Stories from Saturday, September 6, 2008

Dana Alan Bowerman, age 42, of Fort Scott, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 7, 1965 in Springdale, Arkansas the son of Tom Bowerman and Edith Keehler Bowerman. He lived in Rogers, Ark., until he was seventeen then moving to Fort Scott. ...

William Joseph Krupinski, 81, of Richards, Mo., passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at the Veteran's Hospital, in Kansas City, after a brief illness. Born in Sheridan, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1926, Mr. Krupinski was the son the late John P. Krupinski and Katherine (Kopacz) Krupinski...

Carrie and Jeremy Knuth, of West Plains, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Madelyn Raya Knuth. Madelyn was born on July 17, 2008, at St. John's Hospital, in Springfield, Mo. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 20 1/4 inches...

Lisa Baughman and Donnie Hampton, of Independence, Kan., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kynlee Marie Hampton. Kynlee was born on Aug. 24, 2008, at Mercy Hospital, in Independence, Kan. She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce. Maternal grandparents are David Baughman, of Neodesha, Kan., and Carol Weemes, of Arlington, Texas...

Hi neighbors. In case you forgot, this Sunday is Grandparent's Day. Grandparents, children and, of course, grandchildren, all wonder what they are supposed to do to celebrate such a noteworthy holiday. As usual there are reams of paperless pages on the Internet (most of which contain activities you have to print out onto paper to actually use) offering ideas, tips, activities, recipes, and coloring pages to give you some thoughts about how to celebrate Grandparent's Day...

Republican presidential candidate John McCain, teetering around age 72, is a tough cookie. We all know he survived his long and torture-laden captivity by the North Vietnamese enemy with true grace and courage and unflinching dignity. Besides, I simply like the guy's calming, authoritative, can't-free voice; it's such a soothing salve for anyone suffering from prolonged exposure to George W's irksome aural bull. ...

In the interest of recycling, I am reusing an article that was published 18 years ago in June 1990: There is an old saying that the cobbler's children never have shoes. Today, it might be described a little differently. If you mail-order your shoes, you will probably go barefoot. ...

Jack and Ruth (Carter) Jaro, Fort Scott, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 6, at their home. They were married on Sept. 6, 1958, in Hutchison, Kan. The couple has three sons, one daughter, eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter...

The Kaysinger Business Conference is set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25. at Cottey College in Nevada, Mo. Seating for the event is limited so it is important to call toll-free (866) 884-3393 to reserve a seat. There is no charge for the conference, thanks to the generosity of sponsors. Conference details and map are available at the Web site www.kaysinger.org...

Fort Scott, Kan. -- A southeast Kansas organization is making funds available for organizations who place a focus on the health of women. The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas and the Rita J. Bicknell Women's Health Fund and Giving Circle is accepting applications for a new grant opportunity for southeast Kansas 501(c)3 non-profit organizations and public institutions. ...

Now that area youth are back in their school routines, local health officials are reminding parents to make sure their kids are properly vaccinated to help protect them from serious diseases. One required series of vaccinations are the Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (TDAP) shots, which must be administered before the child starts school, and again when they are between 11 and 18 years of age; about 10 years after the first shot is given, according to Pam Brown, a nurse at Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Middle School.. ...

* Company asks for recovery of investments made to maintain the region's low-cost energy advantage and improve air quality. Friday, KCP&L filed rate increase requests with the Missouri Public Service Commission and the Kansas Corporation Commission to increase base rates for electric service in all five of its service areas. ...

The city of Fort Scott issued a statement on Friday to announce that Public Safety Director Jeff Davis will become the new Deputy Fire Chief for the City of Topeka. Davis plans to assume his new job duties sometime after Oct. 1, the statement said. Davis came to Fort Scott in January 1996 as fire chief and was later promoted to the position of Public Safety Director overseeing both the police and fire departments in December 2005...

Nevada, Mo. -- For 21 years the Vernon County Cancer Relief Fund has been helping Vernon County residents who are undergoing cancer treatments with expenses by providing vouchers for gas, food, medication and other necessities. "There is only one criterion, a patient must be a resident of Vernon County. There are no financial requirements," Mike Turnbull, Vernon County Cancer Relief Fund president, said...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's freshman volleyball team was 1-2 in a season-opening quadrangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday evening. The Tigers defeated Columbus in three games, 25-23, 21-25, 15-12. They lost to Parsons in two, 25-19, 25-14, and Jayhawk-Linn, 25-12, 25-20...

The Nevada Lady Tigers varsity volleyball team picked up another win Thursday night as they knocked off Harrisonville 25-8, 25-17 in two sets. "We played a very good first game," head coach Becky Lowery said. "We controlled the whole game." Taylor Means got the Lady Tigers off to a strong start in the first set, serving 14 consecutive points. Nevada never looked back and rolled to an easy first set win...

The Nevada Tigers suffered another decisive loss Friday night to the Fort Scott Tigers. Nevada's offense stuck to the running game early and after a fumble on a fourth down quarterback sneak by Taylor Scotten, Nevada turned the ball over at their own 30 yardline. It only took Fort Scott one play to take the lead -- a 30-yard touchdown pass to Alex Barner...

ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High School's cross country team started its season with the Labette County Invitational Thursday. The Tigers only had one entrant on the varsity level, junior Charlie Sercer. Sercer finished 28th in the five-kilometer (3.1-mile) varsity boys' race in a time of 19 minutes, 9.12 seconds. Tyler Polshak, a senior from Girard, was the winner in 16:23.90...

Football season has started, and the most hunted bird, the dove, got the hunting season going on the traditional opening date, Sept. 1. The James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Lee's Summit, opened the season on dove Tuesday with hundreds of hunters on hand, but the dove numbers were down some from last year...

PARSONS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team only had a doubles entry here Thursday as the Tigers took part in the Labette County High School Invitational. Taylor Bailey and Lauren Caulfield filled the No. 1 doubles slot but were 0-4 on the day. ...