Stories from Friday, December 3, 2010

H. L. "Kid" Dennis, age 85, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Dec.1, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He was born Oct. 12, 1925, in Mapleton, Kan., the son of Hollie J. Dennis and Ella Blodgett Dennis. Kid graduated from the Fulton High School and Fort Scott Community College...

Eldon Leon Davis, age 77, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at his home. He was born Sept. 27, 1933, in Fort Scott, the son of Edward Davis and Ethel Maberry Davis. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict...

FISHER -- Brandon and Jennifer Fisher, Fort Scott; are proud to announce the birth of their daugher, Kodi Irene Fisher. Kodi was born at 12:25 p.m., Dec. 1, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She weighed 8 pounds at birth. Maternal grandparents are David Bro, Jasper, Mo., and Rhonda Rippee, Joplin, Mo...

PULLIAM -- Miranda Overman and Shawn Pulliam, Nevada, Mo., and big sister Ida Pulliam, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Alyson Pulliam. Alyson weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length. She was born at 7:22 p.m., Nov. 10, 2010 at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo...

It was the Luke Bryan weekend, and our house was filled with family and friends. When our guests mentioned the television in their room wasn't working, I went upstairs to check the remote, forgetting that Andy's friend had taken it to California. Don't ask...

The annual tradition, which began more than a decade ago, continues as a local rural church conducts its Living Nativity next weekend. Bethel Community Church, located six miles west of Fort Scott on Highway 54, will be conducting a Living Nativity, from 6:30 -8:30 p.m., Dec. ...

At approximately 3 a.m. in the morning on Oct. 26, 1864, the Confederate Army of Missouri, commanded by Mjr. Gen. Sterling Price, started to advance south (if you are of the Southern persuasion) or continued to retreat (if you are of the Northern persuasion) from the vicinity of Deerfield, Mo., towards Neosho and Newtonia in hopes of evading the pursuing Yankees and reaching a safe haven in southwest Missouri or northwest Arkansas...

The Collegiate Farm Bureau at Fort Scott Community College's 3rd Annual Chili Cook-off and Feed is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at FSCC, 2108 S. Horton. The cost per entry is $10 and the deadline to enter the event is Monday. ...

Several promotions and staff changes have been made recently at The Fort Scott Tribune. Ruth Campbell is the new editor, Michael Pommier has been named assistant editor and Sara Simonds is now production manager. "I'm very pleased with all of the changes at The Tribune. ...

Bourbon County is now on board with a program designed to promote seatbelt use in high schools across Kansas. On Wednesday and Thursday, all Fort Scott High School students were able to watch a presentation on the Seatbelts Are For Everyone (S.A.F.E.) program, a student-driven, community-based law enforcement project promoting seatbelt use in high schools...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's basketball teams opened the season on high notes Friday night with a home sweep of Marmaton Valley in a non-league doubleheader. Uniontown's girls opened the night with a 45-25 victory over the Wildcats. Eagle boys defeated Marmaton Valley, 56-41...

WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High's basketball teams were swept by the host school at the Willard Tri-State Classic Friday night. Tiger girls fell in overtime by a 54-51 score. Fort Scott's boys lost to Willard 64-53. Both Willard squads are 2-0 in the round-robin tournament and each can clinch the title with victories over Arkansas Baptist today...