Stories from Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Two Uniontown High School cheerleaders will be heading for New York city this Thanksgiving as All-American cheerleaders to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Brittany Tanner, a senior at UHS, and Jana Wilkinson, a sophomore, are two of 18 girls on the UHS cheer squad, which held a summer camp at the high school run by two National Cheerleading Association cheerleaders...

TOPEKA -- Washburn University has released the names of students who were named to the spring semester Dean's Honor Roll. To be named to the list, a student must be enrolled in at least 12 graded credit hours and attain a semester grade point average between 3.4 and 3.99...

Barbara Morris painted a picture of the old Arcadia depot and has donated a print to the city. She also painted a picture of the old Cato Bridge for the Cato organization. It is on display at the city hall at this time. Anyone who might like to view the painting before it leaves for another location is welcome to stop at city hall to view it...

Performing under the big top can be nerve racking. Leading a group of peers can be as well. For seven individuals of the Southwestern Heights FFA Chapter, leading may be the easier of the two. Members of the Southwestern Heights FFA Chapter joined more than 270 Kansas FFA members at the 2012 State Conference for Chapter Leaders (SCCL), held July 1 to July 3 at Rock Springs Ranch south of Junction City...

In Theaters: Ice Age 4: Continental Drift In 2002, Twentieth Century Fox brought us the unlikely team of a mastodon, sloth and sabertooth tiger attempting to return a lost human cub to his herd. In 2006, the team unites again for a second time to escape the melting of the ice on a quest for higher ground...

Donald W. Crain, 85, of Fort Scott, died Monday afternoon, July 16, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

David Gene Marez, 42, Fort Scott, was arrested at 7:56 p.m. Monday by the Fort Scott Police Department for driving while suspended. He was released Monday at 10:13 p.m. on a $1,250 bond. Desiree Maria Beerbower, 29, Fort Scott, was arrested at 11:40 p.m. by the Fort Scott Police Department for domestic battery, battery against a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct. She is still being held at this time...

About 300 people attended the 2012 Jordan Snyder ATV Shodeo on Saturday night at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds, with more than 55 riders participating in the seventh annual event. All participants 14 and under received a trophy, organizer Beth Snyder said. Several of the winning times were less than one second apart, Snyder said...

Despite a delay caused by lightning, the 18th annual Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic was a success, Executive Director Lindsay Madison said. Seventy-six people -- 19 teams with four people each -- participated in the agency's annual fundraiser, held July 13 at the Woodland Hills Golf Course. Lunch was served. The city-owned course now has all 18 holes open...

Author and Fort Scott native Edsmond Jerry Collins will be in town this week to sign copies of his first published book about area African-American families and their histories. Collins will be here Thursday and Friday to inscribe copies of his book, "Footprints of African-American Families in Fort Scott, Kansas," at the Gordon Parks Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and again during the Fort Scott Family and Friends reunion social hour at the Elks Lodge on Friday...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) How would like to be thirsty and not able to find a drink of water, running about the neighborhood with your parched throat nearly burning from the heat? And how would you like to be picked up by some of the neighbors and the police called just because you were thirsty? It is only a small matter to place a pan of water in the back yard where the dogs and cats and birds may drink any time they want. ...

To the Editor: I guess it has been said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I found something that may fit the description of beauty for you. Many of you many already know about it. However, if you have not seen it and you are a member of the garden club, master gardeners, or just a caretaker of your own little rock garden, it is a must for you to see...

CHANUTE -- The Fort Scott Hurricanes defeated Chanute in a Southeast Kansas Swimming League dual July 11. They return home tonight for their final league dual against Iola. Competition begins at 6 p.m. Results of the Chanute meet: Mixed medley relay...

Fort Scott Community College has hired Kristin Schalk as the Greyhounds' new head softball coach. Schalk comes to Fort Scott after spending the 2011 and 2012 seasons as the assistant coach at Ottawa University. "I am very excited about the hiring of Coach Schalk," FSCC Athletic Director J.D. Ettore said. "It was evident to everyone on the hiring committee that her skill set as a coach, combined with her leadership qualities, was a great match for Greyhound Athletics and FSCC."...