Stories from Friday, July 20, 2012

When I was growing up, a downtown Kress store was one of my favorite hangouts, mainly because it carried ceramic model horses that I could afford to purchase with my babysitting money. Lining the top of my bed's headboard, each horse was part of a priceless collection...

During the summer of 1862, the guerrilla war in Missouri between the Confederate bushwhackers (guerrillas) and the loyal Union Missouri troops was vicious, brutal and barbaric. It was often a conflict of surprise, ambushes and disappearing into the shadows of the night only to attack again before or after the dawn of another day...

Shirley Jean McMillan, 73, North Richland Hills, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Shirley was the daughter of Clayton and Dorothy DeCoudres, Fort Scott, and the sister of Betty DeCoudres Hixon and Dale, Fort Scott, and Roberta DeCoudres Armstrong and Stan, Arlington, Texas...

Joy L. Klimek, 50, of Gardner, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. She was born on Dec. 1, 1961, in Iola, Kan., the daughter of Lawrence "Blackie" and Doris L. (Burt) Klimek. She attended Marmaton Valley schools in Moran and Allen County Community College in Iola...

Donald William Crain, 85, of Fort Scott died Monday afternoon, July 16, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born July 26, 1926, in Fort Scott, the son of John Tallman and Anna Josephine (Dudley) Crain. He married Mary J. (Connie) Connet April 11, 1953, in Pittsburg, Kan. She survives of the home...

Edgar Leslie Dixon, 92, of Benton passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Saline Memorial Hospital Hospice House in Bryant, Ark. He was born on July 4, 1920, in Mulberry, Kan., to the late George and Alma Dooley Dixon. Mr. Dixon obtained a master's degree and was a school teacher and coach in Kansas. He finished his career in the engineering division for the Kansas State Highway Department. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps World War II veteran...

James M. Isaacson Jr., 36, a resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Funeral services for James Isaacson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Tiera Floyd, Nevada, Mo., is pleased to announce the birth of her son Trenton Markell Floyd at 12:22 a.m. July 19, 2012, at Mercy. Trenton Markell weighed 6 pounds and 10 ounces at birth. Grandparents are Gary and Vickie Floyd.

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The B.F. Yokum special will be in Fort Scott tomorrow afternoon. B.F. Yokum, who is chairman of the board and executive consultant of the Frisco line, is also a director of the American Association of Highway Improvement, and is such capacity the value of good roads to the farmer has been impressed upon him. ...

To the Editor: Recently there was an online survey taken by the Tribune asking the following question: "Do you have pride in Fort Scott?" The response to the question was puzzling in the fact that there were less than 10 "Yes" votes and more than 80 "No" votes. ...

MORAN -- Misty Claycomb of Moran has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct sales company featuring more than 60 easy-to-prepare foods. As an independent business owner, Claycomb offers food samples at home taste-testing parties, along with ideas for everyday meals, recipes, serving suggestions and fun. All of Tastefully Simple's products are open-and-enjoy or can be prepared by adding only one or two ingredients...

The Golf Course Advisory Board will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, July 30, at Woodland Hills Golf Course. The meeting is open to the public.

As many hospitals scramble to meet the federally mandated deadline to implement electronic health records, the American Hospital Association is recognizing those who have long seen the value in technology with its annual "Most Wired" list. Mercy was recently named a "Most Wired" health care organization, along with big names like Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a news release said...

Visiting performance poet George Wallace spent a little more than an hour Thursday afternoon exploring the underlying issues faced within society as witnessed and articulated by some of America's best-known authors and poets. Wallace performed more than 15 pieces alongside British poet Geraldine Green for about 50 people yesterday at the Gordon Parks Museum inside the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus. ...

Fort Scott police are investigating a Wednesday evening incident involving a suspect who fled on foot following a police chase and accident. A Kansas Highway Patrol report said a 1993 GMC Sonoma that fled from local police was headed south on Andrick about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when the driver attempted to make a left turn onto Charles and struck a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am, driven by 28-year-old Debra Russell, of Fort Scott, who was listed as possibly injured in the report...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday rescinded the boil water advisory for the city of Bronson and Bourbon County Rural Water District No. 4, according to a news release. KDHE issued the boil water advisories on July 17 and 18, because of a loss of pressure in the water system. ...

First Presbyterian Church will have its vacation Bible school July 30-Aug. 3.This year's theme is "Babylon and Daniel's Courage in Captivity." It will start at 5:30 p.m. and the VBS is for fourth- and fifth-graders. Child care for participants with younger children will be available...