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A Fort Scott Community College program that teaches students to be John Deere technicians has been up and running at its new location on the college’s local campus. The two-year program provides a mixture of learning settings - classroom, laboratory and internships at a John Deere dealership - as students work toward an associate of applied science degree. Earlier this year, the program moved from its previous location in Frontenac...

The Gordon Parks Museum at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kan., will host a "Lunch and Learn" presentation by Arnold Schofield and Don Miller on Thursday, June 11 at 12:00 p.m. at the Gordon Parks Museum, located in the Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. Members of the community are invited to attend this free program...

In response to comments made during the public forum portion of the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees' regular meeting Monday night, board President Robert Nelson said the board has not made a decision regarding any further potential partnership talks with Pittsburg State University...

The matter of the once proposed technical education center in Crawford County will be moved to the front burner during the upcoming Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting on Monday. Clayton Tatro, FSCC president, confirmed to the Tribune this topic will in fact be addressed during his president's report.

Fort Scott Community College will be hosting the Annual Key Industries Interscholastic Judging Contest (Aggie Day) competition on Friday, April 5. FSCC's Aggie Day competition is one of the largest and the longest-running agricultural competitions in the area. More than 1,400 students are expected to compete, representing over 100 high schools from the area. Students will compete in 11 events...

For a guy who enjoys working outside, masonry is a great profession. "I enjoy working outside, I like the physical work," Mark Karhoff, a masonry trades student at Fort Scott Community College, said. Karhoff competed at the 14th annual Masonry Skills Challenge, held Feb. 6 during the 2013 Mason Contractors Association of America Convention at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas. He took third place in the national competition in the first year apprentice contest...

His name is Italian, and he has a Southern drawl, but Enzo Ferretti is a French cowboy. The Fort Scott Community College freshman came here on a rodeo scholarship from a farm in southern France, called Verquieres, population 800. "My dad owns a wheat farm, about 300 acres in southern France," Ferretti said. "We were a wheat farm, but we do fruit and veggies, too. Right now lettuce and tomatoes at a farmer's market. My dad also distributes fruit and vegetables from all over Europe."...

Next fall, members of the Fort Scott Community College Rodeo team will have a new practice facility if construction goes as planned, said Gary Palmer, Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Fort Scott Community College. Ground has already been broken for the 40' X 72' building, which will be brick construction on a concrete slab. ...

The Fort Scott Community College theater department has a pleasant surprise this weekend for both children and nostalgic adults alike as it presents it's musical production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," which opens to the general public tonight at 7:30 at the Ellis Fine Arts Center...

A small but talented cast brings an American classic to life tonight as Fort Scott Community College presents its stage production of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" at the Ellis Fine Arts Building. The performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m. will be the first of three, with additional performances on Friday and Saturday nights...

The Fort Scott Community College forensics team headed to Metropolitan Community College-Longview in Lee's Summit, Mo., Friday and Saturday to compete in a two-day swing tournament. Led by Kait Doherty, who made finals in Dramatic Interpretation (DI), the squad finished the first day of the swing being recognized as the top junior college. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Theatre Department is gearing up for its first production this year. The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams tells the story of a son who longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister...

Poets Wallace, Green to appear Thursday afternoon

Submitted to The Tribune Fort Scott Community College has announced its fall honor roll students. The following area students compiled a grade point average of at least 3.0: Levi Ripper of Bronson; Alex Arnold; Jared Bahr; Taylor Bailey; John Bautista; Colten Booth; James Burgett; Jessica Carnes; Russell Conner; Lauren Cosens; Angela Cowan; Matthew Croom; Abel Davis; Chelse Day; Angela Delaney; Katelyn Dennigan; Kholton Dwyer; Hali Eads; Amy Ecker; Bethany Ericson; Daniel Eveler; Logan Fancher; Leonard Fornoff; Michael Fowler; Karen Gazaway; Sarah Hagebusch; Jordan Hammer; Shane Hammer; Shayne Henbest; Bruce Hill; Kayla Holder; Cheianne Ivy; Kelli Jones; Timothy Koons; Ithaca Marlier; Rachelle McAnany; Andrew McGee; Reece McKenney; Garrett McKenzie; Cody McNeece; Cynthia Michael; Samantha Miller; Shana Miller; Julian Mills; Johnathan Morey; Chris Mullins; Elizabeth Murphy; Kaitlyn Myers; Denise Needham; Matthew O'Dell; Ashleigh Page; Michael Page; Ashley Parrish; Sara Probst; Glory Reichard; Kenneth Rienbolt; Jolee Sharp; Caitlin Shorter; Kathryn Smith; Cheryl Soltero; Alisha Stine; Reyn Sugai; Britney Timme; Morgan Tourtillott; Kathleen Tyler; Krystal Valadez; Dominique Washington; Jennifer Weist; Rita Wolf; Vincent Woods and David Yarnell of Fort Scott; Vickie Laderer of Fulton; Lane Gray; Dalton Hart; Kaleb Simpson and Krysta Young of Garland; Denise Kirby and Ashley Warner of Hepler; Rachel Noyes of Mapleton; Dalton Houk and Joseph Meiwes of Moran; Josiah Rhodes and Stuart Semple of Redfield; Arren Ashley; Abram Jennings and Jessica Schaaf of Uniontown.. ...

Is the Fort Scott Community College football program on probation? It depends on who you ask. But at this moment, the majority answer seems to be "no," without specifically saying "no." FSCC Athletic Director J.D. Ettore and President Clayton Tatro both avoided using the word "probation" when they returned phone calls to the Tribune Tuesday afternoon...

For the second straight year, fall enrollment at Fort Scott Community College has exceeded the 2,000-student mark. A total of 2,057 students are enrolled at FSCC this fall, an increase of 40 students from last fall. College officials said they attribute the increase to improved student retention, more convenient class offerings, academic advising, increased marketing, and the economy. ...

Blues guitarist Guy Davis will appear at the Gordon Parks Celebration Tribute Dinner on Friday, October 8th to help honor his mother, Ruby Dee, who will receive the "Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award" at the event. Tickets are $25 each and may be purchased at the Gordon Parks Museum or in downtown Fort Scott at The Country Cupboard. The Tribute Dinner is part of the three-day Gordon Parks Celebration, October 6-9, at Fort Scott Community College...

Photographer Peter B. Kaplan will be a guest of the Seventh Annual Gordon Parks Celebration October 6-9, 2010. Kaplan will present a program called "An Evening with Lady Liberty Photographer Peter B. Kaplan." The event will be held in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus starting at 7 p.m. ...

The Maximized Individual Learning Laboratory at Fort Scott Community College is offering a free Adult Literacy Tutoring Training class. The class is designed for those who would like to help a family member learn how to read, or for those who are interested in volunteering at the FSCC Learning Center...

It's official. The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees, during their regular meeting Monday, approved the lease purchase of the former National Guard Armory building, located at the corner of 23rd and Horton streets, from the City of Fort Scott...

Fort Scott Community College will hold auditions for its fall production of "Cinderella" at 4 p.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton. The auditions are open to the community; those who are interested should be prepared to dance and sing. ...

The Gordon Parks Museum and Center recently announced that the annual Gordon Parks International Photography Contest Finalists Exhibit is open for public viewing at the center, which is located in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton...

A musical trio that gained national attention by competing on the popular NBC television show, "America's Got Talent," will bring their talents to the Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity next month. Voices of Glory, a singing trio of siblings, will perform on Wednesday, Oct. ...

Members of the Fort Scott Community College jazz band plan to spend this fall and winter lending a helping hand in the community. The FSCC band is once again sponsoring the Rend-A-Kid program, a fundraiser in which students raise money for educational travel expenses and the music department. In the program, band members rent themselves out to the community to perform basic chores for minimum wage. Local residents can rent a band student through March 2011...

The Fort Scott Community College Alumni and Friends Association is seeking nominations for the 2011 Outstanding Alumnus and Outstanding Young Alumnus awards. Criteria for the awards states that first preference will be given to a candidate who is a graduate of FSCC, however, candidates with a significant amount of hours from FSCC may be considered. ...

Local women who want to learn about the rules and strategies of football are invited to a special class at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. The class, called Ladies Night Out: Football 101, will start in the Heritage Room of the administration building with instructor Kevin Swope, who teaches an officiating course at the college. Swope will be joined by his students and later by a few FSCC football players...

After more than a year of fundraising, the Fort Scott Community College campus has received a state-of-the-art electronic LED sign. FSCC employees participated in a fundraising campaign, which began in January 2009 as a plan to incorporate all FSCC employees in a project. ...

Fort Scott Community College recently announced the 2010 Outstanding Alumnus and Outstanding Young Alumnus who will speak during graduation ceremonies next week. Barbara Albright was chosen as the 2010 Outstanding Alumnus and will speak at the graduation ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, May 14, in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at FSCC. Nichola Traul, the 2010 Outstanding Young Alumnus, will address graduates at the 4 p.m. ceremony that day...

The Fort Scott Community College Theatre Department will present "The Spider and the Bee," a performance by the FSCC Children's Theatre class, at 2 p.m. Saturday in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at FSCC. Admission is free and donations will be accepted. ...

Megan Blair Wyman of Butler, Mo., has been selected as Fort Scott Community College's 2010 Outstanding Sophomore. To be considered for the award, applicants had to meet the following eligibility criteria: they must be sophomores with at least 30 completed hours, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5, and be a full-time student who is currently seeking a degree...

The Fort Scott Community College Music Department will present its annual spring choir concert at 3 p.m. Sunday in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton St. The program is titled "Through the Eyes of a Child." The opening set will consist of a song cycle by Kansas composer John Leavitt with texts by American poets Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe, and Carl Sandburg. A string ensemble will accompany the choir...

The Fort Scott Community College Jazz Band will present its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton St. The guest artist will be Travis Laver, an area musician who is currently a member of the Crowder Jazz Orchestra. ...

Fort Scott Community College will conduct its annual Adult Basic Education/General Equivalency Diploma graduation at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 13 in the auditorium of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus, 2108 S. Horton St. The ceremony is for students who have completed the GED program this past year. ...

The Mill Continuing Education Department at Fort Scott Community College will offer the American Heart Association's CPR in the Schools, a class that covers Adult, Child and Infant choking and CPR, as well as use of the automated external defibrillator for adults and children. ...

Organizers of "Pride and Passion: the African-American Baseball Experience," a traveling exhibit on display in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College, invite the public to a special event at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the center, 2108 S. Horton St...

Fort Scott Community College recently announced the dates for its spring musical, "Damn Yankees." Performances are set for 7:30 p.m April 22-24 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 25. All performances will take place in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus, 2108 S. Horton St. Ticket prices are $9 for general admission, $7.50 for students and senior citizens, and $5 for FSCC students...

The Fort Scott Community College Athletic Department is hosting the annual Greyhound Golf Classic on June 4. The tournament will be held at the Fort Scott Country Club. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. along with a continental breakfast. Shotgun start is at 10 a.m...

Fort Scott Community College will host its annual Women's Appreciation Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 22, at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton St. The luncheon is a popular event that FSCC hosts every spring in order to give area women a chance to take a break from their schedules for a day of fun, shopping and pampering. ...

For the second consecutive year, Mercy Rehabilitation Services will be the sponsor of a Fort Scott Community College home weekend baseball doubleheader. This year's sponsored games will be the April 17 doubleheader against Labette Community College. The first pitch for the first game will be at 1 p.m. with the second game to follow approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of the opener...

Fort Scott Community College recently announced its Second Annual Community Appreciation Day event which will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, on the FSCC campus, 2108 S. Horton St. College officials said the event was created to thank community members for their support by opening the campus for a variety of activities. ...

The Midwest's new Irish band Kelly will perform at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College on Friday, April 2. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is $5 at the door. Kids who are 12 years of age or younger will be admitted free of charge...

Preparing for one of the largest and longest running agricultural competitions in the region requires a lot of work. Fort Scott Community College will once again host the annual Agriculture Interscholastics Contests, or Aggie Days, which this year is scheduled to begin about 8:45 a.m. Friday at Arnold Arena located on the southwest corner of the FSCC campus, 2108 S. Horton St...

High school and college students from across Kansas will attend the 2010 SkillsUSA Masonry Competition and the 2nd Annual Construction Trades Career Fair on April 1 at the Pittsburg Construction Trades Building, 1301 E. 27th Terr., Pittsburg. The SkillsUSA competition will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m...

The 41st Annual Fort Scott Community College Elementary Music Festivals will take place Saturday, April 17, and Saturday, May 1. On April 17, vocal solos, vocal ensembles, choirs and piano performances will be judged. On May 1, instrumental solos and ensembles, bands and orchestras will be judged...

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. ...

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...

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. ...

There are a few reasons why spring enrollment numbers are up again this year at Fort Scott Community College, according to FSCC President Clayton Tatro. "There has been much more brand awareness, and that's due in large part to our admissions and public relations departments," Tatro said. "We've had success with our athletics and other programs ... we've been able to set and achieve some goals that are getting some attention. It's better in terms of selling the college."...

The United States Air Force Heartland of America Band will offer a community outreach performance by the New Horizons Clarinet Ensemble at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton St...

A reception for the exhibit "Kansans Tell Their Stories" will be held this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Charlotte and Ken Lunt Lobby of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College. This is the last week that the exhibit will be in Fort Scott as it moves on to a new location on its state-wide tour. FSCC has hosted the exhibit since January 25. The public is invited to attend and the event is free of charge...

Fort Scott Community College will host its seventh annual History Day celebration on Saturday. Kansas National History Day gives students across the state a chance to celebrate, explore and exhibit history. The competition will take place on the FSCC campus and the theme for this year's competition is "Innovation in History: Impact and Change."...

A fundraising committee at Fort Scott Community College is nearing the end of its first major campaign that began nearly a year ago. A group of several FSCC employees, called the Hound-Tron committee, has been working since early 2009 to raise money for an outdoor electronic one-color LED sign and billboard that would be installed on the college's main campus. ...

The Fort Scott City Commission has a tough decision to make as two local agencies express their interest in the former Kansas National Guard Armory building. Fort Scott Community College President Clayton Tatro and Fort Scott Police Chief Ron Puterbaugh each made their case in front of the commission Tuesday evening as to why they would be the best fit for the armory, which is now vacant and will be under the city's ownership by the end of the month...

As the Fort Scott City Commission prepares for the first public meeting on the future of the Kansas National Guard Armory, another interested organization has entered the picture. Fort Scott Community College President Clayton Tatro will be presenting the college's proposal to turn the vacant building into the Fort Scott Community College Occupational Center, a consolidation of three occupational programs in one building...

A tasty fundraiser next week will help students in the agriculture program at Fort Scott Community College. The Collegiate Farm Bureau at FSCC will host its 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the lobby of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton St. The event is open to the public, and each entry of chili costs $10...

The Fort Scott Community College forensics team is enjoying success near the end of its season. "I'm really proud of the team this far," coach Nathan Magee said. "Four of the five are freshmen and they're all learning and working hard." The four freshmen members -- Brittney Doherty, Jo Reichard, Keifer Cruse and Kurtis Bryan -- traveled to St. ...

Members of the Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will conduct a special meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday. Trustees will be traveling to Paola to inspect a building at 25955 W. 327th for consideration as the location of a possible second facility in the FSCC Truck Driving Program. ...

Fort Scott Community College will conduct auditions for its spring production of "Damn Yankees" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 and at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1 in the theater of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton St. The auditions are open to the community. ...

Four Fort Scott Community College students are among 49 other community college students across the state who will be honored next month for their academic accomplishments. Kansas will salute 49 top community college scholars during an award ceremony Feb. ...

The 2010 performance tour of a globally-known modern dance company includes a stop next month at Fort Scott Community College. The Alvin Ailey II Dance Company, based in New York City, will give one special performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Fort Scott Community College Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. ...

Throughout 2009, the Fort Scott Tribune covered a wide range of events. From the passing of local icons to the community coming together for a common cause, The Tribune was there to tell the story. The staff of The Tribune has put together these summaries of the top 10 stories of 2009 in Fort Scott and Bourbon County....

Fort Scott Community College wants to know the answer to the question, "Sprechen sie Deustch?" Area residents who don't know the meaning of that phrase -- which means "Do you speak German?" -- but are interested in learning, may be just the people FSCC is looking for when the Community Education Department at the college starts up its newest foreign language course offering next month...

The Crowder Jazz Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton St. The 18-piece orchestra, which is led by Pittsburg State University trumpet professor Todd Hastings, was formed in the fall of 2005 and grew out of a love for traditional big band jazz music and a need for a community/professional-based ensemble at Camp Crowder, which is just south of Neosho, Mo., and the surrounding four-state area, an FSCC statement said.. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Nursing Department continues to enhance its human simulation laboratory. The department was recently awarded a $29,850 Carl D. Perkins Reserve Funds grant to assist in funding for audio and visual equipment in the department's lab. The new equipment is designed to enhance simulation teaching and the nursing students' learning environment, officials said...

Fort Scott Community College Choir Instructor Gregory Turner will present the Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah" on Dec. 6. The performance will include a choir and orchestra made up of musicians from the college and the community. Soloists for the event will include Ryan Goodbody, James Beltz, Amy Bradley, Treva Williams, Robert Nelson, Linda Jackson, Amber Goodbody, Alanna Masterson, and Greta Adams. ...

The Collegiate Farm Bureau at Fort Scott Community College will conduct its 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off. The event will take place starting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Fort Scott Armory, 2301 S. Horton St. The cost is $10 per entry. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. For more information, contact Kyle Jacobs at (580) 829-2100...

The Gordon Parks Center at Fort Scott Community College plans to celebrate the anniversary of the Fort Scott native's birthday on Monday, Nov. 30. The event, which is free of charge and open to the public, will feature various films about Parks or directed by Parks that will be shown throughout the day...

Craig Hull, the hospitality committee chair for the Citizens Bank Bowl, which will be held Dec. 6 at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, is looking at much more than a football game. No. 1-ranked Fort Scott Community College and No. 2-ranked Blinn (Texas) will provide the competition. Their fans are expected to provide a major boost to the economy of Southeast Kansas...

There are four quarters remaining in Fort Scott Community College's football season. Officially, they won't know where those quarters will be played until this afternoon. But they know that they will begin the first of those four quarters as the No. 1-ranked team in all of junior college football...

The Fort Scott Community College choir and chamber orchestra will perform their Holiday Pops concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, in the theater of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton St. The performance is free of charge and open to the public...

The winners for the 21st Annual Gordon Parks International Photography Competition have been announced. 98 entries were received this year from both amateur and professional photographers from all over the United States and several foreign countries...

Fort Scott Community College sponsors a variety of events related to theater and cultural arts throughout the year for the community to enjoy. Prices for the trips include transportation and tickets. This year, FSCC will sponsor trips to see the following shows: "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play," "A Branson Christmas," "Run for Your Wife," "Cactus Flower," "Becky's New Car," and "The Buddy Holly Show."...

Fort Scott Community College President Clayton Tatro recently received an honor that, according to him, is one of the best accolades a person can receive. Tatro is one of four graduates of Pittsburg State University who will receive a 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award during homecoming festivities at PSU this week. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Maximized Individualized Learning Laboratory (MILL) has moved from the second floor of the FSCC Administration Building to the ground level. FSCC officials said the MILL is now more accessible to all students and is closer to the college's Student Services department which allows staff a better opportunity to serve students and the community...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees heard details on Monday about the first employee satisfaction survey conducted at FSCC in several years. FSCC Director of Human Resources Cheryl Combs was present during the board's regular meeting to discuss results of the survey with the board. The survey was conducted in May by an employee relations committee at the college...

The Fort Scott Community College Alumni and Friends Association is seeking nominations for the 2010 Outstanding Alumnus and Young Alumnus awards. Anyone may nominate a candidate with final selection being made by the Alumni and Friends Association Board of Directors. Nominations are due by Oct. 30...

The Fort Scott Community College Agriculture Department hosted local community members during a dinner on Sept. 27. The evening provided an opportunity for the department's four instructors: Ryan Edgecomb, meats judging coach, James Thompson, livestock judging coach, Rachel Martin, horse judging coach, and Chad Cross, rodeo coach, to inform community members about the success and future direction of the FSCC Agricultural Department, an FSCC statement said...

Fort Scott Community College will be celebrating more than usual during this year's homecoming activities. FSCC will celebrate the college's 90th anniversary during an all-school and alumni tailgate party prior to the FSCC football game on Saturday. Festivities will begin at 11 a.m., and kickoff for the game is scheduled for 1 p.m...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fans of the original "Star Trek" television series, which aired from 1966-69, will remember Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura. What many people may not know is that Lt. Uhura is not the role that Nichols originally read for when the show was being cast in the mid-1960s...

Submitted to the Tribune _ Fort Scott Community College has released the winnng entries in its recent Gordon Parks Fifth-Grade Poetry Contest. The winning contributions are shown below. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES By: Seth Cross Instructor: Mrs. Linda Jackson, Eugene Ware Elementary School...

The Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity has a new home this year. Much of the sixth annual celebration, which began Wednesday, will take place through Saturday at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton St. The celebration was created in 2004 to honor Parks, a Fort Scott native and noted photographer, writer, poet, musician and filmmaker who died in 2006...

Recent enrollment counts at area schools show mixed results. Fort Scott Community College has an enrollment of 2,017 students this fall, an increase of 278 students from last fall and the first time that enrollment at the college has broken the 2,000 student mark, according to FSCC officials...

Noted baritone Phillip Mentor will take part in two activities during the Sixth Annual Gordon Parks Celebration at Fort Scott Community College next week. He will sing at the Celebration of Faith service at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the FSCC Ellis Family Fine Arts Center, 2108 Horton, and he will give grade-level presentations to Fort Scott Middle School students from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 8...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees has lent its support to a plan designed to get more people fishing on FSCC-owned ponds. During their regular meeting on Monday, the board heard a report from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks District Fisheries Biologist Don George about a potential agreement between FSCC and KDWP for the Community Fisheries Assistance Program...

The Fort Scott Community College football team will sponsor its second annual community food drive to help The Beacon Saturday. The Beacon is a non-profitable community assistance agency and food pantry, located at 526 E. 6th Street, that helps low-income families in the Fort Scott and Bourbon County area...

Students who are enrolled in history classes at Fort Scott Community College are learning about the United States Constitution this week. Thursday is National Constitution Day and FSCC is celebrating the event by hosting different activities throughout the week, according to an FSCC statement...

Auditions for "Our Town," this year's fall production at Fort Scott Community College, are scheduled to take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Auditions, which are open to the public, will take place in the theatre of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus, 2108 S. ...

Fort Scott Community College President Clayton Tatro received the Kresge Foundation Annual Report this week, which listed FSCC prominently as one of the first grant recipients from a community college. "We were very pleased to see FSCC as one of the four community colleges to receive a Challenge Grant since the category was opened up this year for community colleges to apply," Tatro said. ...