Stories from Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Several local youth are braving the heat this week to learn about Fort Scott's history. The Trailblazer Youth Program, a series of workshops designed to expose young people to the mission of the National Park Service, began this week with 11 local youth participating in a variety of educational activities at the historic site...

Dawson Minor circles the arena Saturday on a four-wheeler with his sister, Sabrina Minor, holding the flag during the National Anthem to kick off the Jordan Snyder Memorial ATV Shodeo. The event was the final attraction of the Bourbon County Fair.

Edna Grace Lanham, age 92, of the Wall Street Community near Mound City, Kan., passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Good Samaritan in Olathe, Kan. She was born near Mound City on Dec. 27, 1922 the daughter of Thomas Walter and Edna Grace Shaw McGee. ...

Ione Faye Gineste, 85, of Gas, Kan., died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Ione was born July 8, 1930, at Mapleton, Kan., the daughter of Newton G. and Lula Mae (Needham) Myrick. She graduated from Blue Mound High School in 1948 and Kansas City Secretarial School in 1949...

Amanda Mae Rose was born Feb. 22, 1982, in Iola, to Kandy O'Brien Womelsdorf and J.D. Rose. She was raised by Kandy and Kevin Womelsdorf, her "Daddy." Amanda and Brandon Allen were so in love and they left this world together Saturday, July 25, 2015...