Fort Scott Tribune: News

African-American baseball exhibit coming to FSCC (03/13/10)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The story of African-Americans in baseball will be told through a traveling exhibition later this month at Fort Scott Community College. "Pride and Passion: the African-American Baseball Experience," a new exhibition opening at FSCC on March 27, examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players starting in the post-Civil War era as they sought equal opportunities in their sport. ...

Daylight-saving time starts Sunday (03/13/10)
It is that time of year again when the clock watchers give way to the clock setters who try to remember which way to go when changing over to daylight saving time. This year the changeover dates are March 14 and Nov. 7. It started with the railroads, the telegraph and the relatively high-speed, long-distance communications and travel that they facilitated. Before railroads, with their need to schedule stops accurately, each locality basically set its own time...

Governor Parkinson enacts statewide public smoking ban (03/13/10)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- To advance the fight against cancer and improve the overall health of all Kansans, Governor Mark Parkinson signed into law HB 2221, the Kansas Clean Indoor Air Friday. Joined by First Lady Stacy Parkinson, former-Senator David Wysong, Secretary of Health and Environment Roderick Bremby, state legislators and health advocacy organizations, the governor held the signing in the South Wing of the Statehouse...

Mr. Clinton is back (03/13/10)
Clinton McKenzie, owner of Mr. Clinton's Family Salon, is one tough son-of-a-gun. Five years ago he had heart surgery and had a quintuple bypass. He kept working. A little over a year ago, McKenzie had surgery for a blood clot in his left leg. When he went back for a checkup for the surgery, a problem was discovered with his right leg and it was amputated. Then he had three of the toes on his left foot taken off. Friday, he went back to work, but he had to make some adjustments...

Nevada R-5 hires new high school principal (03/13/10)
On July 1 Debra Workman will return to Nevada High School in a new role. Principal. Workman, who taught in Nevada from 1989-1993, comes to Nevada after spending the past five years as an assistant principal at Raymore-Peculiar High School. She previously taught at Grain Valley, Nevada and Harrisonville...

Starlite FCE learns to 'dress proffessionally on a budget' (03/12/10)
Fourteen Starlite Family and Community Education Unit members met with nine other ladies at Cavalry Crossing on Thursday, Feb. 18. After refreshments, Bourbon County Agent Ann Ludlum introduced the special speaker, Kathy McEwan, the Allen County Agent. Ms. McEwan presented the lesson, "Dressing Professionally on a Budget."...

3 from Fort Scott among winners (03/11/10)
The Bourbon County Arts Council recently announced the winners of the 18th Annual Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit. Local winners include Bobbi Kemna, Fort Scott, who won first place in the ceramics category and honorable mention in that same category; John Weikel, Fort Scott, who won an honorable mention in the drawing and graphics category; and Barbara Gibson, who won first place in the jewelry category...

Bourbon County CASA earns national certification (03/11/10)
It was a long, grueling process, but the Bourbon County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program has done it. The Bourbon County CASA of the 6th Judicial District, Inc., was recently awarded certification by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association. The certification recognizes that the local CASA chapter is in compliance with the National CASA Association's high standards for quality child advocacy...

Geocaching a world-wide hobby (03/11/10)
Technological game has local finds, enthusiasts

Workshop to address prescribed burn issues (03/11/10)
With the arrival of burning season, area landowners are encouraged to attend a burn workshop scheduled for Monday, March 29, at the Hammond Community Building. The event will be hosted by the National Resources Conservation Service of Bourbon County, the Farm Service Agency of Bourbon County, the Bourbon County Extension Office, and the Bourbon County Conservation District, along with Kansas Wildlife and Parks...

FSCC to Host 29th Annual Aggie Days Competition (03/11/10)
Fort Scott Community College will be hosting the 29th Annual Aggie Days competition on Friday, March 26. FSCC's Aggie Days competition is one of the largest and the longest running agricultural competitions in the area. More than 1400 students are expected to compete, representing over 100 high schools from the area. ...

IRS outlines additional steps to assist unemployed taxpayers and others (03/11/10)
WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service today announced several additional steps it is taking this tax season to help people having difficulties meeting their tax obligations because of unemployment or other financial problems. The steps ---- an expansion of efforts that began more than a year ago ---- include additional flexibility on offers in compromise for struggling taxpayers, a series of Saturday "open houses" offering taxpayers extra opportunities to work out tax problems face to face with the IRS, special outreach with partner groups to unemployed taxpayers and the availability of more information on a special section of the IRS Web site.. ...

Chainsaw maniac (03/11/10)

WIC services available at Buck Run Community Center starting Monday (03/11/10)
Within two weeks, a federal nutrition assistance program will be available at a new location in Bourbon County. Starting Monday, March 22, the federally-funded Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, also known as WIC, will offer its clinic services to Bourbon County residents at Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave. ...

Neighborhood residents polled on armory use (03/11/10)
A request by Fort Scott City Commissioner Sam Mason has lead the Fort Scott Police Department and Fort Scott Community College to information gathering mode. Fort Scott Police Chief Ron Puterbaugh and FSCC President Clayton Tatro took different approaches in getting feedback from the residents neighboring the armory. The goal of the information gathering was to get the resident's opinion on what they would like to see as a new addition to their neighborhood...

Lost-cash sites may not be what they claim (03/11/10)
Last week, Kansas State Treasurer Dennis McKinney warned all residents of Southeast Kansans of websites that ask for payment before they can discover if they have any unclaimed cash or property. Many sites such as, www.cashunclaimed.com are not sponsored or endorsed by the Kansas State Treasurer's Office. ...

IRS warns of e-mail scams (03/11/10)
The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers that e-mail scams are circulating that fraudulently use the IRS name or logo as a lure. "The goal of the scam -- known as phishing -- is to trick you into revealing personal and financial information," IRS spokesman Michael Devine said...

Program focuses on ag safety and awareness (03/11/10)
March 7-13, 2010 has been designated as Agriculture Safety Awareness week with the theme of "Growing our Most Important Crop." The 2010 theme was selected with the goal of making our farms and ranches a safer place for all children around the farm. Farm Bureau, who heads the Agriculture Safety Awareness Program, has selected three focuses for this year: tractor passengers, livestock, and stored grains...

Time to begin controlled burning of fields is near (03/11/10)
Back in 2006, USDA offered contract extensions to hundreds of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants with contracts set to end over the next half dozen years. When that occurred, all those interested were required to have an inspection of all fields in the program...

Sisters of Mercy Health System unveils new facility (03/11/10)
WASHINGTON, Mo. -- A new data center built by the Sisters of Mercy Health System is providing the company and its hospitals with power and fail-safe protection. The $60 million, 42,500-square-foot center, designed and built specifically to support Mercy's 26 hospitals -- including Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, physician offices and other services -- was previewed last week by community board members, physicians and leaders from across the health system's four-state region. ...

Storm Spotter Class cancelled (03/10/10)
Storm spotter training that was scheduled for this evening, Wednesday, March 10, has been cancelled by Bourbon County Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers, due to the possibility of inclement weather.

Armory not likely location for City Hall (03/09/10)
Multiple factors have put the possibility of moving Fort Scott City Hall to the armory on hold. Fort Scott City Manager Joe Turner said during Tuesday's work session of the Fort Scott City Commission that the discussions of moving both the Fort Scott Police Department and city hall to the armory have been put on hold...

FSHS forensics teams pick up more victories (03/09/10)
For those not involved in an activity such as forensics, it it hard to measure to what degree a team is having success. When one reads that a squad puts 12 events into finals, that sounds great but with no reference point it is hard to say just how impressive. So, for those wondering if the Tigers' weekend was impressive ... it was more than that!...

FSCC credit offered for European cruise (03/09/10)
A new opportunity is available for local residents who want to travel and earn college credit from the experience. Don Miller, a former instructor at Fort Scott Community College, and Karen Keen, a local travel agent, are offering a cruise on the Norwegian Jade from July 16-25. ...