Stories from Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Clara Margaret Lyons, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, died early Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at the Fort Scott Medicalodge. She was born Aug. 25, 1922, in Knowles, Okla., the daughter of Truman Elijah Easton and Ethel Belle Isaacs Easton. Following her parents' divorce, she was raised by her loving mother and step-father, Douglas Otis Sills...

Nina L. Clark, age 73, a resident of Fort Scott, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born July 21, 1937, in Butler, Mo., the daughter of Floyd Orear and Margaret Schooley Orear. Nina married Charles Clark on May 17, 1955, at her family's farm near Foster, Mo...

On Wednesday evening, Nov. 3, P.E.O., Chapter FU of Fort Scott celebrated its 60th anniversary as a chapter. The chapter was charted on Oct. 31, 1950. The celebration was held at the Liberty Theatre. The club was graced by the presence of Jeannette Mooney, Kansas State President. A special tribute was given to Esther Anne Sewell, who was initiated into the chapter as a charter member. What an honor it was to recognize her on her 60th anniversary as a P.E.O. member...

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess announced last week that the 2010 FSA county committee election ballots were all mailed out by Nov. 5 to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices is Dec. 6. "All eligible farmers and ranchers can make a difference by voting in this year's county committee elections," said Coppess. ...

Vivid autumn flames of crimson, rust and gold are brightening the Kansas landscape. Even though people are facing the dropping temperatures, fierce winds and anticipation of winter, the seasonal fall foliage stands as an annual favorite. "I assume the attraction is so strong because it adds interest to trees with a wide variety of colors," said Ward Upham, director of Kansas State University Research and Extension's Horticulture Response Center. ...

A founding member of the Southeast Kansas League will be changing its affiliation in 2012. According to an Iola Register story published in its Tuesday edition, Iola has accepted an invitation to join the Pioneer League beginning with the 2012-13 academic season. The Iola school board voted in favor of the change at Monday's meeting...