Stories from Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Robert Donald "Bob" Morrison, 83, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at Mercy Health Center. He was born July 16, 1928, in Quapaw, Okla., the son of Robert Morrison and Sadie Scott Morrison. He married Kathryn Emma Keeney on June 25, 1950, in Pawnee Station, Kan...

Mabel Tucker Carpenter, 101, resident of John Knox Village Care Center, Lee's Summit, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at her residence. She was born March 16, 1910, in Lander, Wyo., the daughter of David Miles Gosnell and Rosalea Mulqueen Gosnell. Mabel received a Christian education and was raised a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) The Tribune-Monitor's dime contest ends Saturday evening, and in the meantime, the boy and girl contestants should get in their best licks in order to win the big prize of a $20 gold piece or the numerous other gold pieces and watches...

I'm perfect, so there's no need to change As a retired senior citizen, I no longer have to make any New Year's resolutions because changes to my lifestyle at this juncture could be injurious to my health, well-being, and mental acuity. So I've decided to make resolutions for others in our society. I know you will understand; if not, just chalk it up to my increasing senility...

Wilma Arletta Zimmerman, 82, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She was born Oct. 13, 1929, in Fairview, Okla., the daughter of Albert Cornelius Turner and Elsie Mae Ake Turner. She married Enos Zimmerman on July 19, 1948, at the Zimmerman family farm east of Hepler, Kan. She enjoyed painting and sewing. She was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church...

Marshall Douglas Walker, 72, of Mound City, Kan., died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. Per Marshall's wishes, he was cremated, and a memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at the Mound City United Methodist Church...

Jimmy O. Harris, 85, Prescott, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, Kan. As per his wishes, Mr. Harris was cremated. A prayer service will be held at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan...

Randall "Randy" Frederick Key passed away on Friday Dec. 23, 2011, at his home. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at the Hume Christian Church. Burial was in the Hume Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Schneider Funeral Home, Hume Chapel...

Carolyn Kay Segebartt, 65 of rural Hepler, Kan., died at her home, Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. Funeral arrangements for Carolyn Segebartt are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Amanda Lakin Clements, 24, Fort Scott, was arrested at 4:19 p.m. Thursday by the Fort Scott Police Department for a Bourbon County warrant. She is still being held at this time. Quintin Joe Ivey, 28, Mapleton, was arrested at 6:28 p.m. Thursday by the Fort Scott Police Department for driving while suspended. He posted a cash bond of $271.50 and was released at 7:57 p.m. Thursday...

The Christmas Eve Communion service was well attended this week at the Arcadia Open Door Mission. Pastor Roy Widmar led the singing of Christmas songs and prayer time. He then spoke of the true meaning of Christmas after Linda Bridgewater sang a solo. Two couples then held the bread and Communion trays, and the congregation went forward to partake at the same time. All were invited to attend Christmas Sunday morning services in Arcadia Christian Church...

Fort Scott's city offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in observance of the New Year's holiday. The offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. The city's tree and brush dump site will also be closed on Saturday, Dec. 31. The Bourbon County transfer station will be closed Saturday, Dec. 31, and the courthouse and transfer station will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, for New Year's...

Flowers by Leanna, 602 S. National, will host the weekly Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce coffee at 8 a.m. Thursday.

Nevada's Sears Hometown Store will definitely not be among the 100 to 120 Sears and Kmarts that will be closed nationally, the store manager said Tuesday. The Sears Hometown Store in Pittsburg also is not slated for closure, store manager Colin Jones said...

As planned, the city has filed for a federal Transportation, Community and System Preservation grant to pay for preliminary design and land acquisition for a 23rd Street viaduct connecting to Margrave Street. Project cost is $680,000 and the amount of grant funds being requested is $544,000, Assistant City Manager Susan Brown said via text message. The city will have a match of $136,000, she said...

Social networking, smartphones and online photo sharing have become increasingly more popular, but experts say there are some dangers involved with posting photos on the Internet. Because of metadata, a criminal can find the location of a person who has posted photos on a social media platform or other website from a camera-enabled mobile phone at any time, Bourbon County Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers said...