Stories from Thursday, October 8, 2009

Beverley Ard, age 83, of Elsmore, Kan., passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 at her home. Beverley was born Jan. 16, 1926 at Savonburg, Kan., the daughter of Wendell Harold Theodore and Lenore (Collins) Johnson. She attended country schools near Savonburg and Elsmore before graduating from the Elsmore high School in 1943...

Fort Scott High School's soccer match with Columbus, scheduled for Thursday afternoon at Ellis Park, was postponed until 4:30 p.m. Monday due to the rain making field conditions poor. The Tigers are not scheduled to play prior to Monday. Fort Scott's girls' golf team was to send three players to Parsons Thursday but rain washed out that event. The Tigers will play in the Girard Class 4A Regional Tournament Monday...

Pittsburg's Kristina Willis took over the match at just the wrong time as far as Fort Scott High School's volleyball team was concerned Thursday night and the Purple Dragons forced the Tigers to settle for a split of a Southeast Kansas League triangular at the FSHS gymnasium...

Submitted to the Tribune _ Fort Scott Community College has released the winnng entries in its recent Gordon Parks Fifth-Grade Poetry Contest. The winning contributions are shown below. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES By: Seth Cross Instructor: Mrs. Linda Jackson, Eugene Ware Elementary School...

A wide range of food and beverages will be available to attendees of the Sixth Annual Taste of Fort Scott event scheduled to take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main St. During the event, which is sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, guests will be able to sample food items from several area restaurants and caterers, and they will also get the chance to taste dozens of adult beverages that will be available. ...

The Kansas Department of Transportation is hosting meetings across the state to pilot a new project selection process. KDOT representatives will be in Chanute at 1 p.m., Oct. 14, at the KDOT District Office, 411 W. 14th. to host a meeting in which they will explain a new process to select transportation projects. ...