Stories from Thursday, January 17, 2013

Dixie Lee McDaniel, age 84, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Mercy Hospital. She was born June 10, 1928, in Wentworth, Mo., the daughter of Lawrence Nickell and Audna Fertig Nickell. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1946. She married Joe Richards in 1946. They later divorced. She married Dale McDaniel in 1954. They later divorced. She worked for Bourbon County as director of the Older American Action Program for 32 years...

Nadine Lucille Steele age 81, of Osawatomie, Kan., died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at the Life Care Center of Osawatomie. Nadine was born Oct. 26, 1931, in Farlington, Kan., to John and Irkle Lavena (Baysinger) Lane. She was the youngest of five children...

Memorial services for Frances Jean Typer, 77, Lawrence will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence. Private family burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence. She died on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at Presbyterian Manor...

Laura Graham, age 99, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at Fort Scott Manor. Services will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Air Force Airman Ryan A. Hervey graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman 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...

"We salvaged an old building and made an investment in the community," said Phillip Norris, president of Norris Heating and Air Conditioning. The building was formerly Wilson Cleaners at Sixth and National. They have been in business in Fort Scott since 1954 and provide residential sales, service and replacement of heating, ventilation and air conditioning. There are two other employees, Justin Montgomery and Matt Russell...

It is generally accepted that adequate supervision at calving has a significant impact on reducing calf mortality. Adequate supervision has been of increasing importance with the use of large beef breeds and cattle with larger birth weights. On most operations, supervision of the first calf heifers will be best accomplished during the daylight hours, with the least supervision in the middle of the night...

By mid-January, the 2012 Census of Agriculture has found its way into the mailboxes of most farm and ranch folks in this area. At the FSA office, we have fielded a number of questions concerning this new census document. It is several pages long (24 if you are counting) with a considerable number of questions included about every possible farm business enterprise...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a grand opening on Tuesday, Jan. 22, for Bradbury Therapy Consultants, located at 323 E. Wall St. The full-service physical therapy clinic provides services for people of all ages, pediatric to geriatric. With the assistance of education specialists, the business will be offering a unique program called Thera-Play combining physical and learning activities for pre-kindergarten through third grade youth, a news release said...

100 YEARS AGO (1913) Preparatory for the summer trade particularly, but to be used in the winter time as well for the refrigeration of the meats he handles, Lon Brown, proprietor of the North Main Street Meat Market, is having installed a large refrigerator plant by the means of which he will do away with the necessity of ice. ...

If you're like many people, you still have extra poundage from the holidays. Exercise and diet are the components to reigning in that upward crawl on the scales. In Fort Scott, two facilities are specifically designed to helping get you back into shape...

The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive in Fort Scott Feb. 7-8 at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. Hours Feb. 7 are 12:45-7 p.m. and Feb. 8 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Like the emergency room of a hospital, the American Red Cross must be prepared to respond to patient emergencies with blood products 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year, a news release said. ...

At Fort Scott Community College, Martin Luther King Jr. won't just be honored with a holiday, the slain civil rights leader will have a week of events devoted to his legacy. "We have something for students and adults alike to celebrate not only Dr. King, but also our African-American history in Fort Scott," said Jill Warford, Gordon Parks Museum director...

After being diagnosed on July 7, 2011, with triple-negative breast cancer -- an extremely aggressive form of the disease -- Misty Adams was told she had five years to live. On Feb. 2 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College, Adams will dance cancer-free as a contestant in "Dancing With Our Stars" with her partner, Kevin Smith...

In an effort to communicate her vision for the USD 234 district and solicit ideas from educators and community members alike, first-year Superintendent Diane Gross will be presenting a State of the District Address Monday at Fort Scott High School in conjunction with a regular in-service day for teachers...

Due to some recent incidents involving pit bulls and similar canines, the Fort Scott Police Department plans to take a more "proactive approach" to the vicious dog code, pit bulls and registration of canines. "We want to let people know that one, they're illegal," Interim Police Chief Travis Shelton said. ...

PARSONS -- The rule book gave Coffeyville a 37-36 win over Fort Scott High's wrestling team here Tuesday night, forcing the Tigers to settle for a split in a Southeast Kansas League triangular. Brendan Blackburn's pin over Austin Ryder at 285 pounds tied the dual before the tie-breakers were checked off. Because Coffeyville won 7 of the 13 matches held, the Golden Tornado received an extra team point for a 37-36 win...

PARSONS -- Labette swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Wednesday night. The night began with the Cardinal women handing the still-short-handed Greyhounds a 55-38 defeat. Despite failing to score for about five minutes in the second half, Labette's men held on for a 54-51 victory over Fort Scott in the nightcap...