Stories from Thursday, August 9, 2012

In theaters: Total Recall In 1990, Arnold Schwarzenegger was, literally, the biggest action star in the country. He was coming off of the success of some of the most memorable action franchises of the 1980s, including Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator and Predator. ...

July 2012 has delivered a knockout punch to many of this year's crops around the county. Conditions on July 1 were noticeably more favorable than conditions 31 days later at month's end. Unlike 2010 when we received 6.57 inches of rain in July, this year's menacing seventh month provided only a scant .50 inches of rain as measured by the National Weather Service in Fort Scott. The "July tradition" of "too dry and too hot" has been dreadfully perpetuated for another year...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Firstsource Solutions Limited, a global provider of customized business process outsourced services to the banking and financial services, telecom and media and health care sectors, has announced that it has been ranked No. 22 in the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals Global Outsourcing 100 rankings...

Sarah Spear and Justin Wheeler, Arma, Kan., and sibling Destany Wheeler are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Hannah Irene Faith Wheeler at 9:25 a.m. Aug. 7, 2012. Hannah weighed 5 pounds and 15 ounces and measured 18.5 inches in length at birth...

Bobbie and Deon Steinle, Pleasanton, Kan., and sibling Ella Lynn Steinle are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Sophie Lynn Steinle at 8:40 a.m. Aug. 7, 2012, at Mercy. Sophie weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces and measured 19.75 inches in length at birth...

Stevie Joe Hull, 43, Fort Scott, was arrested at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant and a warrant out of Shawnee County and is still being held at this time. Andrew Earl Buckman, 24, Fort Scott, was arrested at 7:38 p.m. Tuesday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant and is still being held at this time...

Darrell and Jeanne Howard invite friends and family to join them in celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, hosted by their children and grandchildren. A reception will take place at the Garland Community Center, Saturday, Aug. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m...

Mark David Meek, 50, a resident at Lakemary Center in Paola, Kan., former resident of Louisburg, Kan., died peacefully in his sleep at his home on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Mark was born March 22, 1962, in Osborne, Kan. He was the first of three children born to Donald D. and Carolyn (Comstock) Meek...

Michael James Bolan, 55, resident of Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, at his home. He was born June 13, 1957, in Missouri, the son of James Bolan and Patricia Ann Cooper Bolan. Michael was a 1975 graduate of Fort Scott High School. He first married Scheryll Barnard and they later divorced. He married Tammy Newton and they divorced. He married Bonnie Taylor on Aug. 21, 1992, in Fort Scott...

Scott Perkins of Fort Scott has earned a spot on Drury University's Dean's List for the spring 2012 semester. This means he earned a grade point average of 3.6 or greater (on a 4-point scale) while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury, a top 10 Midwestern university, according to US News & World Report...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Bids for the erection of the high school building and the addition to the Margrave Street structure will be opened on Aug. 20 and the board members hope to have both buildings under way within six weeks. If that can be accomplished, the work on the Margrave Street building can be completed in time for the second term of school. ...

To the Editor: I would like to take this time to thank everyone who was involved in the first annual "Pennies for the Park" golf tournament held on Saturday, July 28. It takes a great team of YAT's to coordinate such an event, but the success truly comes from the participants and the tournament sponsors. Here is a list of contributors toward the tournament:...

The Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County will host "An Evening with Amelia Earhart" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Old Congregational Church, 502 S. National Ave. The presentation features Ann Birney, who co-directs "Ride Into History" in Admire, Kan., with Joyce Thierer. Birney will portray Earhart, providing observations about her solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean to England and preparations for her round-the-world flight...

The Stevens family will offer a free concert at 6 p.m. Friday at Hope Chapel Assembly of God. The church is located on U.S. Highway 54 three miles east of Moran. Refreshments will be available after the concert. Everyone is invited. For more information, call (620) 939-4828...

A breakfast club for Alzheimer's caregivers will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the Xavier Room at Mercy Hospital. The club offers an opportunity to talk with individuals who share similar issues while enjoying a free breakfast. Anyone may attend who serves as a caregiver to an individual with a dementia such as Alzheimer's, a news release said...

The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation welcomed new board members to its board of directors at its annual meeting on July 23. John Bartelsmeyer, Steve Buerge, Lindsay Madison, Dave Martin and Randy Nichols were officially added to the board for upcoming terms. Members serve three-year terms and bring various areas of expertise to the foundation, a news release said...

The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation welcomed new board members to its board of directors at its annual meeting on July 23. John Bartelsmeyer, Steve Buerge, Lindsay Madison, Dave Martin and Randy Nichols were officially added to the board for upcoming terms. Members serve three-year terms and bring various areas of expertise to the foundation, a news release said...

Following the flurry of primary voting, candidates on Wednesday reflected on their wins -- or losses -- from Tuesday's primary. In its wake, the tide of ballots left longtime Bourbon County Clerk Joanne Long and state Sen. Bob Marshall. Bourbon County voter turnout was at about 26 percent, compared to the state's 23 percent. Bourbon County saw 2,815 people head to the polls out of 10,637 registered voters, most of whom are Republicans...

The city of Fort Scott and Consolidated Rural Water District No. 2 remain in the "water watch" stage of the Water Conservation/Drought Response Plan and are continuing to encourage residents to conserve water. A "water watch" is a voluntary water conservation measure implemented in times of drought to help lengthen the amount of time water is available, Fort Scott Public Utilities Director Richard Cook said...