City of Adrian Spring Clean Up April 22nd

 

Butler High School Speech and Drama Team does awesome at district competition

 

A special congratulations to the following Butler High School Speech District Champions: All seniors from left to right Skilyn Roberts (Poetry); Collin Core & Zedrick Hamersley (Duet)!! 

They all will be competing in the State Competition in April. Skilyn additionally will be advancing to state in Prose!

Liberal Lady Bulldogs final four bound in basketball

FINAL FOUR BOUND!!!The Liberal Lady Bulldogs fought off the Appleton City Bulldogs to advance to their first ever Final Four in basketball. The Bulldogs will play Wednesday evening at 8PM in Mizzou Arena. -Photo by Terry Redman

 

Obituary - Charles Grant Russell

Charles Grant Russell, age 78, a resident of rural Redfield, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 29, 2024, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born July 9, 1945, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, the son of George Russell and Bernice Stine Russell. 

Charles attended school in Uniontown Kansas and later graduated from Ft. Scott Christian Heights. He married Joy Jury on December 24, 1976, at LaCross, Kansas. Charles worked for many years as a farmer and stockman. In addition, he also worked as a rural mail carrier for the Redfield Post Office. He had attended the Grace Baptist Tabernacle and later the Bethel Community Church. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Survivors include his son, Joe Russell and wife, Jimmy Lyn of Redfield, Kansas; six grandchildren, Cassie Cox (Jason) of Redfield, Eli Gregg who is currently stationed in California with the United States Marine Corps, Conner Gregg, Trevor Russell and Kohlton Russell all of Redfield with a great-grandchild on the way. Also surviving are three sisters, Judy White and husband, Joe, and Nancy Graham all of Uniontown, Kansas and Elaine Fisher of Ft. Scott, Kansas. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Joy, on October 23, 2001. He was also preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mary Wilkinson.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 P.M. Thursday, March 7th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Following visitation, there will be cremation and a private burial will be held in the Centerville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Charles Russell Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Obituary - Anna D. Miller

Anna D. Miller, age 68, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024, at the Medicalodge of Ft. Scott. She was born April 26, 1955, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Frank Miller and Laura Eden Miller. 

Annie completed Ft. Scott High School with the Class of 1973. Annie had a variety of jobs during her life. Some of which included working at the Oak Ridge Nursing Home, Ennis Printing and the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center.

Annie’s life centered around her family. She loved traveling and organizing family outings and get togethers. She also enjoyed assembling and wrapping her niece’s and nephew’s Christmas presents. One could say that Annie was a tomboy; favorite times were spent camping and fishing with family as well as going to rummage sales and estate sales. She had a mechanical mind and enjoyed tinkering with cars and motors. She also liked photography and taking care of her cats and dogs.

Survivors include her brothers, Frank “Tink” Miller and wife, Bobby Ann of Ft. Scott, George Miller and wife, Susan of Eudora, Kansas and Doug Miller and wife, Tammy, also of Ft. Scott as well as several nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Laura Miller.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, March 4th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Lath Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 P.M. Sunday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P. O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Obituary - Wayne Hendershot

Wayne Hendershot was born to Charles and Patricia Hendershot on June 12, 1956 in Yuba City, CA. He passed away peacefully at home on March 1, 2024.

Wayne joined the Navy in 1977. He was a Navy Corpsman assigned to the Marine Corp. After leaving the Marines he began his career as a paramedic/firefighter in Northern California. He was a firefighter for 30 + years in the same location. 

Wayne loved all things outdoors. He was an avid water skier, a master diver and he loved duck hunting with his beloved dog Purina. His greatest joy were his children, Sam Hendershot, and Jessica Hendershot both live in Vacaville, CA.

He leaves behind his wife, Deni Hendershot, Harrisonville, his children Sam and Jessie and his stepchildren Jacy Eckerman (Jacob), Billy Gray (Kristi), Bryce Gray (Alise) and Drew Gray (Shannon) and nine grandchildren. Wayne was a huge Dallas Cowboy fan, and he leaves behind his dogs Dak and Dallas.

Cremation with no services scheduled.

Butler bears youth wrestling club does well at districts

The Butler bears youth wrestling club came to districts hungry on Saturday and boy did they EAT!!! (Energy, Attitude, and Toughness)! 

So very proud of all of their efforts! Even the ones who fell short, gave their all and left it all on the mat for their 2023-2024 season!! WE ARE TAKING 11 WRESTLERS TO STATE THIS WEEKEND, that’s the most ever since we took over the club 5 seasons ago. 

Here are the results:
Melanie Varns- DISTRICT CHAMP 8U 50lbs.
Covy Riley- DISTRICT CHAMP 8U 75lbs.
Easton Adams- DISTRICT CHAMP 8U 100lbs.
Nolan Varns- DISTRICT CHAMP 10U 75lbs.
Levi Wiese-DISTRICT CHAMP 10U 70lbs.
Hunter Long- DISTRICT CHAMP 14U 190lbs.
Julius Varns-2nd place 10U 65lbs.
Brayden McGuire-2nd place 12U 120lbs.
Jarrett Blomquist-2nd place 14U 115lbs.
Michael Blomquist-3rd place 8U 90lbs.
Renner Hill-3rd place 12U 80lbs.

Alternates:
Gabriel Sines-4th place 10U 100lbs.
Jestin Blomquist-4th place 12U 80lbs.

Way to go Bears! 

Red Flag Warning Today

 Very warm [checks calendar] March day Sunday afternoon with high temperatures in the lower to mid 70s. Conditions will very dry with wind gusts to 45 MPH. Burning is highly discouraged, with Red Flag Warning in effect for much of the area.