Stories from Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Christine Beerbower and Shane Bradbury, and siblings Michael Tennison, William Beerbower, Zachary Beerbower, and Brenton Beerbower, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Hunter Lucas Bradbury, at 6:27 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott...

April Higgins and siblings Elizabeth Higgins and Kylie Higgins, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Kevin Leon Anthony Higgins, at 1:03 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Kevin weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces at birth...

Margaret Celestine Cox, age 88, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at her home. She was born March 13, 1924, in Fulton, the daughter of Clifford and Celestine Wheeler. Margaret married Ralph W. "Shorty" Cox on June 13, 1942, in California. He preceded her in death on Nov. 17, 2008...

Lilly Maxine Russaw, age 76, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 3, 1935, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Rev. M.C. Russaw and Mabel Lilly Weston Russaw. Lilly had worked as a lab technician for Mercy Hospital for 24 years. ...

Roberta M. Forester, 11/9/2012, No Drivers License on Person, $111.50 Speeding 43 in a 30, $131.50 Lee J. Gill, 11/9/2012, Speeding 69 in a 50, $151.50 Cortney R. Boyice, 11/9/2012, Speeding 53 in a 30, $171.50 Gilbri'ana' Ma'Lika Bowls, 11/9/2012, Speeding 44 in a 30, $131.50, No Proof of Liability Ins., $471.50...

Warranty Deeds Grantor: Joyce L. Reeves, John R. Reeves; grantee Jack E. Kendrick; Section: 13, Twp: 25; Range: 24, NE Quarter/Quarter(s) of the northeast quarter, PT W2 N2 Grantor: Fort Scott DKP IV LLC, Southside Park Addition, Block 67, PT Vac Alley; Grantee: Realty Income Properties 22 LLC...

Dashedin Lee Larry Goldsby, 24, Fort Scott, was taken into custody by the courts for an order of commitment at 11:48 a.m. Monday. He is still being held at this time with no bond. Andrew Levi Woods, 20, Fort Scott, was arrested at 10:55 a.m. Monday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on three Linn County bench warrants for aggravated assault, two counts of assault, reckless driving, theft and criminal damage. He is still being held at this time with no bond...

On Saturday, Dec. 8, from 5-7:30 p.m., come and enjoy a home-cooked meal with all the trimmings -- turkey, dressing, noodles, mashed potatoes and your favorite homemade pies. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the food baskets they are preparing for the needy in the community. ...

Getting the most heating value per firewood dollar isn't as simple as buying the cheapest cord available. Buyers need to know what to look for and ask about, said Charles Barden, forester with Kansas State University Research and Extension. "A big point of confusion is that a cord is a measure of volume -- 128 cubic feet. ...

MANHATTAN -- The Linn County Farmers Cooperative Association sold its assets in 1995 but that didn't stop the former members from wanting to support the educational pursuits of future agricultural leaders. The co-op donated its residual asset trust to the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center to award as scholarships to K-State agricultural students who graduated from one of the three high schools in Linn County: Jayhawk-Linn High School; Pleasanton High School; and Prairie View High School...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The engineers who have been here making the surveys for the new freight depot which the Missouri Pacific will build on Wall Street have completed their work and after it has been inspected the work will be started at once. The building will not be an eyesore. ...

The Old Fort Genealogy Society will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church, 301 S. National Ave. President Ken Lyon will welcome members then hold a brief annual meeting, which includes the election of 2013 officers...

About four years ago, local businessman Dean Mann asked writer Judy Marshall to pen a book containing tales of ghosts, bank robbers, hobos and famous residents. The result is "Legends & Lore of Bourbon County." "I spent a lot of time researching stories and picking out the best, most interesting stories. That includes ghost stories and legends," Marshall said. "... These stories are fun. Some of them are really fun."...

Kansas roads will be busy this week with holiday travelers going to and from their destinations. The Kansas Highway Patrol will mobilize, along with other law enforcement agencies across the state, to participate in the annual Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The enforcement program is courtesy of a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation, a news release said...

The Fort Scott City Commission addressed some financial matters and said farewell to a departing longtime city official during their brief meeting Tuesday evening. At the top of the meeting, the commission approved the annual request for funding from Bourbon County Economic Development Council (BEDCO) President Steve Buerge. The $33,000 request comes out of the city's general fund and is budgeted every year, Assistant City Manager Susan Brown said...

A short-handed Fort Scott Community College women's team took on a Highland squad that gave no quarter at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. The outcome saw the visiting Scotties score the second-most points ever posted against a Greyhound team in a 106-49 rout in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The game was also a seeding game for Division II post-season play...

For the first time since November-December of 2006, Fort Scott Community College's men have won five straight games. No. 5 was an 81-76 victory over Highland at Arnold Arena Tuesday night that also puts the Greyhounds at 2-0 in Division II seeding and was the Scotties' first loss of the season...