Stories from Thursday, October 14, 2010

The top three teams in the National Junior College Athletic Association/jcfootball.com poll remained the same after last week's play. Jayhawk Conference members Butler, Hutchinson and Coffeyville remained at Nos. 1, 2 and 3, in that order, and undefeated on the season...

Fort Scott Community College Athletic Director J.D. Ettore confirmed in an e-mail to the Fort Scott Tribune Thursday morning that Sonya Petroski is no longer the head volleyball coach at the school. "Since this is a personnel matter I am not able to answer any specific questions surrounding the matter," Ettore said in the e-mail.

Fort Scott High School senior Kacie Brown will be participating in the Kansas Class 4A State Golf Tournament Monday in Cheney. She earned her spot in the tournament with a fourth-place finish at the Chanute Regional Monday. Since this is Brown's only sport, this will be her last athletic endeavor as a Tiger...

The Fort Scott Middle School VIPs (Very Involved Parents) will be hosting the 2nd annual VIP Fall Extravaganza. This shopping event will be held at the middle school from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22. Baked goods, many handmade products, such as crafts, jewelry and scarves will be offered...

A group of Uniontown World War II veterans were recognized for service to their nation Thursday by Elks Lodge No. 597. Tom McNeil and Bill Danley are in charge of national veterans affairs programs for the service organization, which for more than three years has honored those who served on a monthly basis, McNeil said...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune The renovated Cato School, built in 1869, is one of the featured sites on the upcoming fall Cato Tour. The old stone one-room schoolhouse is one of the highlights of the tour, organized by the Cato Historical Preservation Association and set for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in Cato...

A few local homes will be getting a facelift as a result of grant money awarded to the city of Fort Scott in January. The homes, located at 2 N. Little, 116 E. Pine, and 113 N. Broadway, are the first three to be renovated with money coming from a $400,000 Kansas Small Cities Community Development Block Grant...

The city of Fort Scott's website has a new feature -- the Citizen Support Center -- which will allow city staff and citizens to communicate more efficiently and identify the needs of the city. "Staff is excited about this new feature as it will help us improve our communication with the public, as well as follow up on citizens' concerns," Fort Scott Assistant City Manager Susan Brown said. ...