Stories from Tuesday, October 9, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) H.G. Moore, president of the Kansas City Commercial Club and one of the big men of that city, will deliver an address on "Town Development and the Necessity of a Good Live Commercial Club" at the annual meeting of the Fort Scott Industrial Association meeting tomorrow. ...

Tom and Jeanie Embry, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Marion Everett Embry, at 12:47 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Marion weighed 8 pounds, 11 1/2 ounces at birth. Maternal grandmother is Loretta Klick, Yates Center, Kan...

Chauncy and Tracy Thompson, and sibling Taylor Thompson, of Moundville, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother, Royce Clinton Thompson, at 10:39 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Royce weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces at birth...

William James Wiest, 18, Shawnee, Kan., was arrested at 3:38 p.m. Thursday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, two counts of criminal damage to property, interference with a law enforcement officer, fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer, and reckless driving and is still being held at this time...

Mrs. Georgia E. Combs, 93, of Branson, Mo., died Oct. 4 at the Point Lookout Nursing and Rehab Center in Hollister, Mo. Georgia was born on , Sept., 6, 1919, at Colorado Springs, Colo., the daughter of Arthur and Mabel (Armentrout) Haynes. Georgia married Ralph Combs, Jan. ...

Barbara Jean May, age 72, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at the home of her niece following a lengthy illness. She was born April 12, 1940, to David and Ruth Jump Kramer. Barbara was a graduate of Fort Scott High School. She was retired as a nurse aide from local nursing homes...

GEORGIA ESTHER SPURGEON Georgia Esther Spurgeon, age 94, former resident of LaHarpe, Kan., died Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at the Argent Court Assisted Living in Brenham, Texas. She was born Oct. 5, 1918, in LaHarpe, Kan., the daughter of Charles Spurgeon and Blanche Shorter Spurgeon. Georgia moved following graduation from LaHarpe High School to Houston where she worked for the Houston Astrodome...

Donald Lee Burnett, age 88 of Ozark, Missouri formerly of La Cygne, Kan., died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at the Elfindale Manor in Springfield, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at the La Cygne United Methodist Church. ...

The city of Fort Scott and PROSEAL will be preserving several streets recently asphalted by the city. Reclamite rejuvenator, a surface sealer that extends the life of the pavement for several years, will be applied to the streets. All affected property owners in the area will be notified with a door hanger on their front door...

The Old Fort Genealogy Society will present several programs Saturday in the Round Room of the academic building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. Registration for the free conference starts at 9:30 a.m. A schedule follows: 10 a.m.: "How to Begin a Family Project," a program by Helen Lodge, a Nevada genealogist...

Chatter House has released the names of poets for its 2012 "Reckless Writing Anthology: The Modernization of Poetry by Emerging Writers of the 21st Century." The anthology will be released in November and available through Amazon and other book retailers...

Local residents, groups and organizations plan to come together once again this year to help in the fight against world hunger. A local committee of volunteers is currently in the process of putting together final plans for the Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty (CROP) Walk, set to begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Gunn Park. The annual event has raised funds to fight hunger and poverty around the world for more than 40 years...

Ten-year-old Shaina Carpenter chats with 5-year-old Jada Stokes as she delicately removes old fingernail polish from the girl's nails. Carpenter, 10, of Cherryvale, has been practicing her manicure skills for the past year, hoping to raise a little money during Fall Festival, an annual benefit for Relay for Life and the Sharing Bucket, held on the Simmons farm...

After an auditor's review by Terry Sercer, it appears the USD 234 School District has all its financial ducks in a row. Sercer was on hand Monday for the regular USD 234 board meeting and had nothing but positive news for the overflow crowd. "In accordance with the standards, you did not have any budget violations," Sercer, a CPA with Diehl, Banwart and Bolton, said. "I'm glad to say we had no statutory violations."...

The FS Juniors volleyball club will be holding tryouts for its second season of play on Nov. 4 and 11 at Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave. Players 14 and under are invited to tryouts from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 4. Those between the ages of 15 and 18 may try out on Nov. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. The club is looking to be able to fill out teams for ages 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17-18. Players trying out must bring the following:...

KANSAS CITY, Mo . -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team lost its fifth consecutive match Friday night, falling to Longview in four sets in non-conference play. The Greyhounds (15-8) fell 28-30, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22. Fort Scott individual statistics were not available from that match...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team finished in second place at its annual home volleyball tournament Saturday, winning all four matches in pool play before falling to Frontenac in the final. "We played very well throughout pool play," Uniontown Head Coach Jackie Hall said. "We really wanted to have a chance at Frontenac. They have a great program, and it seems when we play them, it is always a good match. We put ourselves in the position to make that happen."...

GIRARD -- Fort Scott High School senior Karley Stark and junior Morgan Robertson will play in next Monday's Class 4A State Golf Tournament after qualifying as at-large participants. Stark and Robertson were two of the top five best individuals from schools which did not qualify the entire team out of Monday's Girard Class 4A Regional Tournament. As a team, Fort Scott shot 521, its highest 18-hole score of the year, and finished fifth...

INDEPENDENCE -- Five members of Fort Scott High School's tennis team will be going to this weekend's Class 4A State Tournament at Emporia after qualifying from last weekend's Independence Regional. Fort Scott finished third as a team behind champion Independence and runner-up Parsons. ...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott Community College's football team kept its slight chance of making the Region VI Playoffs alive by whipping Independence, 54-17, in Jayhawk Conference play here Saturday night. The Greyhounds are 3-3 in the conference and 3-4 overall. ...