Stories from Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Charles William Dalton, age 82, passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at his home. He was a beloved, cherished husband, father, grandpa and great-grandpa. Charley was born March 24, 1931, in Mapleton, Kan., to Thomas and Ruth Cook Dalton. He graduated from Uniontown High School and attended Fort Scott Community College for one year before joining the Navy. ...

Delbert Carl Schilling, age 86, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. Delbert was born Sept. 17, 1927, near Mulberry, Kan., the son of Charlie Schilling and Mary Cleffman Schilling. He attended one room schools through the eighth grade. ...

Fleta May Harper-Wright, 88, of Liberty, Mo., formerly of Petersburg and Uniontown, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. Her Celebration of Life will be Saturday, Nov. 9 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1600 N 291 Highway, Liberty, Mo., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fleta was the daughter of Walter and Iva (Kough) Harper of Petersburg, Kan. She was born on Jan. 4, 1925 at home near Petersburg. On Oct. 16, 1946, she married Lawrence Russell Wright, of Uniontown, in Fort Scott, Kan...

Home décor ideas, and presents and food...this is the stuff the Fort Scott holiday shopping event is made of. The annual holiday open house is from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at participating retailers, most of which are located downtown. The event started nine years ago by the Iron Star Antiques and Such store...

Fort Scott City Commissioners were briefed during their Tuesday meeting on the early stages of a plan to try to improve the workforce in Fort Scott. Director of Economic Development Heather Griffith told commissioners she had recently attended a workshop in Iola where the issues of economic development and finding skilled workers to fill jobs were discussed...

The Fort Scott Rotary Club's Baked Potato Feed was Tuesday. The menu included a baked potato that could be topped with chili, cheese, sour cream, bacon bits and onions. Desserts and drinks were also available. The event was a Rotarian fundraiser.

Fort Scott Middle School will begin its girls' basketball season Thursday with a full slate of games against Iola at 3:45 p.m. There will be "A" and "B" games for the seventh and eighth grades. Lynn Barr is in charge of the total program but is working mostly with the eighth-grade squad along with Jayci Cosens. ...

PAOLA -- Paola tailback Jeremy Criddle scored on two long touchdown runs in the first half here Tuesday night and Fort Scott High was not able to recover as the Panthers went on to a 24-7 victory in a Class 4A Bi-District Playoff Game at Panther Field...