburgers and soft drinks for the public to purchase at the ball games. ...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity tennis team opayed its second tournament of the season here Monday with its entrants winning first- and second-place honors in the singles divisions. Pittsburg entered three teams, which will be listed as White, Purple and Grey...

Louisburg's pair of goals in the second half gave the visiting Wildcats a 4-2 victory over Fort Scott High's soccer team in a non-league match at Ellis Park Tuesday afternoon. Louisburg outshot the Tigers 14-1 in the second half, taking a 3-2 lead when Woody Watson scored his second goal of the match in the 56th minute of play. Goalkeeper Brett Allen initially saved a free kick by Daniel Wilson but Watson was there for the rebound...

Fort Scott Community College athletics have their first home games of the fall season this week. The Greyhound Volleyball team will host Highland Community College at 6 p.m. tonight at Arnold Arena. The 'Hounds are coming off a preseason victory over the alumni squad last Saturday and are eager to get their season under way...