Stories from Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Herbert M. Willard, age 93, former Bright's Grill owner in Fort Scott, Kan., and Boeing tool maker, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Watson Reflection Pointe, 3201 S. Webb, Wichita. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, at Grace Baptist Tabernacle, 502 S. Margrave, Fort Scott, Kan...

Margaret Allison, age 71, Prescott, Kan., died Tuesday July 16, 2013. Graveside Funeral Service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday July 18, 2013 at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Prescott Reach Out Food Pantry, in care of Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory. On line condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel...

E. Lorene Gibson, age 89, former resident of Arcadia, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara Jo and Allan Pederson, in rural Salome, Arizona, following a long illness with Myleodysplastic Syndrome. ...

Margaret Louise White, age 83, resident of Hutchinson, Kan., died Saturday, July 13, 2013, at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born April 3, 1930, in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Truman Ballard and Sally Mae Stroud Ballard. Her first marriage was to Clifford Roufs. ...

There was a lot of activity Tuesday at the Bourbon County Fair. While 4-H and Open Class entries were being judged in the Meyers Building, judges were scrutinizing rabbits and poultry. At the same time, other kids were getting their animals ready for the evening meat goat show and today's dairy cattle, dairy goat and beef shows...

Runners will be able to hit the trails for a local competition after approval Tuesday evening by the Fort Scott City Commission. After hearing from Frank Halsey of the Gunn Park Trails Committee and Regina Casner, a trail running enthusiast from Mound City, the commission approved the pair's request to use the Gunn Park trails for a trail run at the end of August...

Negotiations between teachers and the USD 234 School District are at impasse, but both sides said Tuesday they are continuing communication, with proposals from both sides being passed to the other on Monday night and Tuesday. Details of the proposals were not available to the press on Tuesday as a condition of the negotiations...