Stories from Friday, April 13, 2012

TOPEKA -- The Kansas Chamber has announced the members of the 2012 Leadership Kansas class. Included among them is Fort Scott City Manager Dave Martin. Leadership Kansas is a nationally recognized program that aims to develop and motivate future leaders in the state...

Alice Grace Wood, age 82, of LaCygne, Kan., died Thursday April 12, 2012. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, LaCygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Star Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Schneider LaCygne Chapel...

The children of Tim and Carol Allison are hosting a surprise 30th wedding anniversary cake reception on Saturday, April 14, from 3 p.m. on at Gunn Park Shelter House No. 5. No gifts are necessary. If you are unable to attend and would like to send a card, mail to it to 1895 175th St. Fort Scott, Kan., 66701...

Elmer H. "Butch" Reed, age 63, resident of rural Fort Scott, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at his home. There was cremation. The location of the memorial service has been changed to the Carriage House, 301 S. Main, which will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) West Liberty Gossip: Mr. Gilbert Spaur of Richards, Mo., and Miss Cora Stevens, of this vicinity, were married at Kansas City on Wednesday, April 10. Miss Stevens wore a beautiful gown of blue chiffon over blue satin. The groom wore the usual color black. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs. R.M. Stevens and is a very charming young lady. The groom is a successful young farmer of near Richards. They have a large circle of friends...

Back in my prepubertal days there were only a couple popular colognes on the market -- Old Spice and Aqua Velva. And of course for slicking back our curly locks and looking completely debonair we all relied on Brylcreem since we were told that "a little dab'll do ya!"...

Today, Friday the 13th, has a reputation for being an unlucky day on which ill fortune or bad things happen and one shouldn't walk under ladders or cross the path of a black cat, especially one named "Lucifer." However, what does this have to do with the subject of this column? Absolutely nothing except that 150 years ago plus one day, April 14, 1864, was the fatal and last living day of a notorious "wild Irishman" by the of name of Daniel Henly. ...

Bronson OES Culture Club met April 3 at the home of Bonita Holeman. The seven members present gave the flag salute. Club collect was led by Retta Smith. President Julia Ann Rhoton gave the thought for the day and called for the March meeting. Minutes were given by Secretary Erma Eastwood...

The Golf Course Advisory Board will meet at 1 p.m. April 26 at Woodland Hills Golf Course. The meeting is open to the public.

John Doe No. 155. For 37 years, that's how he was classified. Last year, however, he was finally given a name when the police identified him as Oral Stuart Jr. As I read his story -- a mere side-bar in the Internet news -- I found myself grieving over what I learned...

After 28 years in the ministry in four states and seven churches, John and Karen Comstock have retired from full-time ministry as of April 1. They were at Pleasanton Church of the Nazarene. "They have given whole-heartedly to the service of their Lord Jesus Christ and have impacted the Kingdom of Heaven through the lives they have touched," a news release said...

FSHS girls' JV track PLEASANTON -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity girls' track team finished seventh out of eight teams at Pleasanton's varsity track meet here Tuesday. Here is a list of how Tiger athletes fared: The Fort Scott JV is scheduled to compete at Paola Monday and Nevada on Tuesday...

Fort Scott High School graduate Jolee Sharp signed a letter of intent to continue her college basketball career at Missouri Southern at a ceremony at Fort Scott Community College Wednesday afternoon. Sharp, who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the FSHS girls' basketball program, averaged 14.1 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals per game in the past two season at FSCC. ...

Jacob Westley Collins, 24, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 5:01 p.m. Wednesday for driving while suspended. He posted a $1,250 bond at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday and was released. Brian Matthew Guyett, 34, Fort Scott, was arrested at 8:43 p.m. Wednesday for domestic battery. He is still being held at this time with no bond...

The American Red cross will be holding a blood drive April 17 and 18 at Fort Scott Community College Student Union, 2108 S. Horton. Hours on Tuesday will be 12:45 p.m.-7 p.m. and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday. All presenting donors will receive a free T-shirt. Pulled pork sandwiches will be served...

Fort Scott will get a historic visit this weekend from Spencer Ware Nelson, the great-grandson of Eugene Ware. Nelson, who lives in Broomfield, Colo., near Boulder has never been to Fort Scott before, but has been thinking about coming here for quite some time. He said there was "no great reason" for his visit...

Kansas high school and college students will attend the 2012 SkillsUSA Masonry competition and the 4th Annual Construction Trades Career Fair today at the Pittsburg Construction Trades Building, 1301 E. 27th Terrace, Pittsburg. The SkillsUSA competition will run from 7:30 a.m. --11:30 a.m...

More than 200 people turned out to Fort Scott Middle School for the fourth annual USD 234 "Family Fit and Fun" night Thursday evening. Families were given free reign to roam the school and stop at information booths, grab a snack, or participate in any of the activities. Upbeat music was playing on the speakers throughout the school for the entire event...

The smells of fresh coffee and baked goods greeted the more than 70 people who attended Thursday morning's Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee. Chamber members, business people and various city officials joined members of the community for the grand opening of one of Fort Scott's newest businesses -- The Grind Coffee House, 1900 S. Main St. Several announcements were made, immediately followed by a ribbon cutting for the new shop, owned by Mike and Leah Giordano...

Eleven-year-old Elizabeth Thurston -- counting the days until she's 12 -- was one of dozens of middle-school girls transformed by Fort Scott Community College cosmetology students on Saturday. "I want to look pretty for TWIRP," Thurston said, referring to Saturday night's dance. The acronym stands for The Woman Is Required to Pay...

City and state officials have been working with a local engineering company to keep moving forward with projects at the Fort Scott Municipal Dam on Lake Fort Scott. The work will keep the structure in compliance with state regulations. Since the Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources' 2007 inspection and the changing of state qualifications, also that year, officials have been able to check off a laundry list of projects as complete. ...