Stories from Wednesday, November 2, 2011

I was going to run another series on the big band era, but after seeing the picture of the swimming pool on the front page of The Fort Scott Tribune, it brought back so many memories that I decided to write about the pool. More about the big band next week...

Modern lifestyles and technology have taken much physical activity and movement out of our lives. We sit for breakfast, sit in a car to drive to work, and sit at a desk. There's little need to get up to go to the file cabinet, because the files are all right in front of us on the screen. ...

Chelsea Holstine and Jamie Harvey, Fort Scott, along with sibling David, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Abel Kayne Harvey on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at 7:28 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Abel weighed 8 pounds...

Micha and Luke Bukowski, Fort Scott, along with siblings Alexa Dawnne and Brekyn Sawyer, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Lucas Mykal Bukowski on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at 9:09 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Lucas weighed 8 pounds, 6.5 ounces...

Shannon Houser and Brandon Johnson, Kansas City, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Cameron Kelly Johnson on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at 8:56 p.m. at the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan. Cameron weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches in length...

Kaylie Harper and Clayton Miller, Fort Scott, along with sibling Allisyn Wheeler, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Jaxon Lee Miller on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at 10:57 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Jaxon weighed 7 pounds, 8.5 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length...

Clarence Whitten Adams, 92, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Schneider Funeral Home Chapel, Pleasanton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time...

Bill Dudley Haley, 41, 614 Barbee, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on Oct. 31 at 10:11 p.m. for transporting an open container and discharging fireworks in the city limits. He was released on Nov. 1 at 4:15 a.m. Harold Eugene Page, 46, 1979 Range Rd., Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on Oct. 31 at 9:58 p.m. for transporting an open container and discharging fireworks in the city limits. He was released on Nov. 1 at 4:09 a.m...

Historical Figure 1. Ivy Swope 2. Garrett Arvidson 3. Katherine Hudiburg Occupation Character 1. Connor Mason 2. Karsten Miles 3. Landon Hill Cartoon Character 1. Emma Binn Levi Binn and Buddy Binn 2. Kelsy Laird and Laine Laird 3. Ziad Nabhan Most Beautiful...

Over 6,000 Kansas children are in foster care. Organizations like TFI Family Services, Inc. provide services for many of these children. The agency provides services that include foster care, adoption, family counseling, support groups, and other family-centered activities...

A Uniontown man will be honored Friday by the Kansas Highway Patrol for his heroic actions following a fatal vehicle accident in September in Uniontown. A KHP news release said Danny Graham, of Uniontown, will receive the Kansas Highway Patrol Honorary Trooper Award for his heroic actions after witnessing a two-vehicle crash in Bourbon County on Sept. 8. The accident at Kansas Highway 3 and Maple Road in Uniontown killed two area residents and left another injured...

Several area businesses will be looking to fill some positions when they talk to applicants at an upcoming job fair hosted by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce. The event will give area job-seekers a chance to talk with representatives of a variety of participating businesses about available positions and possible employment. ...

Friday morning a host of fisherman and wildlife lovers banded together to help out the fish habitats at Lake Fort Scott. Leading the charge was Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism District Biologist Don George. Through the help of volunteers, sturdy wire and some cement weights, old trees were sank into Lake Fort Scott with the goal of providing a means of improving the habitat for the fish. ...

Garrett Griffin was simply unstoppable Tuesday night. Louisburg's do-everything running back ran roughshod over Fort Scott High in a Class 4A Bi-District Playoff Game at Frary Field, rushing for 295 yards and scoring all four of Louisburg's touchdowns as the visiting Wildcats held on for a 27-20 victory...