Fort Scott Tribune: News

'We felt like we had a championship team'; Pittsburg State head football coach Tim Beck recaps the Gorillas' big win over Wayne State in Florence (02/09/12)
Pittsburg State University head football coach Tim Beck recapped his team's national championship season during the Fort Scott Rotary Club meeting Wednesday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church. The Pittsburg resident, who was the guest speaker at the meeting, said although the team was picked by experts to finish fifth in their conference in a preseason poll, players and coaches thought they were destined for greatness from the beginning...

Police make drug arrests (02/09/12)
Fort Scott Police Department officers served a narcotics search warrant Tuesday at a residence in the 800 block of East Seventh Street. During the search, officers seized a substantial quantity of crack cocaine. Two adults were arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of drug paraphernalia, and no drug tax stamp, a news release said...

Cannon waives hearing (02/09/12)
A former Fort Scott High School paraeducator has waived her preliminary hearing, which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon before Bourbon County Magistrate Judge Rebecca Stephan. This means Kimberly Cannon, charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a child, criminal sodomy and indecent liberties with a child, will have her formal arraignment before District Judge Mark Ward at a future date. ...

FSCC construction trades students work toward finishing cabins (02/09/12)
By the end of the semester, students in Fort Scott Community College's Construction Trades program hope to have two log cabins finished and ready to go for Greenbush Southeast Kansas Education Center in Girard. Led by FSCC carpentry instructor Kim Coates, the construction trades program began work on the project for Greenbush in April 2011 and is being helped by Mike Hansen's construction trades class at Fort Scott High School, said Construction Trades Program Director Chris Sterrett...

Linn County FFA striving for excellence (02/09/12)
At Jayhawk-Linn, FFA members take pride in providing service to the community and being competitive in contests. Currently, there are approximately 80 members in the FFA chapter. Members aspire to be successful. This is evident through their success stories; over the years, several members have received awards and scholarships at the local, state and national level...

City looks good; Southeast Kansas Regional Leadership Academy presents favorable report to commissioners. (02/08/12)
Two representatives of the Southeast Kansas Regional Leadership Academy First Impression Team gave a generally favorable report on the city during a presentation to the Fort Scott City Commission on Tuesday evening. Daniel Crook and Jane Brophy, representing the team, revealed the findings of a study that detailed the squad's first impressions of Fort Scott following a visit on Nov. ...

DWOS goal is to help local charities (02/08/12)
Although it's been a time commitment, contestants in "Dancing with Our Stars" say all the rehearsals have been worth it and they're looking forward to raising funds for local charities. The second annual event, sponsored by the Fort Scott Rotary Club, is set for Saturday, Feb. 11, with performances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton...

Special Olympian gets boost from fire, police (02/08/12)
James Leeper recently received some encouragement from local emergency personnel before he participates in a Special Olympics event later this month in Pittsburg. Fort Scott Police and Fort Scott Fire Department employees honored Leeper, a client at Tri-Valley Developmental Services, Monday afternoon at the Hawkins Public Safety Building. Staff met with Leeper to celebrate and present him with a basketball signed by police and fire personnel...

Cost-share sign-up scheduled (02/08/12)
Bourbon County Conservation District administers a state cost-share program designed to conserve soil and protect water resources. The district will conduct a sign-up for cost share funds beginning Wednesday, Feb. 8, and continuing through March 31. These funds will be available for use after July 1, 2012, a news release said...

Correction (02/08/12)
The date in a news item published Tuesday about a Fort Scott Planning Commission was inadvertently omitted. The session regarding city property at Lake Fort Scott is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the City Commission meeting room, 123 S. Main St. No action will be taken...

Florida minister to speak at Margrave Street Church of Christ (02/08/12)
A Tampa, Fla., minister who has written a well-known Sunday school study guide will be the guest speaker during Margrave Church of Christ's annual spring lecture series April 8-13. Church elders John Durling and Jim Gerteis announced Monday that Ken Weliever (pronounced Well-aver) will preach on the universality of the local church and other topics...

Lifters raise funds for RFL (02/07/12)
Kathy Bauer began weightlifting two years ago as a way to make sure her arms didn't sag. They don't. The 70-year-old looks as fit as someone half her age. "We're retired, so we feel we have to exercise to stay young," said her husband, Chuck, 71. The Bauers, of Lenexa, and their daughter, Robin Baker, of Pleasanton, were three of the 25 competitors in Saturday's Relay for Life Bench Press Contest, held at Fort Scott High School gym. ...

Milken Center adds Hawkins video (02/07/12)
Staff at the Lowell Milken Center have announced a special addition to one of the center's most popular exhibits. The African-American History of Bourbon County exhibit, which continues to expand with photographs and new information, now includes video of the Hawkins School, an all-black school in Fort Scott that closed in 1956...

FSCC women's basketball team's toy drive termed successful (02/07/12)
The Fort Scott Community College women's basketball team was overwhelmed by the large amount of community participation during their Toys for Tots drive this year. In the second year for this event, the squad helped 20 families within FSCC and the Fort Scott community...

PSU football coach to speak at Rotary (02/07/12)
Pittsburg State University head football coach Tim Beck will be the guest speaker at the Fort Scott Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. The meeting is scheduled for noon-1 p.m. in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church, 308 S. Crawford. The event is open to the public...

Toys galore (02/07/12)

Planning panel to hold work session (02/07/12)
The Fort Scott Planning Commission will hold a work session regarding city property at Lake Fort Scott at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the City Commission meeting room, 123 S. Main St. No action will be taken.

Chamber coffee slated (02/07/12)
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will host its weekly coffee at 8 a.m. Thursday at Bartelsmeyer Jewelry, 1519 S. National. Guest Lacie Worcester of the Kansas Department of Commerce, will talk about the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) grant and Business Leadership Network...

Monte Dale Pollock (02/07/12)
Monte Dale Pollock, 48, of Fort Scott, died early Thursday morning Feb. 3, 2012, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan. He was born on May 21, 1963, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Charles Merideth and Ina Lou Bruton Pollock. He married Mary Ada on Nov. 29, 2002, in Fort Scott, Kan. She survives of the home...

Power outage (02/04/12)
A lightning strike to an electrical pole sparked an approximately hour-long power outage in Nevada on Friday. KCP&L Spokeswoman Kelli Hindes said about 90 customers were affected. Power went out about 3:45 and came back on about 5 p.m. Inclement weather during Friday's rain storm caused the outage. Crews were working as quickly as possible to get it back on, Hindes said...

Bronaugh R-7 officials pick up state awards (02/04/12)
BRONAUGH -- The Missouri Association of Rural Education has chosen two Bronaugh educators, Superintendent Patricia Phillips and kindergarten teacher Julie Fortner, to receive its "Administrator of the Year" and "Educator of the Year" awards at MARE's Annual Meeting Feb. 24 at the Resort at Port Arrowhead in Lake Ozark...

A Royal(s) speaker (02/04/12)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize several area business people and firms during the chamber's annual dinner and awards celebration next week. The event, set to take place Thursday at River Room Events, 3 W. Oak St., will include a social and silent auction from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., with dinner and an awards ceremony beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Fred White, director of broadcast services and alumni for the Kansas City Royals...

Student doing stint in pastoral services (02/04/12)
Before Fort Scott High School junior Johnathan Stark began working with William James Schafer at Mercy Health Center, he had no idea what pastoral services were. Now he does and he's glad of it. Stark got the chance through his on-the-job training teacher Lisa Ward. "She really encouraged me because she had a feeling I'd enjoy getting to know William James," Stark said, and he has...

USD board talks strategy; With help of KASB official, district officials look to refine goals. (02/03/12)
The USD 234 Board of Education continued the process of evaluating district goals and the current district mission statement during a strategic planning session. The board is getting help from Doug Moeckel, Kansas Association of School Boards associate executive director/leadership, to review the district's goals and mission statement for possible updating. ...

High school Homecoming hopefuls (02/03/12)

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