Stories from Thursday, March 1, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Only the storm of the past few days has delayed the resumption of operations at the plant of the Fort Scott Brick and Tile Company. The present plans are to start the mill to its full capacity as soon as the weather permits and the force of men to then be employed will be larger than ever, numbering probably 100. ...

To the Editor: The Kansas Economic Freedom Act of 2014/HB2763 has finally been introduced into the Kansas Legislature as a "Fair Tax" model it is personally gratifying to see this day come for all of us Kansans! The law would eliminate five statewide taxes including the corporate income tax, the personal income tax and the capital gains tax. ...

Fort Scott High School recently hosted the Kansas Honors Program to recognize high school students for academic achievement. From FSHS, the following students were recognized: Kristin Allen, Taylor Cation, Kirk Durnal, Kenzie Heatherly, Bryce Hinde, Alexander Ly, Donald Savage, Mallory Shelton, Baker Weilert, Cameron Woodring and Matthew Wright...

Incumbent Bourbon County Clerk Joanne Long has filed to run for reelection, a news release said. Long is approaching 20 years of service with the county clerk's office. She currently serves as the Kansas County Clerks' and Election Officials' Association vice president and is on the executive board that helps plan the organization's annual conference...

The Mercy Health for Life Lunch Bunch Series with trainer Rich Wallace will be held from noon-12:30 p.m. March 6 in the McAuley Room at Mercy Hospital. Cost is $3 and includes lunch. RSVP by 5 p.m., Monday, March 5, by calling 223-7073. This month's topic is "Understanding Your Calories."...

The Knights of Columbus will host Friday Night Fish Fries, from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. every Friday during Lent through March 30 at the Kennedy Gym. The event is open to the public and a free-will offering will be taken.

With an eye toward giving kids something to do and getting them off the street, Rick Culler plans to open a boxing gym in Fort Scott in May. "I've got a couple of amateur kids that I train in Nevada like Hunter Luckenbill. He's getting ready for his first amateur fight. ...

Mother to Mother Ministry of Bourbon County is trying to reach out to area dads through a new fatherhood program. The nonprofit organization, which helps mothers and families facing various needs, has received a grant for a fatherhood program to promote fatherly involvement in a child's life and help dads who need support. ...

Strong winds, rain, hail and tornadoes ripped through areas of the Midwest on Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning, but little was disturbed in Bourbon County. Faith Christian Center was damaged by Tuesday night's rain and high winds. However, Pittsburg and Labette County were hit hard, Bourbon County Emergency Manager Keith Jeffers said...

Less than a month after Superintendent Rick Werling announced his retirement from the district, USD 234 school board members met Wednesday with Doug Moeckel of the Kansas Association of School Boards to discuss the process for hiring a new school chief...

Two Fort Scott Community College athletes recently received conference and nationl Player of the Week honors in their respective sports. Sophomore Jolee Sharp, a graduate of Fort Scott High School, recently received Jayhawk Conference women's basketball POTW honors for the second time this season. She first received the honor the week of February 5...

Members of the Fort Scott Community College women's basketball team worked with Care to Share members assisting with "The Sharing Bucket" project on Feb. 24. The Sharing Bucket held its annual chili feed in conjunction with Community Christian Church located across the street from the FSCC campus. ...

INDEPENDENCE -- Despite strong first-half performances, Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept here Wednesday night by Independence in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Fort Scott's women led the 19th-ranked team in the NJCAA, 27-25, at the half and finished the night making half their shots from the floor (20 of 40 field-goal attempts). ...

The following newspaper article was published in the Leavenworth Conservative on Feb. 27, 1862, and was written by a correspondent of that newspaper in Mound City, Kan., on February 21, 1862. The article describes many military happenings in and around Fort Scott and concludes with a description of the new "Military Express" which delivered mail to Fort Leavenworth to Fort Scott in 22 hours functioning like to the original "Pony Express."...

In scripture we Christians are referred to as sheep. I resent that. Sheep are stupid. Let's face it. Sheep have some real issues. For example, the book of Psalms tells us the shepherd makes his sheep lie down in green pastures. Get that? He "makes" them lie down. Goodness, they aren't even smart enough to rest on their own. And speaking of intelligence (or lack thereof), these wooly mammals have been known to follow each other over cliffs...