Stories from Thursday, August 7, 2008

By Rayma Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune The downtown portion of Fort Scott could be placed on the Historic Register in the near future. At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, area residents are invited to attend an informational meeting about the process of nominating Fort Scott's downtown area to be placed on the historic register...

By Justin Messner The Fort Scott Tribune Area organizations, including the U.S. Highway 69 Association and Kansas Department of Transportation, continued their movement to add several major additions to the portion of U.S. 69 running from Fort Scott to the Oklahoma border Tuesday...

Special to The Tribune Representatives from the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) at Pittsburg State University will be in Fort Scott, Kansas, on Thursday, August 28, for free individual counseling sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sessions will be held at the Fort Scott Community College, Administration Building, Main Office, 2108 S. Horton, at selected times during the year. Contact the KSBDC at PSU (620) 235-4921 for future dates and times...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune The Courtland Hotel and Aveda Day Spa, 121 E. 1st St., has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Best of Fort Scott Award in the hotels category by the United States Local Business Association, a statement from the USLBA said Tuesday...

Fort Scott photography studio creates nature, wilderness project

Jerry and Judy Witt, of Cheney Witt Chapel, announce the employment of two additions to the Cheney Witt Funeral Home staff, Curtis McCullough and Matt Witt. Curtis McCullough is serving his apprenticeship with the Cheney Witt Chapel in Fort Scott. He recently graduated from the Kansas City, Kansas School of Mortuary Science and passed the National Board of Embalming Exam. ...

By Doug Niemeir U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency County Executive Director County producers and our office staff have been making good progress in getting acreage reports taken over the past few weeks. The deadline this year is Aug. ...

By Delta George K-State Research and Extension Bourbon County Extension Agent Agriculture and 4-H Gardeners it is that time of year again, time to divide flowers and get them ready for the upcoming winter months. The three popular perennials in Kansas are irises, daylilies, and peonies. The purpose of this division is to insure the most growth and brightest flower production for the years to come...

The newest installment in the "Mummy" film franchise is big, loud, and laden with special effects. But isn't this all familiar territory?

Kori Ann Midder and Michael Stevenson, of Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their son Michael Adrian Stevenson II. Michael was born at 3:56 p.m., on Aug. 4, 2008,at Mercy Health System, in Fort Scott. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Catheran Widder, of Fort Scott, and Ronald Widder, of Fort Scott...

Angie and Douglas Kratz, of Fort Scott, and big brother Dalton Barnes, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and baby sister, Kimber Gail Kratz. Kimber was born at 5:37 p.m., on Aug. 5, 2008, at Mercy Health System, in Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Forty-eight years without smoking is a pretty good record. It is the record of Hugh Draper, the veteran of the Fourth Ward. At the distinct clerk's office this morning, while J.H. Crain was scouring around trying to find a match to light his cigar, Mr. Draper casually stated that had not smoked for 48 years...

PITTSBURG -- If the opinions of the head coaches of Southeast Kansas League football teams mean anything, Pittsburg will repeat as champion this season followed by Fort Scott High School in second place. Pre-season polls for the SEK as well as the Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League (CNC) were released Thursday afternoon at a luncheon sponsored by KSEK-The Ticket 1340 AM at Watco Industries here...