Stories from Saturday, April 16, 2011

Rev. Deane Douglas Endicott, 82, resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. He was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Bly, Mo., the son of Thurlo Washington and Launa Effie Rogers Endicott. He graduated from Labette County High School. He married Wilma Deane Richardson on June 24, 1949, in the Altamont, Kan., Baptist Church...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Bourbon County Chapter of the American Red Cross has been serving the community for nearly a century and next week, the chapter will be recognized for its outstanding efforts to support blood collection in Southeast Kansas. The American Red Cross Blood Services-Central Plains Region will honor the local chapter with the 2010 Chapter of the Year Award, which will be presented during the Fort Scott Community Blood Drive April 19-20. ...

Dr. David Stephens, Nevada R-5 superintendent, told the R-5 Board of Education during their monthly meeting Wednesday night that the district has set July 9-17 as Nevada's summer dead period as required by MSHSAA by-laws; so Nevada R-5 parents will not have to search for a week this summer without some kind of Missouri State High School Activities Association sanctioned activity...

Nevada, Mo. -- Open burning will be allowed in the city limits of Nevada, April 16-May 1. During that time, citizens will not have to call the fire department for permission to burn, but a number of rules must be followed. Winds, at the time of burning, cannot exceed 15 mph; garden hoses or fire extinguishers shall be available at all times; all burning must be constantly attended by a competent person until the fire is completely extinguished; the size of the fire cannot exceed 72-by-72-by- 48 inches; burning may take place from daylight to dusk; fire must be a minimum of 25 feet from any structure; no flammable or combustible liquid shall be used to start or promote burning; burning of garbage, rubber, plastics, leather, dead animals, bedding furniture or trash containing food cans, bottles or disposable diapers is prohibited; burning of combustible material in any manner that creates a hazard to property or persons is prohibited; and no person shall burn any material on the public right-of-way, such as a sidewalk.. ...

A suspect who escaped from police custody on Wednesday was caught again on Thursday, according to a press release from the Nevada Police Department. On April 13, police conducted an investigation into a disturbance at AmVets located at 903 East Subway in Nevada and arrested Tony D. Pike, 38, of Nevada, for the assault of a bar patron. But while officers were concluding the investigation, Pike managed to escape from police custody and fled the scene...

SCHELL CITY-- A Schell City woman was seriously injured and unable to call for help after falling off her horse here, but her 3-year-old daughter called 9-1-1 and helped bring a Vernon County Ambulance District crew to the scene. Gina Ensor had surgery at a Joplin hospital and returned home, although she will need additional surgery, Sheriff Ron Peckman said Friday...

Michael Denison, associate professor of theatre, film and speech at Cottey College has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to conduct research at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, during the 2010-'11 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The area will be filled with thunder this weekend as the Fort Scott National Historic Site hosts "Thunder on the Hooves." According to event organizer Galen Ewing, the two-day event will feature the United States Cavalry's role during the Civil War and explore what it was like to live in Fort Scott during the war...