Stories from Thursday, October 18, 2007

OSAWATOMIE -- Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team drew the No. 6 seed in Saturday’s Class 4A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament, which will be held at Osawatomie High School. With two courts in use, the Tigers, 10-24, will begin play against No. 3 Iola, 22-14, at the same time as No. 1 Paola, 31-8, squares off against No. 8 Prairie View, 4-33. Those matches will get underway at 2 p.m...

Southeast Kansas League football scoring leaders.

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce plans to honor several local businesses during the chamber’s annual Business Awards Celebration next week. The 56th annual event is scheduled to take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main St. During the event, chamber officials will recognize area businesses in a variety of categories, including a small business category, a large business category, and an agriculture business category...

By Martha Jane Gentry Special to The Tribune _ Fort Scott will open the holiday season Dec. 7, 8 and 9 with “Homes for the Holidays” and “Moonlight and Mistletoe.” These events benefit the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County, Inc...

Gunelia Pulliam, 85, of Liberal, Mo., died at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. Mrs. Pulliam was born Sept. 4, 1922, at Englevale, Kan., the daughter of William and Edna Farmer Dunbar. Gunelia was a farm wife and homemaker who lived in the Liberal area most of her life. She was raised in Crawford County and attended Girard schools...

Halloween is a holiday that is fun for the entire family. But often, it also involves lots of candy and sugary treats. There are many fun alternatives to candy"things that promote health rather than encourage unhealthy choices. The schools are doing a good job in promoting healthy snacks given as rewards, at classroom parties, and in vending machines. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) When W.T. Monahan’s fine stallion strayed away one night and fell off the Missouri Pacific bridge and was killed. The owner did not have the animal’s body hauled away. Later, a scavenger removed the body and filed a bill for $5 with the city. The bill was turned down by the council, it being decided that the owner of the animal should stand the cost...

As the Agriculture Extension Agent it is my honor to serve as the chairman of the County Committee of Conservation Awards, and my duty is to ensure that the public is aware of the recognition given to our producers every year. Mary Lou Davis Margrave and Randy and Bobby Rich were the recipients of the Kansas Bankers Association Award for Soil Conservation last year...

The premier conservation program now offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP, which provides producers with technical and financial assistance for gaining conservation proficiency on their valuable farm and ranch land. ...

A Fort Scott High School alumnus and professional meteorite hunter showcased his 1,400 lb. meteorite at FSHS and at the Fort Scott Middle School Friday. Fort Scott students assembled outside both schools to visit with Steve Arnold about the meteorite that he had discovered. ...

The City of Fort Scott has announced the hiring of Andrea Ramm as the assistant codes director. Interim City Manager Bob Farmer made the announcement at Tuesday’s city commission meeting. Ramm was hired Monday and is scheduled to begin work in two weeks, human resources director Bob Johnson said...

A group of area youth will get the chance to let their talents shine this weekend. About a dozen Fort Scott Middle School and Fort Scott High School students will take the stage to show their talents during the 2nd Annual Youth Talent Night that begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Keyhole Youth Center, 1002 S. Main St. The show is free of charge and will be open to the public...

Mercy Health System of Kansas President and CEO John Woodrich welcomes advanced registered nurse practitioners Donna Dewey and Lynieta Leisure as the providers for the new urgent care center at Mercy. The center, which opened Sept. 4, sees on the average of 30 patients daily for minor illnesses and injuries ranging from minor respiratory infections, sprains and strains, minor lacerations, insect bites and rashes, and suture removal. ...