Stories from Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Bourbon County Master Gardeners and Garden Club will hold their annual public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 in the lobby of Citizen's Bank. The guest speaker for the 2011 Public Meeting will be Rita Arnold from Arnold's Greenhouse, Leroy, Kan...

The Bourbon County Conservation District Local Work Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at USDA, 1515 S. Judson, Suite B, Fort Scott. The agenda will cover the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP); review the minutes of the last meeting; receive applications received in Bourbon County; review county allocations by ranking categories; discuss priority resource concerns in the county; determine whether funds should be redistributed by ranking category; review practices; and discuss whether cost-share rates should be adjusted.. ...

It's a busy time of year for the Bourbon County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, which is currently trying to recruit volunteers to help provide services for local children. Bourbon County CASA Program Director Christa Horn said she currently has 24 volunteers -- some of whom have been involved with CASA for 20 years -- working on cases for the agency, which provides trained community volunteers who help advocate for abused or neglected children of various ages during juvenile court proceedings after the child is placed in protective services.. ...

Registered nurse and certified diabetes educator Alice Helton will facilitate a Diabetes Support Group at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27 in McAuley Room A and B at Mercy Health Center. The public is invited and individuals with diabetes or caregivers are encouraged to attend. Helton plans for the group to meet on a regular basis every other month...

The Fort Scott Tribune The Fort Scott City Commission broke in its new meeting room Tuesday by discussing a host of issues regarding the future of the town. The bulk the items up for consideration were passage of resolutions and ordinances allowing for the issuance of general obligation bonds and general obligation temporary notes for several much needed repairs around the city. ...

John Starliper, age 58, of Savonburg, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kansas. He was born November 20, 1952 at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Jackie and Mable Louise (Cook) Starliper. He attended schools in the Savonburg area before graduating from Elsmore Grade School. He then attended Moran High School. John married Nancy (Masters) Starliper on May 28, 1972 at Elsmore, Kansas...

Robert William Robbins, age 81 of Mound City, Kansas died Monday January 19, 2011 at the St. Joseph Medical Center at Kansas City, Missouri. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home Mound City, Kansas. ...

The family of Clara Schwartz cordially invites you to share in the celebration of her 90th birthday. A reception will be held Sunday, Jan. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m., at Presbyterian Village, 2401 S. Horton, Fort Scott, Kan. Your presence is the only gift that's desired...

In honor of Howard Armstrong's 90th birday, a party will be hed for him at 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at Fort Scott Manor. Cards should be sent to him at 736 Heylman, Fort Scott, Kan., 66701.

WESCOAT -- Ashley Russell and Denton Wescoat, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Alexus Marie Wescoat. She was born at 11:44 p.m. Jan. 17, 2011 at Mercy Health Center. She weighed six pounds and was 20 inches long at birth...

The 2010-11 debate season came to a close on Jan. 13-14 at the state tournament in Kansas City. The Fort Scott's four-speaker team was one of eight qualifying teams competing after winning their regional tournament. The round-robin format allows each team to face the others on both sides (affirmative and negative) of the topic...

PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's girls broke a two-game losing streak by defeating Altoona-Midway, 48-30, in the first round of the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament here Tuesday afternoon. Breanna Esslinger scored 15 points to lead the Eagles (5-4) while Hope Jurgensen added 10 points. Jurgensen and Hayden Rathbun were each credited with 9 rebounds. Tayler Shook dished 4 assists...

Tickets are still available for the Kansas City Symphony performance, scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. The fine arts center is located on the Fort Scott Community College campus, 2108 S. Horton...

COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott High's wrestling teams defeated Coffeyville and Parsons in a Southeast Kansas League triangular here Tuesday night. The Tigers defeated Parsons, 48-22, and Coffeyville, 34-26. Head coach David Brown said that he used several junior varsity wrestlers in the varsity duals...

BASEHOR -- The return of Fort Scott High's basketball teams to the Basehor-Linwood Invitational was marked by a pair of rude receptions from Missouri schools here Tuesday. First, Maryville's boys, ranked No. 6 in Class 3 by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, held off a Tiger rally to prevail, 56-49...

The National Weather Service in Springfield, Mo. is predicting wintery weather this afternoon through Thursday. The NWS is calling for light to moderate snow to affect the region caused by an upper level disturbance moving in from the north west beginning late this afternoon. Accumulation of snow is expected to be more likely after 6 p.m. Wednesday over Central Missouri and across much of the remainder of the Missouri Ozarks after midnight...

BASEHOR -- The consolation semifinals of the Basehor-Linwood Invitational have been postponed until Thursday afternoon and the remainder of the tournament has been rescheduled. Basehor-Linwood Athletic Director Joe Keeler told the Tribune during a phone call Wednesday afternoon that the game times for Thursday will also be moved one hour later to give the condition of the roads in the Kansas City area more time to improve...