General News

Fort Scott man sentenced for 2004 murder (05/03/08)
By Michael Glover Herald-Tribune Starr Marshall wore an oval-shaped picture of Karl "Rex" Schenker on her jacket. So did Kay Werling and Chad Schenker. And so did about a dozen relatives of Rex Schenker, the victim of a 2004 murder. Kohlby Freeze pleaded guilty to the murder last year...

Red Cross recognizes youngster for aiding family after accident (05/02/08)
A 9-year-old girl has been credited with taking swift action in helping her family following a car accident. Around 8:30 p.m. April 12, Sammie Poyner, a third grader at Winfield Scott Elementary, was riding in the passenger seat of a Chevrolet Corvette driven by her dad, David Gonzales. Heston Poyner, Sammie's 8 year-old brother, was riding in the back seat...

Efforts to preserve battlefield honored (05/02/08)
In January, 1999, three men became the founders of the Mine Creek Battlefield Foundation, originated with the goal of assisting the Kansas State Historical Society's quest to preserve, protect and interpret the Mine Creek Battlefield for future generations. These three men were John Spencer, Arnold Schofield and Kip lindberg...

'Getting to know' SRS may help those in need (05/02/08)
Area residents who find themselves in need may be able to access help through a local organization. At 1 p.m. on April 22, employees from the Social and Rehabilitation Services Southeast Kansas Region addressed about 35 area residents, who gathered at the Fort Scott Housing Authority to discover what services the local SRS can offer those in need...

Officials recommend revoking probation (05/01/08)
Sixth Judicial District Community Services program officials have recommended that an 18 year-old Bourbon County man serve 28 days in jail and have his probation revoked for violating terms and conditions of his probation, according to court records...

Program to help youngsters become safer (05/01/08)
An upcoming educational program will soon give local youngsters the chance to become safer, healthier and more productive citizens. The 13th Annual Kids Day America/International, a health, safety and environmental awareness day designed to benefit children and their families, will take place in thousands of cities worldwide at the same time on the same day. ...

Monday police sting results in eight arrests (04/29/08)

Bourbon County receives federal funds for emergency uses (04/25/08)
By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Bourbon County has once again received federal grant money that will be used to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area. Local officials recently announced that Bourbon County has been awarded $5,727 in federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. ...

Uniontown students set to visit internationally known WWII luminary (04/24/08)
Nine years after starting their project to find an unsung hero, Norm Conard and a group of former Uniontown High School students are returning to visit the person who inspired that project. Conard, the director of the Lowell Milken Center, and the students will travel to Warsaw, Poland next week to visit Irena Sendler, a Polish woman who rescued 2,500 children from Nazi Germans during World War II. ...

Two arrested in Fort Scott Police raid (04/24/08)
Fort Scott Police, Wednesday, arrested two people in suspicion of drug-related offenses. At 9 a.m., officers served a narcotics search warrant at 521 Pyle St., and arrested Donald L. Sprague,32, and Kelly L. Black,43. Sprague and Black were arrested in connection with possession of methampethamine, drug paraphernalia, and possession of drugs with intent to deliver. As of press time ,Wednesday night, they were being held at the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center...

New SEK Urgent Care to open soon (04/24/08)
Area residents will soon have another option at their disposal when it comes to urgent medical care needs. Brent Cosens, Arma, an emergency medical physician and Fort Scott native who currently operates a Pittsburg-based urgent care center, plans to open up a new local facility in June. The new Southeast Kansas Urgent Care Center will be located at 1624 S. National Ave...

Fort Scott woman sentenced to five years in molestation case (04/23/08)
Kerri Cassett received a five year sentence to be served in a state prison Monday for the molestation of an 11 year old at her house last year. The victim was reportedly a friend of Cassett's son. Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward sentenced Cassett,31, to the 61 month sentence on one count of felony aggravated indecent liberties with a child. It was the maximum sentence the judge could impose on Cassett...

College votes not to renew AG professor's contract (04/22/08)
The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Monday to not renew the contract of non-tenured FSCC instructor Ed Sutton. Two of Sutton's former students, William Dodson and James Crodeaux, were present at the FSCC Board of Trustees meeting to voice their support for Sutton, a former USD 235 Board of Education member who was most recently an instructor in the FSCC livestock judging program. ...

Bourbon County man receives max sentence for sex crime (04/22/08)
Nathan E. Goodwin was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15 year old girl. Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward handed down the maximum or "aggravated" sentence on Goodwin on two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, severity level three felonies. Ward sentenced him to 71 months on the first count and 61 months on the second. The sentences will be served consecutively or back to back...

A welcome presence in Iraq (03/22/08)
"When you see the looks on their faces, it makes it all worthwhile," said Darlene Tweten of the VFW Post 2175 Ladies Auxiliary. The auxiliary, along with post members and the men's auxiliary, work tirelessly to help men and women in the service and to help veterans of all ages. One of their favorite activities, Tweten says, is collecting and sending boxes full of treats and other items to the troops overseas...

Guardsmen prepare to deploy for Kosovo Force Mission (03/22/08)
The Missouri National Guard is currently preparing for its largest deployment since World War II. Approximately 1,000 citizen-soldiers from more than 300 communities across the state will be deploying some time around June or July, to support the NATO-led Kosovo Force Mission...

Man shot in rural Vernon County home is identified (03/22/08)
Nevada, Mo. -- The Vernon County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a man who was fatally shot in eastern Vernon County Wednesday night, in a mobile home near the small town of Dederick. Jimmy Duncan, 47, Neosho, was shot once in the right side of his chest and once in the left abdomen after a reported argument grew out of control. Alcohol is believed to have provoked the fight between himself and the shooter, according to the Vernon County Sheriff's Office...

Bourbon County Unit of Retired school personnel (03/19/08)
The Bourbon County Unit of Retired School Personnel met March 8, 2008. The High School building was locked, so the group went to the Southern Baptist Church. Marge Stringer opened the church and made coffee. The social committee, Winifred Daly and Wayne Stringer furnished donuts...

Glance of area's Jewish history offered at local exhibit (03/19/08)
Beginning Thursday, local residents will be able to learn more about the Jewish history of Bourbon County thanks to the efforts of several area students, one Fort Scott resident, and a local educational organization. Staff at the Lowell Milken Center, 4 S. ...