Stories from Thursday, October 13, 2011

Faith Junia Kibble-Smith-Randall, 96, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, at Prescott Country View Nursing Home, Prescott, Kan. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17, at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton. Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m., Sunday at the Chapel...

Olive Chapter No. 13 Order of Eastern Star, located at 902 S. National, Fort Scott, cordially invites all members and area chapters in Kansas to their chapter on Oct. 18 for the official visit of Worthy Grand Matron Kathryn Johnson and Worthy Grand Patron Rick Stripling of the Grand Chapter of Kansas...

Submitted to The Tribune The Gordon Parks Museum/Center has announced the winners for the annual Gordon Parks High School Poetry/Essay contest. The contest, sponsored by the Bourbon County Arts Council, invited entries from students who were currently in the ninth -- 12th grades in a Fort Scott Community College regional area school...

Samantha and Christopher Wilson, North Port, Fla., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Kellan Avery Wilson on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at 1:07 p.m. at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Fla. Kellan weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 18.7 inches in length...

Jodi Harden and Joshua Granere are pleased to announce the birth of their son Xabier Lei Granere on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at 1:24 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Xabier weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces.

Kimberly Kay Cannon, 39, 808 Shepherd St., Apt. 5, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 11:49 a.m. Tuesday on a Bourbon County warrant for criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a minor and is still being held...

The Fulton Community Center board met Sept. 22 with six present and one guest. Harvey Wallmire called the meeting to order. Roll was called. The minutes and treasurer's report were approved. During the business meeting, it was brought up that donations are needed to help pay for the roof and to pay bills. More reservations would help. Frances Marsh read the reservations...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced in late September that USDA will make payments to more than 160 energy producers in 41 states to support and ensure the production and expansion of advanced biofuels. "Renewable energy production will create tens of thousands of direct, American jobs and thousands more indirect jobs along with clean electricity to power millions of homes. ...

It is the duty of the agriculture extension agent to serve as the chairman of the county committee of conservation awards, and part of that requirement is to ensure that the public is aware of the recognition given to our producers every year and the opportunity to nominate award candidates...

Submitted to the Tribune Valley Center near Wichita was the site for the U.S. Team Roping Championships, Sept. 16-18 at the Kansas Coliseum. On Sept. 18, Dalton Fuhrman, a header from Bronson and a Uniontown High School freshman, and Glenn Smith, a heeler from Redfield, won the No. 8 shootout qualifying them for the National USTRC Championships in Oklahoma City in late October...

On Saturday, Sept, 24, Mercy held its first half marathon in conjunction with the health systems' annual Mercy Day celebration. Over 110 people participated as either runners, walkers, or a combination of both with 41 Mercy co-workers volunteering to keep the participants safe, happy and motivated. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) The manufacturers of Yours Truly canned goods will serve a fine soup lunch to every family in Fort Scott tomorrow. All that is necessary to get a can of any kind of the soup put on the market by this company is to clip the coupon from the ad on the first page of the second section of this issue of the Tribune-Monitor and present it to most any grocery store tomorrow. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Rodeo Team traveled to Durant, Okla., the weekend of Oct. 7-9. The team had another successful outing with the men's squad finishing in first place and the women's team fifth overall. As individuals, the FSCC student-athletes ranked high in Durant. Blaine Kaufman won the long round and short go in bareback riding, placing him in first...

The Fort Scott Community College Theatre Department is gearing up for its first production of the year. "Sylvia," by A.R. Gurney tells the story of a man facing an impossible conflict: his wife or his dog. The play is directed by FSCC Theater Instructor Nathan Magee and will be performed in the theater of the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center...

Fort Scott Community College is hosting the second annual Greyhound Run on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Fort Scott High School. Participants may fill out preregistration forms at fortscott.edu/students/activities/greyrun. Race day registration will be from 7:15 a.m.-7:45 a.m. ...

Although they've only been around for a few years, the Friends of the Fort Scott National Historic Site has already made a big splash. The group was honored at the annual Friends Fest fundraiser with the National Park Service Midwest Region Excellence in Partnering Award. FSNHS Superintendent Betty Boyko presented the lucite laurel to Friends President Reed Hartford...

UNIONTOWN -- A group of local students is hoping to get in on the action when a popular reality television show comes to help rebuild Joplin, Mo. Beginning Oct. 19, ABC's Emmy-award winning reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," will begin one of its largest projects -- the task of building seven homes in seven days. ...

The Bourbon County Attorney's Office filed charges Wednesday against a former Fort Scott High School paraeducator for aggravated indecent liberties with a child, criminal sodomy and indecent liberties with a child. Kimberly Kay Cannon, 39, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on a Bourbon County warrant on the charges. The charges are a result of an investigation conducted by the Fort Scott Police Department, a news release from the Bourbon County Attorney's Office said...

Fort Scott High School juniors Michelle Buntain and Corina Harrison will play doubles this weekend at the Class 4A State Tournament at the Walter Blake Complex in Pratt. The two earned their appearance with a fifth-place finish in last weekend's Chanute Class 4A Regional Tournament...