Stories from Wednesday, December 5, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Undismayed by the big fire which entirely destroyed his large barn and all its contents, consisting of about 40 tons of hay, 800 bushels of corn, much other grain and practically all his agricultural implements, Dr. Reed of Mapleton is having lumber hauled to the scene of the fire at this time and will begin rebuilding just as soon as possible...

Winter is coming soon; I can see the carolers now. I remember hanging the stockings while listening to the song, "Deck the Halls." Well, let's start from Christmas Eve ... "Mom, I got the lights. I didn't know if you wanted green, red or white, so I got them all, but they are a little tangled," I said as I tried to pry the lights apart...

Moses Lee Burton, 32, Fort Scott, was booked into the Bourbon County jail and was sentenced to 48 hours. He is still being held at this time. Jeffrey Rey Jones, 44, Fort Scott, was arrested at 12:37 p.m. Monday by the Fort Scott Police Department for driving while suspended. He was released at 6:48 p.m. the same day for time served...

Jeff and Rachel Pommier, and sibling Grace Pommier, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Leah Marie Pommier, at 1:19 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces at birth...

Brent and Danielle Cavin, Fort Scott, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ginnyfer Sue Cavin, at 4:57 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. Maternal grandparents are Leon and Rhonda Bowles, Fort Scott. Maternal great-grandparents are Janet and Jerald Jones, El Dorado Springs, Mo., Leon and Frances Bowles, Fort Scott, and John and Edith Koger, El Dorado Springs, Mo...

Beverly "B. Ann" Coyan, 86, of Fort Scott, died Thursday evening, Nov. 29, 2012, at the Guest Home Estates. She was born Oct. 30, 1926, in Lawrence, Kan., the daughter of Harry Dowden and Eva (Greene) Brown. She married Robert L. "Bob" Coyan Oct. 21, 1947, in Coffeyville...

Funeral services for Jerry Coonrod, 83, Lawrence, will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at First United Methodist Church, Lawrence. Burial will be in Fort Scott National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. He died Dec. 1 at his home in Lawrence. Jerry was born March 3, 1929, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of John and Hattie (Dearing) Coonrod...

Drew Jackson, 11/26/2012, No Seat Belt, $10.00 Leah J. Wood, 11/26/2012, No Seat Belt, $10.00 William Franklin, 11/26/2012, No Seat Belt, $10.00 Melissa L. Hays-Mitchell, 11/26/2012, Dog Running at Large, $150.00 Darwin E. Enloe, 11/27/2012, Driving While Suspended, $271.50...

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Stringer hosted Thanksgiving dinner for their daughter and granddaughter, Rhonda Marliss Allen and their son, Jim Stringer, Rogers, Ark. Jerry and Sue Mildfelt hosted Thanksgiving dinner for their daughter and grandson, Leanne Burris Tyler and Kevin, all of Parsons, their son and family, Tom, Sandy and Hunter Mildfelt, Sandy's dad, Irwin, all of Erie and Sue's mom, Buena Karleskint...

Seventy-two people gathered at Larry and Vickie Shead's farm to participate in the Thanksgiving holidays. Relatives, friends, friends of friends and college students began arriving on Wednesday, with many staying until Saturday or Sunday. Thursday morning, a number of the guests helped in bringing in the Shead's winter supply of wood, while others moved furniture and set up tables in preparation for the dinner. ...

Each year, the National FFA organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the group through their desire to develop their potential for leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of people for years of academic and professional excellence. Two of those are from Uniontown -- Bethany Ericson and Katelyn Vincent, representing the Uniontown FFA chapter...

The Fort Scott Rotary Club recently completed its 10th year participating in the third-grade dictionary distribution project. Rotarian Ken Lyon, the club's project officer, said 214 personalized dictionaries were presented to all third- grade students and their teachers in the five Bourbon County schools...

Every day, patients across the country rely on blood and platelets donated through the American Red Cross. While the need is ongoing, the supply isn't -- especially around the holidays, when regular donors travel and spend time with family and friends and may forget to schedule an appointment, a news release said...

"Riding bucking horses bareback is sure better than catching chickens." Having done both, one of only two Kansas cowboys qualified for the National Finals Rodeo, Dec. 6-15, in Las Vegas, Nev., has no hesitance in his preference. "I grew up on a chicken farm in Dover, Ark., and started working there when I was quite young. I started catching chickens when I was 14, because it paid a little better, but I never really did care for the job," Jared Keylon of Uniontown said...

Reenactments centering on 1862 and the First Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment will be highlighted during the 31st annual Candlelight Tour at Fort Scott National Historic Site Friday and Saturday. Visitors will also have a chance to view volunteers -- in period dress -- tripping the light fantastic to reels, waltzes and Victorian dances from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Grand Hall...

Whether it be a quiet Sunday drive or the daily commute to work, it's easy to take the road under your wheels -- and what it takes to keep it driveable -- for granted. About 12 years ago, Bourbon County Commissioners found a way to produce some of their own materials to maintain part of the estimated 1,000 miles of roads in Bourbon County, and in turn, saved taxpayers a bundle of cash...

A longtime Tribune staffer was honored for her nearly half-century of service to the newspaper during Tuesday's Fort Scott City Commission meeting. Nell Dikeman, 85, who recently completed her 49th year as a reporter and columnist for the Tribune, was recognized with a certificate and key to the city presented by Mayor Jim Adams at the start of the commission's brief meeting at City Hall. ...

Ernest Hawkins has been posthumously inducted into the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame as one of the members of the Class of 2013. Professor Hawkins was the principal and a teacher at the Plaza Elementary School in Fort Scott. ...