Stories from Friday, March 16, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The Southeast Kansas Medical Society will held its annual convention in Fort Scott May 8 and it is expected that physicians will be present from each of the 10 or more counties included in the district. It was arranged that the meeting will be held at the Masonic Cathedral. It was stated that 50 or more visiting physicians will be present...

To the Editor: My name is Jim Mason. I am the athletic director at Uniontown High School. I am here to respond to Mr. Glenn Smith's article concerning our hosting of the Class 2A Sub-State tournament. As the tournament manager, I can assure you that the tournament was hosted properly. Every base was touched. Every "I" was dotted. Every "T" was crossed. I assure you that we were good hosts to all our guests...

He was the grandson of a king and son of a prince, yet he considered himself a "dead dog." Living like a pauper, he was overwhelmed when his father's best friend restored him to a place of honor, allowing him to eat at the palace table and bequeathing his ancestor's land back to him. Best known as Mephibosheth -- now there's a mouthfull -- his story unfolds in 2 Samuel...

By James R. Campbell Special to the Tribune You can't please God just by going to church. You must become a full-time disciple of Jesus Christ and live each day by his teachings. That's according to Ken Weliever, the Tampa, Fla., minister who will review various aspects of "What Matters Most" April 8-13 at Margrave Street Church of Christ...

Hope Chapel Assembly of God, Moran, will be hosting a Community Gospel Singing service on Sunday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who sings or would like to sing at this special service of gospel music (only) may contact Pastor Raymond Yates at (620) 939-4828. Many singers, songwriters and musicians have joined in this gospel service which is free to the public, so if you like gospel music, come and join in...

The Good Neighbor Blitz committee gave the Ministerial Alliance in Fort Scott an opportunity to serve a family at 1409 Ransom. The work involved rebuilding the front porch of the residence and the fun was working together with those who know how to give back to the community...

During the first year of the Civil War, from April of 1861 to April of 1862, there was in all of the states north and south a good bit of disorganized discontent and confusion. This was understandable, because the United States had never been in such a tumultuous internal conflict that was tearing the country apart. ...

Tracey Alan Hixon, 39, a recent resident of Liberty, Mo., died unexpectedly Monday, March 12, 2012, at St. Luke's Stroke Center in Kansas City, Mo., following a stroke. He was born the son of Rex Alan Hixon and Deborah Roxanne Rushing Hixon at Fayetteville Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, Ark., on Nov. 27, 1972...

Donna Marie Hughes, 49, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 11:22 a.m. Wednesday for domestic battery. She is currently being held with no bond. John Joseph Oberle, 65, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 2:29 p.m. Wednesday on a Bourbon County warrant. He is currently being held with no bond...

Ellen Stienbarger, Fort Scott, is pleased to announce the birth of her son Aiden Daniel Stienbarger on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 4:45 p.m. at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. Aiden weighed 7 pounds, 12.5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Kathy Stienbarger, Fort Scott, and Jim Stienbarger, Butler, Mo...

Micheal and Emma Copenhaver, Sheldon, Mo., and siblings Anjelos, Ethan, Andrew and Lilienne are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Gwenevere Alexandrea Copenhaver on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at 9:57 a.m. at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. Gwenevere weighed 6 pounds, 11.5 ounces...

Johnny and Lori Antone, Fort Scott, and sibling Zoey are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Bella Cate Antone on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at 4:18 p.m. at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. Bella weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Maternal grandmother is Cathy Savage, Fort Scott...

Rev. Royce Gordon Taylor died March 12, 2012. A viewing will be held Friday, March 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jeter & Sons Funeral Home, located at 4830 W. Illinois Ave., Dallas, Texas. A memorial service will follow Saturday, March 17, at 1 p.m. at Cockrell Hill Baptist Church located at 1128 S. ...

Wayne Timothy Linville, 51, resident of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. Funeral arrangements for Wayne Timothy Linville will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

The Mapleton Community free breakfast was enjoyed Sunday, March 11, by 26 people who remembered to change their clocks. Usually, the Mapleton Community free breakfast is held on the second Sunday of the month. Since Easter is the second Sunday in April, the breakfast will be on the third Sunday, April 15, at the Mapleton Methodist Church at 9 a.m...

Local students Mallory Westhoff (left) and Mary Grace Schick served as pages for Rep. Bob Grant (D-Frontenac) on Feb. 20. in Topeka. Grant (far right) said he enjoyed having the students page for him.

State Rep. Caryn Tyson (R-Parker) welcomed local student Jarrett Lyon as page for the day in the Kansas House of Representatives. Lyon's interests include basketball, baseball and government. "I enjoy having students visit the Capital for the day," Tyson said. ...

KaitLynn Sampson, seventh grader at Uniontown, was sponsored by Sen. Bob Marshall as a Senate page on Tuesday, March 13. This was an opportunity for her to see state government in action and observe the Senate during session. Sampson was present for a committee meeting, a tour of the Capitol and performed as a runner for the legislative body and administrative agencies. ...

Registered nurse and certified diabetes educator Alice Helton will facilitate a Diabetes Support Group at 6 p.m. Monday, March 19, in McAuley Room A and B at Mercy Hospital. The public is invited and individuals with diabetes or caregivers are encouraged to attend...

The Airport Advisory Board meeting, originally scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, March 23, at the Airport Terminal building, has been postponed. It will be rescheduled at a later date.

A Fort Scott man was injured following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon just south of Fort Scott. Dale Bollinger, 48, Fort Scott, was hurt when the New Holland farm tractor he was driving westbound on Grand Road south of Fort Scott did not stop at a stop sign and was struck by a 2007 Peterbilt semi tractor driven by Daniel Joseph Knipp, 43, of Louisburg. The accident took place shortly after noon on Kansas Highway 7 northbound at Grand Road, a Kansas Highway Patrol report said...

More than 100 pigeon racing fans converged on Nevada on Saturday to talk pigeons, buy pigeons, sell pigeons, race pigeons and raise money for children stricken with cancer. Pigeon fanciers from at least six states came to the Vernon County Fairgrounds to participate in club auctions and a bird auction that raised $2,798.18 for cancer patients. Each child chosen by the racers will receive $2,500...

Ray Quesada is trying to do what he can to get the sport of disc golf to take off locally and around the region. The avid disc golfer, a member of the Fort Scott Disc Gunner's Disc Golf Club, is making changes at the current 18-hole disc golf course at Gunn Park, and has helped form a Southeast Kansas Disc Golf League to help promote the sport throughout the region...

Seventy-three community members had the opportunity on Thursday to participate in the search for a new superintendent for the USD 234 district to replace Rick Werling following his retirement on June 30. Doug Moeckel, Kansas Association of School Boards associate executive director of leadership, met with eight groups throughout the day yesterday to discuss characteristics the community wishes to see in the next superintendent...

The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a concert at 7 p.m. tonight in the Round Room at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. The concert will feature Fuss and Feathers and a brass combo featuring Rachael Bradberry and Dr. Jerry Hilton...