Stories from Thursday, September 13, 2012

Matthew Adam Levine, 23, Fort Scott, was arrested at 11:54 p.m. Tuesday by the Fort Scott Police Department for DUI and was released at 4:42 a.m. Wednesday on a $1,500 bond.

LaHanna Noel Large and Johnathan Wayne Ripple, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Kaytlynne Noel Ripple, at 10:23 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Kaytlynne weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce at birth...

Velva Burche, age 86, of Moran, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at Moran Manor in Moran, Kan. She was born on Dec. 22, 1925, in rural Uniontown, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at the Moran Christian Church, Moran, with burial to follow in the Moran Cemetery. The family will be present to greet friends at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Moran on Sunday evening from 5 p.m.-7 p.m...

The Northwest Scott 4-H Club held their monthly meeting Sept. 10. Kole Wagner was accepted as a new member of the club and we welcome him. The nomination of officers for the 4-H year October 2012 through September 2013 was the agenda of the meeting. ...

Submitted to the Tribune The Aug. 8 meeting of the Uniontown 4-H club was conducted by the parents of 4-H members. Darrel George called the meeting to order for president Drew George. Cole George led the flag salute and Chase Gleason led the 4-H pledge...

Storms in this area come and go. Some come and go very quickly and with a vengeance -- like the one last Friday. It is kind of spooky to drive around town in the total darkness: No street lights; no lights in businesses; no house lights. I did not hear of any casualties from the storm, but there were plenty of lost frozen items, a bunch of trees and limbs down and some damage to roofs and structures from falling trees and wind...

While attending the Bressner Pasture Field Day last week, Dale Kirkham of the Kansas Rural Center spoke about ways to reduce soil erosion in pastureland. This article was adapted from the proceedings and used with Kirkham's permission. Pastures are primarily managed for abundant forage production and good livestock performance. But other benefits from properly managed pastures include clean runoff water, habitat for wildlife, carbon sequestration and scenic views...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The Frisco Railroad has contracted with Glen Campbell, owner of the old Hornaday ranch northeast of the city, to pasture sheep in transit from the South to the Kansas City market. Contracts have been let for a spur accommodating immense sheep pens for unloading and reloading near the Cement Works spur north of town. ...

The Fort Scott Community College fine arts department will host "Magic Beyond Belief" featuring international, award-winning magician Jay Temaat at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus, 2108 S. Horton...

The Kansas Human Rights Commission has announced that Fort Scott area native Robert G. Lay has been recognized by the International Association of Human Rights Agencies and the National Association of Human Rights Workers at their conferences in New Orleans...

The hot topic today is the cost of health care, but from the 1840s through the Civil War, quality was the concern. Several factors affected the health and well-being of soldiers and Fort Scott residents in the mid-19th century and on Sept. 15, visitors to Fort Scott National Historic Site will be presented with several examples...

The new McDonald's at 2224 S. Main St. has moved from its old location -- a total distance of about four feet to the north, owner Mark McCoy joked. But the minor move is just one of many changes customers can expect as the new and improved restaurant opens its doors today after closing in July to construct the new eatery...

Vickie Leatherman got a little more than she bargained for during a Wednesday trip to Fort Scott. The Andover, Kan., resident was one of 43 people on the Air Capital Active People overnight group tour from Wichita that came through town yesterday to ride the trolley tour, visit the Fort Scott National Historic Site and Gordon Parks Center for Culture and Diversity, shop and take in other sights...

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball stayed put at No. 16 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Volleyball Poll released Wednesday afternoon. While the Greyhounds didn't move up or down in the poll, two other Jayhawk Conference teams made moves...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High's tennis team finished second at the Independence Invitational here Tuesday with the No. 2 doubles team of Courtney Crain and Kenna Savage winning their pool. Independence finished with 14 points while Fort Scott had 12. Labette County and Neodesha each had 8 points while Parsons failed to score...