Stories from Monday, November 15, 2010

The annual downtown Christmas parade, sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Division, has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30. The theme for this year's parade is Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. The parade will follow a traditional route by starting at the corner of Main and Third streets, continuing north on Main Street before turning west on Wall Street to National Avenue, where the parade will end...

The Old Fort Scott Genealogical Society will hold its annual meeting on Wed, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. to elect officers for next year. This evening program will focus on recognizing military veterans of Fort Scott and Bourbon County who have served the nation...

It was incorrectly reported in Friday's edition of The Tribune That the Hammond United Methodist Church's Community Thanksgiving Supper would include From The Heart feature Lori Lovelace from LaCygne United Methodist Church. In fact, Lovelace is from Hammond United Methodist Church and will perform separately from the praise group From The Heart from the LaCygne United Methodist Church...

Fort Scott resident Robert L. Miller's trial was canceled after he entered a guilty plea Nov. 12. The sentencing hearing has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Jan. 13, 2011, at the Bourbon County District Court. Bourbon County Attorney Terri Johnson and Miller's attorney, Charles O'Hara of Wichita, agreed to recommend a sentence of 43 months for the charge of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, and four months for the battery charge, for a total consecutive sentence of 47 months...

In celebration of the Life in a Jar project -- inspiration for a nonfiction opus, play and movie -- as many as 200 people on Saturday attended a book signing at the Country Cupboard for "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project." The four founders of "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project" and others who have participated through the years were on hand, along with two other students who were in the play. ...

Several local schools earned Standard of Excellence awards this year from the Kansas State Department of Education based on results from state assessments in particular subjects during the 2009-10 school year. The SOE awards are presented each year to schools in reading, math, science and history/government. ...

Despite temperatures dropping to the upper 30s and rain the night before, the 2010 Ropin' & Rockin' for Pennies for the Park went on. According to Youth Activities Team Co-convener Clayton Tatro, there are no accurate attendance figures yet, however, he did say he believes fewer people attended this year than last...

IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's women fell to 0-4 on the season with a 74-62 loss to Butler at Allen County's Citizens Bank Classic here Friday afternoon. Both teams had problems in nearly every facet of their game in the first half. Butler (4-0) was just able to overcome itself just enough in the first half to pull away a bit while the Greyhounds couldn't really get things going until late in the second half...

IOLA, Kan. -- Butler's Caydrick Bloomquist denied Fort Scott Community College's men their first victory of the season by sinking a 3-point shot as the final horn sounded in a 55-52 decision at the Citizens Bank Classic here Friday afternoon. Fort Scott (0-6) took around the seven-minute mark of the first half and managed to stay out in front despite going the final 8:42 of play without making a field goal...