Stories from Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Carney Paul Simpson, Jr., age 89, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, June 17, 2013, at Fort Scott Manor. He was born Sept. 21, 1923, in Drywood, Kan., the son of Carney P. Simpson, Sr. and Olive Elliott Simpson. He attended schools in Crawford County. ...

Sherry Louise Post passed away peacefully in the embrace of God's mercy on June 5, 2013. Sherry was born to George and Louise (Schwarz) Post on June 2, 1954. She was a resident of Mapleton until 2004 when she moved to Garnett to the Tri-Ko group home. ...

Charles H. Lawson, 77, Milo, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 at his home in Milo. He was born May 19, 1936 in Fort Scott, Kan., to Howard Calvin Lawson and Margaret Josephine Bollinger Lawson. Charles was united in marriage to Carrie Janice Cooper on June 30, 1956 in Nevada, Mo., and she preceded him in death on April 29, 2006...

Dorothy Lucille Izewski, age 90, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, June 17, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. We lost a wonderful lady as she went to be reunited with her husband, Anthony Izewski and son Anthony Izewski, Jr. She was a good wife, great mother, amazing grandma, and awesome great grandma. She may have left this earth, but she will never be forgotten and will be carried in the hearts of all who knew her...

Ryan O'Connell is using his knowledge and expertise this summer to help the Fort Scott National Historic Site with its mission. O'Connell, 31, is serving a 12-week internship at the historic site. O'Connell began the internship, which is through the Student Conservation Association, in April and he will finish July 2. His duties this spring and summer have included research and presentation of programming...

City officials received some good news concerning the city's finances Tuesday evening. During the Fort Scott City Commission meeting, Terry Sercer, of Diehl, Banwart and Bolton CPAs, told commissioners and other city officials present that the city received a clean audit for 2012. The firm recently conducted an examination of the city's financial statements...

After meeting in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel for an hour and a half, the USD 234 Board of Education returned to open session to act on three items during a special meeting Tuesday afternoon at the district office. As its first action, the board selected the Kansas Association of School Boards as its carrier for workers compensation insurance for the 2013-14 school year, from July 1 to June 30, 2014. ...

A rainbow stretches across the horizon east of Fort Scott following a thunderstorm that passed through northern Bourbon County early Tuesday evening. Skies are expected to be clear today with a high near 85 degrees.

The top two teams in the Four-Man Under 50 division of Race Across America passed through Fort Scott within seconds of each other as the coast-to-coast bicycle race continued on its course through Fort Scott Tuesday. Four-Man Under 50 team 4Athletes were listed as going through Time Station 29 at Yates Center nine minutes behind RAAM Fireflies. ...

CASPER, Wyo. -- Blaine Kaufman was Fort Scott Community College's highest finisher at the National College Finals Rodeo here last week, finishing 11th in the nation in bareback riding. Kaufman, a freshman, was one of six FSCC cowboys who qualified for the CNFR. He was the only one to reach the short-go (finals) in his event...

Recently, the Fort Scott Community College baseball team received academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. In the past couple of days, other Greyhound sports have received recognition for team and individual excellence in the classroom...

Early Tuesday morning Fort Scott Community College and Fort Scott Broadcasting, owners of local radio stations KOMB-FM (103.9) and KMDO-AM (1600) announced an agreement that returns FSCC athletics broadcasts to the stations on a full-time basis. The announcement was made on air during Larry Gazaway's morning show. FSCC Athletic Director J.D. Ettore was also at the studio to make the announcement, which was later confirmed on the station's Facebook page...