Stories from Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Teresa Jean Nunley, 29, 602 Couch, Fort Scott; was arrested on Dec. 17 at 11:32 p.m. by the Fort Scott Police Department for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, driving while suspended, transporting an open container and expired tags. She was released on Dec. 18 at 12:47 a.m. on a $1,500 bond...

Lee R. Jackson, age 71, Mound City, Kan., died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday Dec. 29, 2010 at the Wall St. Christian Church. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery, Mound City, Kan. Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday the Wall St. Church...

New Year's resolutions --they're easy to make but easier to break. Why is it so hard to make the healthy changes that we know can help us feel better and live longer? And why is it so hard to make them last? "Change is always possible," says Dr. Linda Nebeling, an expert in behavioral change and nutrition at the National Institutes of Health. You're never too out-of-shape, too overweight or too old to make healthy changes...

The Bourbon County 4-H Sharp Shooters announced that Ross Schwalm, Fort Scott, was the winner of a Daisy Air Rifle Gift Package on Dec. 21 (an $85 retail value), which was being given away to raise funds to purchase additional equipment and ammo for the club. ...

DUNCAN -- Laura Joann Lee and Joel Anthony Duncan, LaCygne, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Liam Arnett Nichols Duncan. Liam was born at 11:32 a.m., Dec. 27, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces at birth...

MCGHEE -- Matthew and Joy McGhee, Pittsburg, and siblings Kamrin, Justice and Jordyn are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Aubrie Kara McGhee. Aubrie was born at 8:18 p.m., Dec. 21, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at birth...

MORRIS -- Aaron and Megan Morris, Pittsburg, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Addison René Morris. Addison was born at 1:27 p.m., Dec. 23, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 5.5 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Rick and Deanna Paulie, St. Paul...

WILLARD -- John Willard and Jennifer Rawson, Mapleton, and siblings Sara, Hunter and Jacey, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Jennasyn Faith Willard. Jennasyn was born at 11:56 p.m., Dec. 23, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

Betty Mae Lord, age 84, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with the Lord Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at her home. She was born Feb. 1, 1925, in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Harrison Brown and Sarah Aletia McFarland Brown. She married Robert A. Lord on Sept. 3, 1944, in Fort Scott. He preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 1992...

William Francis Anderson, age 79, retired art instructor at Fort Scott Community College, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at the Arma Care Center in Arma, Kan. He was born June 15, 1931, in Anderson, Mo., the son of William Franklin Anderson and Beulah Hire Anderson...

Lawrence and Emma Allen Lawrence R. Allen and Emma J. Allen were married Jan. 7, 1951 at the First Church of God by Rev. Wesley Fornwalt. Lawrence retired from the Western Insurance Co. in 1988. Emma retired from the Newman-Young Clinic in 1992. Daughters Wanda Kucera, Marilyn Leigh and Dana Harper, along with spouses, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren invite you to come to their home at 114 Steen in Fort Scott to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Jan. ...

Marvin Leroy Henderson, age 70, resident of 2 North Little, Fort Scott, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at his home following a lengthy cancer illness. He was born Aug. 18, 1940, in Mapleton, Kan., the son of Edward Henderson and Laura Adams Henderson Dizmang...