Stories from Thursday, January 31, 2008

Schools throughout Kansas took time to teach their students about the state's history in observance of Kansas Day on Jan. 29. Among the local Kansas Day activities on Tuesday, Eugene Ware Elementary School fifth grade teacher Gayla Croan invited the singing group Fuss and Feathers to perform Kansas songs for her students...

UNIONTOWN -- When one of its former members is in need, the Uniontown FFA Chapter is there to answer the call. The chapter plans to sponsor a chili and soup supper on Friday to benefit local resident Courtney Clayton and her family, who lost their home and all of their belongings to a devastating fire that occurred on Jan. 15. The event will take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at West Bourbon Elementary School, 602 Fifth St...

As of Feb. 7, television listings in The Fort Scott Tribune will have a whole new format. Instead of just having weekly television listings in the Thursdays editions, Tribune readers will be able to access prime-time listings in each daily issue. Fort Scott Tribune publisher Julie Righter said that in a recent survey, many readers indicated that their least favorite aspect of the newspaper is the weekly television listings. ...

The Kansas Highway Patrol is joining law enforcement agencies across the state in focusing on occupant safety and child passenger safety during the month of February, a KHP statement said Tuesday. KHP is participating in the Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), from Feb. 11-17. Through STEP, which is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation, troopers, deputies, and police officers who normally would be off duty will be working overtime during the special enforcement period...

Dr. Alvin Eugene Melcher, 76, passed away at his home Monday January 28, 2008. Dr. Melcher was born May 19, 1931 in Franklin County Kansas to Elmer Clyde Melcher and Cora (Staley) Melcher. He graduated in the class of 1949 from Ottawa Kansas Senior High School where he served as Vice President of the student body...

County Attorney The acts are believed to have occurred sometime between Jan. 6 and Jan. 12. The rape charge, if convicted, carries a minimum of 25 years to life in prison and the sodomy carries the same time range. Glover was arrested by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Jan. 17. The sheriff's office investigated the case. Glover is currently being held at Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Center...

John Leon Pearson, Jr., a boy, was born at 11:41 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 at Mercy Health Center to parents Christena Mapes and John Pearson, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. He joins three siblings; Brooklyn Miller, Jacob Pearson, and Caleb Pearson...

Peyton Allen Wyant, a boy, was born at 9:33 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 at Mercy Health Center to parents Mike and Cindy Wyant, Nevada, Mo. He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces at birth. He joins two siblings; Colby and Chase Beisly. Maternal grandparents are Everett and Ruby Fockner, Richards, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Betty Wyant, Knoxville, Tenn...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Because some person or persons dissented in a political view with the founders of the Labor Exchange Colony up near Fulton was not a justifiable ground for that person or persons to set a match off to the five buildings there and destroy them, as reported in last evening's paper. ...

A local business recently welcomed a longtime Bourbon County resident to its staff. Fort Scott resident Kimberly Phillips has become the new office manager at Care4All Home Medical Equipment, 2 W. 18th St. Phillips joins the company's team with more than five years of experience working in the home medical equipment and customer service fields in Fort Scott...

Some questions about providing educational efforts for female landowners and operators involved in a farm or ranch business have been raised lately in our office. The female co-owner of farm or ranch land does not always take an active role in management farm or ranch. Then, for whatever reason, when management becomes their responsibility, many questions arise about this undertaking...

Even though the calendar says that we are just a few weeks into winter, the seed catalog companies are gearing up for planting season. I bet you have already received at least two catalogs in the mail the last couple of weeks. But do you understand all of the terminology that you see in seed catalogs? You need to understand the words so that you are a better informed consumer...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's boys took a 52-26 win over Chetopa here Tuesday night in Three Rivers League play. The Eagles (3-1 TRL, 8-6 overall) allowed just eight second-half points. "It was good to see our kids rededicate themselves to the defensive end of the floor and play an excellent team defensive game," Eagle head coach Nathan Hinrichs said...

Jayhawk-Linn's girls picked up a pair of victories to start the week, including their first in Pioneer League play. Both games were on the road. The Jayhawks beat Marmaton Valley in a make-up game, 64-41, Monday then defeated league rival Wellsville, 38-29, Tuesday...