Stories from Friday, August 1, 2008

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Fort Scott native Ken Carpenter and his co-workers have a monumental task ahead of them. Carpenter is one of 27 executive chefs with the Philadelphia, Penn.-based Aramark Corporation who are supervising a catering operation to provide more than 3.5 million meals to athletes, media representatives and team officials over a two-month period at the Olympic Village in Beijing, China, during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games that begin Aug. 8...

The Fort Scott Tribune At approximately 7 p.m. Thursday, Fort Scott emergency personnel were dispatched to the area of 1134 E. Wall St. for a two-car accident. Once on scene officers and paramedics found Samantha Shadden, 31, Fort Scott, who was driving a green Ford Aerostar minivan, with apparent injuries, reported Fort Scott Police Officer Adrian Doherty...

Bill Brittain is a republican candidate running for Bourbon County Commission District 2

Cindy Clements is a Democrat running for the office of Bourbon County Commission District 2.

J.W. Endicott is a Republican running for the office of Bourbon County Commission District 2.

Harold Coleman is a Democrat running for the office of Bourbon County Commission District 3.

Marvin Creager is a Republican running for the office of Bourbon County Commission District 3.

Gary Houston is a Democrat running for the office of Bourbon County Commission District 3.

By Rayma Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune He will be fully equipped with shoes of peace, the waistbelt of truth, the shield of faith, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, Bibleman, a Christian superhero, will make a special appearance at the First Assembly of God, 124 E. National, as part of a DVD premiere event...

By Rayma Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Throughout the world, people are constantly amazed by the beauty and grandeur of the Seven Wonders of the World, which includes the magnificent Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge in all its vastness...

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Hunter Joseph Lyon, infant son of Steven Joseph and Sabrina Eileen (Duren) Lyon, of Fort Scott, was stillborn Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at the Mercy Health Center. Survivors include, his parents; maternal grandmother, Sandy Duren; maternal step-grandfather, Jeff Chaplin; maternal grandfather, Bill Duren; maternal great-grandparents, David and Goldie Schnichels; paternal grandparents; Ralph and Patricia Wheeler; paternal grandparents, George and Joy O'Neal, all of Fort Scott; and two brothers, Joshua Joseph Lyon, of the home, and Nathaniel William Lyon, of Fort Scott.. ...

Richard Leroy Van Leeuwen, age 74, of Uniontown, Kan., died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at Mercy Health Center. He was born Nov. 2, 1933, at St. Paul, Kan., the son of John Van Leeuwen and Ruth Mudd Van Leeuwen. Leroy graduated in 1951, from St. Patrick's High School, in Walnut, Kan. ...