Stories from Friday, January 11, 2013

One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, Jan. 1, 1863, was a magic day and a day of jubilation in the camp of the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Fort Scott, Kan. On this day, there was a joyous celebration commemorating the issuance of the "Emancipation Proclamation."...

The undefeated Humboldt boys' team and Prairie View's one-loss girls' squad are the top-seeded teams in next week's Pleasanton Tournament. The brackets for the event, which begins Tuesday, were released Thursday. Only three boys' teams and two girls' teams are assured of having winning records going into the tournament. Uniontown's boys are the No. 5 seed on the boys' side with a 3-5 record. Eagle girls are the fourth seed on the girls' side despite a 2-6 record...

Fort Scott High School's basketball teams will take part in the first edition of the Frontenac National Guard Invitational Tournament next week. Tiger teams will go to Girard tonight to play non-league games against the Trojans before going to the tournament on Thursday...

Warranty Deeds Grantor: Roger E. Kraft, Christina L. Kraft, Sec: 12, Twp: 26, Range: 24, all of the NW quarter PT; Sec: 12, Twp: 26, Range: 24, all of the SW quarter less two acres Grantee: Ryan E. Kraft, Wanda L. Kraft, trustees Grantor: Roger E. Kraft, Christina L. Kraft, Country Club Hills Add, Block: 3, lots/units: 3 12 int...

Hazel Marie Hall, 98, of Fort Scott, died Wednesday evening, Jan. 9, 2013, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born Aug. 24, 1914, in Missoula, Mont., the daughter of John William and Bertha Maude (Boyd) McFarland. She married Donald E. Hall April 23, 1938 in Pittsburg, Kan. He preceded her in death Dec. 21, 1998...

Charlie and Amy Madison, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Gage Charles Madison, at 6:39 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Gage weighed 7.4 pounds at birth. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Jo Younger, Louisburg...

Dennis Ray Mitchell Jr., and Stephanie Mitchell, Prescott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Charlotte Michelle Mitchell, at 2:46 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Charlotte weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth...

James Larry Bryant, 32, Fort Scott, was arrested at 3:09 p.m. Wednesday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office for aggravated robbery and is still being held at this time.

Washburn University has released the names of students who were named to the 2012 fall semester Dean's Honor Roll, including one from Fort Scott. To be named to the list, a student must be enrolled in at least 12 graded semester credit hours and attain a semester grade point average between 3.4 and 3.99. Students are listed by their hometown, a news release said...

Representatives from the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Pittsburg State University will be in Fort from 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 7 for free individual counseling sessions. Sessions will be held in the Greyhound Room of the administration building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. Contact the KSBDC at PSU, (620) 235-4921...

City officials said two candidates so far have filed to run for seats on the Fort Scott City Commission during the general election this spring. Current commissioner Sam Mason, whose seat on the panel will be open, plans to seek re-election, and local chiropractor Luke Cosens has also tossed his name in the hat for one of three spots on the commission that will be up for election in April...

Upcoming community events both this month and in the not-too-distant future, including a Relay for Life kickoff event and a Martin Luther King Jr., celebration at Fort Scott Community College, were announced Thursday morning at the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee held at Tri-Valley Developmental Services...

New Orleans will come to Fort Scott in February to help benefit clients of Tri-Valley Developmental Services. The eighth annual Mardi Gras Celebration, sponsored by the Friends of Tri-Valley Foundation, will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Liberty Theater, in downtown Fort Scott. The staff of Tri-Valley Developmental Services is planning on rolling out the red carpet to all attendees...

Now that KanCare -- the state's new Medicaid program -- is in force, Mercy Hospital wants beneficiaries to know they can still come to the Fort Scott facility for care. Jan. 1, the KanCare program went into effect. The state had to get a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, but did not receive its approval letter until Dec. ...

A group of individuals involved in an ongoing initiative to boost the number of people with disabilities in the workforce met Thursday to discuss progress in that effort and challenges being met along the way. Members of a Business Leadership Network initiative gathered following the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee at Tri-Valley Developmental Services for a discussion regarding building a workforce that includes more people with physical and/or intellectual disabilities in the area...

The soup and chili will both be on later this month for a fundraiser that will help the Care to Share cancer support group continue its mission in the area. The fourth annual Wheeler family chili/soup fundraiser for the Sharing Bucket is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Community Christian Church, 1919 S. Horton...