Stories from Friday, February 3, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) County Attorney Ramsey addressed letters to all of the rural school teachers in Bourbon County asking that they cooperate more closely in the enforcement of the anti-cigarette law over this county. The complaint has been made many times that boys under age are using tobacco in violation of the laws of the state. ...

Another fairly slow week in the Capitol, but we are starting to see bills leaving the various committees and being read into the Senate. The schedule has us working bills next week, Wednesday, and possibly final action Thursday. In Education this week, we heard from Landon Fulmer, governor's policy director, about the governor's proposed education funding formula...

Fort Scott National Historic Site held its annual volunteer banquet on Saturday with about 40 attending. A catered lunch was provided by Kathy Reed. Superintendent Betty Boyko, Chief Ranger Kelley Collins and Park Rangers Barry Geertsen and Galen Ewing thanked volunteers for all their contributions to the park's operation in 2011...

Lynieta Leisure, Mercy nurse practitioner, has been awarded a scholarship for Advanced Trauma Life Support training (ATLS) by the Southeast Kansas Regional Trauma Council. Objectives of the course are to train medical providers to assess the patient's condition rapidly and accurately; resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority; determine if the patient's needs exceed a facility's capabilities; arrange appropriately for the patient's definitive care; and ensure that optimum care is provided, a news release said.. ...

A Fort Scott man was injured in a one-vehicle motorcycle accident late Wednesday afternoon near Mapleton. Kevin Harkness, 52, was hurt when the 1994 Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was driving north on 125th Street went off the east side of the roadway and struck a delineator post, ejecting him from the motorcycle, a Kansas Highway Patrol report said...

Local scoutmaster and MoKan District Commissioner Scott Flater will be presented with the Silver Beaver Award from the Ozark Trails Council on Saturday. This marks the first time since 1980 that someone from Fort Scott has received the laurel, which is the highest honor a local council can give to its volunteers...

The Fort Scott Community College Speech team was represented by a sole competitor at the recent Hutchinson/Sterling College swing tournament. Addi Brown, decided to compete when coach Brian Weilert was contacted by his Hutchinson counterpart asking for him to try and send a competitor because they needed nine schools to count as a national qualifying tournament...

The USD 234 Board of Education continued the process of evaluating district goals and the current district mission statement during a strategic planning session. The board is getting help from Doug Moeckel, Kansas Association of School Boards associate executive director/leadership, to review the district's goals and mission statement for possible updating. ...