Stories from Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Debbra Ann Weber, 37, a resident of LaHarpe, Kan., died unexpectedly, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital, in Iola, Kan. She was born Oct. 7, 1974, at Iola, the daughter of Wilbur Morrison and Carolyn Stewart Morrison. She grew up in the area northeast of Moran, attending grade school in Moran before going to high school in Iola, graduating in 1993. ...

Lela Mae Witt, 95, former resident of Cavalry Crossing Apartments, and more recently of Guest Home Estates, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Mercy Health Center. She was born March 15, 1916, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Thomas C. McGrew and Maude Mae Carson McGrew...

Wilbur Kellogg, 88, of rural Fort Scott, died Sunday morning, Jan. 22, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. He was born Feb. 8, 1923, near Richards, Mo., the son of Ray Irving and Nellie Mae Debus Kellogg. He married Pearl O'Dell Feb. 20, 1943, in Nevada, Mo. She preceded him in death on Oct. 9, 1995...

Submitted to The Tribune On Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, Brook Lyn Bradbury graduated with honors in a ceremony at Reed Arena on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. Bradbury received a master's degree in animal science, specialist in physiology of reproduction. During her tenure as a student at Texas A&M, Bradbury worked as a teacher and research specialist and studied one semester at the A&M Research Ranch. She is a member of the American Society of Animal Science...

The Bronson Chapter No. 65 Order of the Eastern Star met Jan. 11 for a regular meeting with 12 officers present. Worthy Matron Ednamarie Jackson and Jim Heffernon presided in the East. Members sang "Happy Birthday" to Lorna Carlton while she accompanied them on the piano. Then the members asked Carlton to play anything she liked. She played "Shine on Harvest Moon."...

Jerry Eugene Yuille, 63, of Kansas City, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at his home. Jerry's wishes were to be cremated. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Prescott Cemetery, Prescott, Kan. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Jerry Yuille Memorial Fund c/o the funeral home...

Tommy Mark Tucker, 43, Fort Scott, was arrested at 2:54 p.m. Thursday by the Fort Scott Police Department on a Bourbon County warrant for theft. He is still being held at this time. Jacob Jay Merriman, 23, Fort Scott, was arrested at 10:51 p.m. Saturday by the Fort Scott Police Department for DUI and transporting open container. He was released at 5:41 a.m. Sunday for time served...

In remembering past cars we have had, I began remembering some other cars that belonged to friends. Back in the late 40s, after the World War II, many returning veterans went to school on the G.I. Bill. Many of them came to Fort Scott and went to our junior college, which at that time was in the high school building. Our town was abuzz with returning vets. A friend of ours, Bobby Jack Gregg, was one of those veterans...

It's an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas. . . how harmful could it be? The health risk from radon is increased lifetime risk of lung cancer. Radon exposure accounts for approximately 12 percent of annual lung cancer deaths in the United States or approximately 21,000 deaths. ...

Many of you may be like me and are "trying something new" with your finances and personal budget in the new year. America and Kansas Saves have some useful resources and incentives in February to keep us going. Kansas Saves is a national social marketing campaign to "save and reduce debt" and encourage the average person that "You can build wealth if you start small and think big."...

It's January . . . that wonderfully hopeful time of year when we resolve to do better. We vow to get in shape, to lose weight and to ditch all the other bad habits we have been accumulating for decades. If you're like many folks, you may be looking at the exact same list of resolutions that you had last year. Lifestyle changes are hard to make...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The last few days have caused a rush of farmers to the market and many of them have brought in a load of produce of some kind. Yesterday, at one time, there were 16 loads of coal on the Square, all of which was disposed of during the day. A total of 20 loads was weighed yesterday by Judge Shipp. All of this coal has brought 14 cents to 15 cents on the market and has found a ready sale...

From the Broadway play "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum", comes a delightful song entitled "Comedy Tonight." In the song are phrases such as "Something familiar -- something peculiar" and "Something appealing -- something appalling."...

The Fort Scott Community College baseball team had another impressive semester in the classroom, marking the seventh academic semester in a row that the team has earned a team grade-point average surpassing a 3.0. This fall, Greyhound baseball players earned a team GPA of 3.33. Of the 36 players on the team, 30 earned a GPA above 3.0 including three who had a perfect 4.0, while 11 had a GPA above 3.5, and 16 more had between a 3.0-3.49 GPA...

CHANUTE -- Based on Tribune record, Fort Scott Community College's women set a school record here Saturday night in beating Neosho County, 45-27, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The 27 points is the fewest scored by any Greyhound opponent. ...

PLEASANTON -- The Pioneer League swept the championships at the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament Saturday. Prairie View's girls defeated league rival Central Heights, 33-31, in the girls' title game. Central Heights took down Humboldt of the Tri-Valley League, 68-58, in the boys' final...

PAOLA -- Jacob Durossette and Victor Hughes won their respective weight brackets at the Paola Invitational here Saturday. In all, Fort Scott High's grapplers won four medals and finished tied for fifth place in the 15-team field. Durossette won the 132-pound class while Hughes was champ at 138. Jared Heckman finished second at 126 and John Hughes placed third at 152...

The Christian Writers Fellowship will meet from 9:30-noon Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Girard library, 128 W. Prairie Ave. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call (417) 465-2389.

UNIONTOWN -- The Bourbon County Conservation District's 66th annual meeting took place Saturday evening in the Uniontown High School commons area. The dinner meeting was co-hosted by five banks and one savings and loan association in Bourbon County. Kyle Parks, Fort Scott FFA sponsor, and several members of the Fort Scott FFA chapter helped with serving of drinks and assisting with the dinner. Cheryl Blythe and Sharon Daniels catered the meal and served 176 people...

USD 234 will hold preschool screenings for children up to age 5 on Feb. 3. Children may have vision, hearing, speech/communication, motor and socialization skills and general development screened. The purpose of the screenings is to locate and identify children with possible developmental delays who may need special education preschool and/or related services...

Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene will host a first anniversary celebration for Celebrate Recovery at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the church, 1728 S. Horton, Fort Scott. The Glory Road Band will perform in concert. The band is from the Celebrate Recovery Group at the Open Door Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kan. ...

Effective Feb. 1, Bourbon County Senior Citizens Inc. General Public Transportation riders will see a $1 increase in fares. Fares have been at the current level of $2 per ride for 10 years. However, as fuel costs have gone up and grant funding has continued to decrease over the past two years, GPT said an increase to $3 is needed...

JOPLIN -- Although the battered St. John's Mercy Hospital still stands at the corner of 26th and McClelland Boulevard -- a daily reminder of the tornado that swept through Joplin on May 22, 2011 -- that same location will look completely different by the same time this year. The old St. John's and its surrounding facilities will be gone...

Fort Scott Middle School has scheduled a weeklong series of activities designed to teach faculty, staff and students more about respect and manners. A variety of activities are planned for No Name-Calling Week, a nationally-recognized event that was created to help raise faculty and student awareness regarding name-calling and bullying, and to raise the self respect of everyone involved, a news release said...

After an approximately 40-minute closed session, the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday took no action on FSCC President Clayton Tatro's yearly performance evaluation. "Mark McCoy was not here tonight, so they did not present me with a formal evaluation," Tatro said. "We had some conversation, but they wanted to wait until Mark was present."...

The Marmaton Watershed District will hold its 28th annual meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Uniontown Community Center. There will be a short business meeting consisting of reading of the previous meeting's minutes, a treasurer's report and discussion on the district's five-year plan. In addition, an election will be held to fill one board member's position for a three-year term...

A majority of the Bourbon County Commission will view the Neosho County Rock Quarry Wednesday. They will meet at the quarry at 10 a.m., along with Marty Pearson and other Bourbon County Quarry personnel. Although a majority of the Bourbon County Commission will be present, no county business will be conducted...