Stories from Friday, August 8, 2008

Special to The Tribune Noted actor and activist Richard Roundtree, star of Gordon Parks' film "Shaft," will be the recipient of the Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons Award at the fifth annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity this October 1-4 in Fort Scott. ...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune An old downtown building is currently receiving an extensive makeover. For the last several months, several remodeling projects have continued on the Stout Building, 3 W. Oak St., a structure that was built in 1911 and currently owned by local banker Dean Mann...

Special to The Tribune Workers at Pittsburg State University replaced more of the faded panels in the replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall this summer, but the power of the elements means there is still more to do. The wall, an important element in the Veterans Memorial at PSU, is a half-sized replica of the famous memorial in Washington, D.C. Instead of granite, PSU wall's panels are made of metal and are painted, which makes them vulnerable to the effects of the weather...

Catherine and Daniel Swanwick, of Vienna, Va., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Teixeira Croft Swanwick. Benjamin was born at 4:28 a.m., on July 14, 2008, at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, in Fairfax, Va. He weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 18 3/4 inches...

According to a press release from the Crawford County Sheriff, on Thursday, the Crawford County Sheriff's Department served an arrest warrant issued by the District Court of Crawford County Kan. Duane E. Wahl, 31, of McCune, Kan., was arrested for two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of sixteen, two counts of criminal sodomy and one count of attempted criminal sodomy. All of which are felonies in the state of Kansas...

Shelly Yocham and Augustin Bermudez, of Fort Scott, and siblings Abby, Christian, Eric and Caitlynn, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother Aidan Augustin Bermudez. Aidan was born at 7:35 a.m., on Aug. 6, 2008, at Mercy Health System, in Fort Scott. He weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce...

Kori Ann Widder 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...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Roy Coe, a Frisco brakeman, and son of H. Coe, the well known veteran, was attacked and severely bitten this afternoon by a big shepherd dog near Riley's flag shanty at the Frisco's Wall Street crossing. The dog's attack was not actuated by anything Mr. ...

The auction held at the McClenahan farm was well attended even though the Thermometer registered 105 degrees. Dewaine and Beveriy Geiger attended a reunion of the White-Geiger Grand Officers of the 1993-1994 Grand Chapter of Kansas, of the Order Of The Eastern Star, held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 18 through 20. ...

By Rayma Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune A Christian superhero, who made a recent appearance in Fort Scott, not only wants to encourage people of faith, but also wants to become effective at seeing others make the decision to serve Christ. On Wednesday night, more than 200 area residents assembled at the First Assembly of God for a special DVD premier of Bibleman's next power source video "In the Presence of Enemies," which is scheduled to be released to the general public in October. ...

The United States Modified Traveling Series raced at Nevada Speedway on Thursday, Aug. 7, with a field of 41 cars from 10 different states in attendance. Our Street Stock and Factory Stock divisions raced along with them. The track was excellent and the racing exciting with cars going three and sometimes four wide using up every bit of the track as they raced for the all-important positions. ...

Boy was it hot! Not only the temperature but the racing action on the night of Aug. 2. We got a good look at the inside of Devin Weyhmeyer's car after a crash left him with no outside sheet metal. There is a real points battle in the Factory Stock division...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's football team was placed in the No. 18 position when the NJCAA/jcfootball.com pre-season poll was released a couple of weeks ago. The Greyhounds are one of four Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference teams ranked in the pre-season top 25...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Recreation Commission sponsored a home run derby Monday night at Fisher Park South. The results were as follows: First-place finishers received a first-place trophy, baseball and a T-shirt. Second- and third-place finishers received medals...

While most folks were busy last weekend trying to stay cool, Bob Meyers and wife Betty were enjoying the weather and staying cool. Meyers said, "When I saw the weekend forecast with temperatures hovering around the 100 degree mark, but the temperature in the 60s in the Eleven Point River near Alton, it wasn't too hard to make a decision to load up the canoe and head for Oregon County." Meyers is a veteran canoeist having floated most of the clear Ozarks streams and landing fish from trout to goggle eyes, but his favorite spot is near Greer Springs where he landed two rainbow trout over 18 inches earlier this year.. ...

Nevada, Mo. -- Bob True Beisly II was sentenced in Platte County by Judge Gary D. Witt Aug. 4 for two felonies and two misdemeanors in a change of venue from Vernon County on charges stemming from an investigation in 2005. Still pending is a forfeiture hearing on a pickup and land Beisly owns that will be heard Sept. ...

Continuing the annual tradition, Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, is slated to host its 19th gala, "Evening Under the Tuscan Sun." Over the years, the gala has grown in attendance, sponsors and participants, and this year's festivities are expected to follow the same trend, according to Mercy Director of Marketing Carla Farmer...

Nevada woman takes part in wheelchair mission to Tanzania.

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- A narcotics search conducted by the Fort Scott Police Department, resulted in the arrests of two Fort Scott residents. At 8 a.m. on Thursday, officers of the Fort Scott Police Department served a narcotics search warrant at 1705 E. Oak, Fort Scott...