Stories from Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Dorothy Webber, age 89 of Osawatomie, Kan. died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Life Care Center of Osawatomie. She was born March 12, 1924 to John Edward and Cora Priest Dalton in Mapleton, Kan. Dorothy, an only child, grew up in Mapleton, Kan. and attended grade school at the White School District #24 and graduated from Fulton High School. ...

Norbert Kurt "Norb" Rupprecht, age 65, Fort Scott, Kan. passed away on Thursday April 18, 2013. He was born on April 29, 1947 at Hamburg, Germany the son of Kurt George and Rita H. Meltzian Rupprecht. He was a United States Marine Corp veteran. He married Scherrell Walrod on July 8, 1977 at Fort Scott, Kan. ...

Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Grant, 63, long term Bourbon County, Kan. and Vernon County, Mo. resident, passed away on April 18, 2013 following sudden illness. He was born April 21, 1949, in Fort Scott, Kan. to Charles "Junior" and Darlene Grant of Redfield, Kan. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1967...

James G. Wyland, 69, of Knifley, Ky., formerly of Walkerton, Ind. passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Kentucky. Mr. Wyland was born Jan. 8, 1944 in Crawford County, Kan. to Ted and Viola (Ellis) Wyland. Survivors include: his wife, Kathy, children, James (Crystal) Wyland of Willisburg, Ky., John (Casi) Felix of Walkerton, Ind., Bobbie Lynn (Clinton) Thompson of Springfield, Ky. ...

Cynthia and Jake Wilson of Richards, Mo. announce the birth of a son, Nathaniel Leonard Wilson. He was born at 6:47 p.m. April 8 weighing 8 pounds. He was 20 1/2 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Nita and Terry Beason of Greenfield, Mo. Maternal great-grandparents are Wilma and Calvin Beason of Lamar, Mo...

Tara Gonzales and James Willett, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Leah Madison Willett at 11:30 a.m. on April 22, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. Leah weighed 7 pounds and 4.5 ounces and was welcomed by siblings Immanuel, Mikiylah, Avious and Madalyn...

Bourbon County Relay for Life members are looking for trivia nerds in the area as they plan a big upcoming fundraiser. For the second straight year, the local Relay for Life chapter will host "Nerd Search: Trivia Night," where local residents can test their trivia knowledge and help raise money for cancer research. This year's event is set to take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 29, at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main St...

Students in Chris Sather's Winfield Scott Elementary School physical education classes spent an hour Tuesday learning the basics of roller skating. Due to the time it took for the students to change from shoes to skates -- and the lacing-up process -- Sather borrowed time from the students' music class for the activity...

The Fort Scott Good Ol' Days committee is gearing up for the 32nd annual community-wide event planned for the evenings of May 30 and 31, and all day June 1. Admission is free to the festival but some events require an admission fee. Tickets are now available for Fort Scott Idol which is scheduled for 6 p.m. ...

The Fort Scott National Historic Site comes alive both Thursday and Friday as hundreds of fifth and sixth graders from across the area partake in a "Sweep Through History," one of three educational opportunities the Fort offers to visiting schools. On Thursday, students from Frontenac, Weir, Wichita and half of Eugene Ware Elementary will have the opportunity to relive significant periods in U.S. ...

Local authorities made a potentially explosive discovery Friday, April 12 at a local residence. About 4:30 p.m., the Fort Scott Fire Department responded to a call for removal of an explosive or bomb at a home at 1102 S. Main St. Fort Scott Fire Chief Paul Ballou said Tuesday. The residents had found what they thought might be a grenade or other explosive device...

Fort Scott High's junior varsity softball team swept Labette County Monday at Fisher Park's south field. The Tigers took the first game 5-3. Emily Bowman, Kyle Brown and Tanner Wunderly each had 3 hits and Wunderly drove in 3 runs as she hit 2 doubles...

UNIONTOWN -- Eagle athletes won 31 here Monday as Uniontown hosted its annual track and field meet. Uniontown's boys won 22 medals, including four first-place medals. Eagle girls won two events. Jayhawk-Linn won the girls' team title with 128 points followed by St. Paul with 98 and Waverly with 67. Uniontown finished fifth with 60 points. Marmaton Valley took the boys' title with 103 points followed by Jayhawk-Linn with 97 and Uniontown with 88...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School golfers took the top two spots at the Parsons Invitational at the KATY Course Monday, setting the pace as the Southeast Kansas League individual race got underway. Connor Antonetti led the field with a 79 after shooting 40 on the front nine and 39 on the back. Jonathan Allen took second with his 38-43-81, winning a scorecard playoff over Independence's Caleb Vowell (40-41)...