Stories from Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Warranty Deeds Bank of America Housing Services, grantor, Rex A. Colegrove PT, Millie M. Lipscomb, grantee; Section 8 Twp: 25; Range: 25; NE Qtr/Qtr(s) of the northeast quarter Grantor, Robert A. Beard, Belinda L. Beard; grantee, Larry D. Snyder, Katherine Snyder; Mapleton-Block 56; lots/units: 1 and W2 VAC Eldora Ave...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Mr. Runyan, editor of the Arcadia Searchlight, was in town yesterday on business. He is a son-in-law of the late Wiley Bolinger of this county and lived here some 25 years ago. For over 20 years he has been practicing medicine and doing pharmaceutical work at Arcadia. A couple of years ago he got into the newspaper business without intending to do so, and has since been giving Arcadia a mighty fine little paper...

In honor of American Education Week, Nov. 11-17, students from Linda Minor's first-grade class at Winfield Scott Elementary School wrote about what they like best about school. Spellings are as submitted. According to the National Education Association website, the week presents all Americans with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate public education and honor individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality education. ...

Vicki Sue Shotton, age 61, resident of Hume, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 12 at St. Luke's Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral arrangements for Vicki Shotton will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Sherry Leeann Williams, age 60, resident of Kansas City, Kan., died Monday, Nov. 12 at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Goldie Eugene Young, age 67, resident of Arkansas City, Kan., passed away, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at his home. He was born Oct. 22, 1945, the son of Marion and Lena (Kerr) Young in Mapleton, Kan. He graduated from Fort Scott High School. Goldie was a transit bus driver for the city of Milwaukee, Wis., and a diesel mechanic for many years. He loved working on cars...

Linda Pieratt Di Nardo passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at her home in Bedford, Texas. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at the Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time. Interment will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery...

Alvin Otto Mohlfeld, Nevada, Mo., 75, passed away at his residence on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. He was born April 30, 1937, in Stanton County, Neb., to Otto Mohlfeld and Anna Marie Koehlmoos Mohlfeld. He was married July 8, 1961, in Wisner, Neb., to Eileen Wilhelm and she survives of the home...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be held at 8 a.m. Thursday at Radio Shack, 2 N. National Ave. Members can make an announcement about their business, organization or community event by donating $1 toward "Dollars for Dolly."

Jordan Cale Vender, 26, Bronson, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 3:24 p.m. Monday on a Bourbon County arrest warrant for fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer, unlawful registration, reckless driving, basic rule governing speed of vehicles, failure to yield at stop or yield sign, and improper stop lamp or turn signal. He is still being held at this time with no bond...

Michael and Chrisi Shead write from their mission in Guatemala they are well and able to help others as the result of the recent earthquake. Things shook for about 30 seconds. Folks left the buildings. They could see parked cars bouncing on their shocks as the earth shook while trees waved in the strong wind. A number of buildings fell as did some homes. Their friends said it was the biggest quake most natives could remember...

There will be a Winfield Scott Elementary School Site Council meeting at noon Thursday at the school, 316 W. 10th St. For more information, call Principal Zach Lemert, 223-0450.

Rich Wallace, Mercy certified personal trainer, will be the guest speaker at the Diabetes Support Group at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19 in McAuley Room A&B at Mercy Hospital. The public is invited and individuals with diabetes or caregivers are encouraged to attend...

Air Force Airman Nicholas E. Snyder graduated Oct. 26 from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Nicholas (Cole) is the son of Dale Snyder of Fort Scott, Kan., and Carol Nelson Snyder of Fulton, Ill. He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. ...

Two Fort Scott men were hurt in a one-vehicle rollover accident Friday night southwest of Fort Scott. About 10:30 p.m. Friday, a 2002 Ford Explorer driven by Jason Martinez, 26, of Fort Scott, was headed east on Indian Road about 2.5 miles southwest of Fort Scott and .6 miles west of 290th Terrace, when it entered the south ditch and rolled several times, coming to rest on the driver's side, a Kansas Highway Patrol report said...

Ray Tripp and his wife, Alice, have been part of a community Thanksgiving tradition for several years, and plan to do so again when the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner gets under way Nov. 22. The Tripps are two of hundreds of local residents who eat hearty Thanksgiving meals at the Elks Lodge, 111 W. ...

UNIONTOWN -- It's one of the biggest events during the fall semester, and this year, West Bourbon Elementary students kept pace with their remarkable history of fundraising. Youngsters at the school sold $22,981 worth of cookie dough and other items to purchase needed supplies for their school...

ARMA -- Kansas Department of Transportation officials were on hand Tuesday night at Northeast High School in Arma to answer questions and solicit both written and oral comments regarding the U.S. 69 Arma to Fort Scott project and the proposed Arma Connection project...

Southeast Kansas League coaches recently named the All-SEK Soccer team and put seven members of the Fort Scott High School team on it. Six Tigers were also named to the All-Region Team. First Team All-SEK players are Chase Howser, Brett Allen, Roger Rodriguez and Austin Sather. Weston Woodring, Marcus Brennon and William Bush were named to the Second Team...

HESSTON -- Destavia Davis scored Hesston's last 8 points here Tuesday night as she led a rally in the last 2 1/2 minutes that brought the Larks a 51-48 victory over Fort Scott Community College's women in Region VI Division II play. The Greyhounds (0-1 Division, 4-1 overall) led just once and only briefly in the first half. But a 11-0 run midway through the second put them in front, 40-34, with 8:35 left and Fort Scott looked to pull away...

HESSTON -- Fort Scott Community College's men have won three games in a row for the first time since November of 2007. Victory No. 3 in the current streak came Tuesday night at Hesston as the Greyhounds won their first Region VI Division II contest, 87-77, over Hesston...