Stories from Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Redfield Ruritan Club met Jan. 10 in the Redfield United Methodist Church Annex with nine members and two visitors present. Before the meal, "Skeet" George led the club in singing "America" and Roy Johnson gave the table grace. Those providing the meal were thanked with applause from the members...

01/07/2013--06:17:10 --714 Short St 311 Medical assist, assist EMS 01/07/2013--11:11:42 --402 Lowman St 311 Medical assist, assist EMS 01/07/2013 --11:17:00 --2500 5 Main St 321 EMS call, excluding vehicle 01/07/2013 --11:31:00 --2500 5 Main St 311 Medical assist, assist EMS...

Mark S. Wade-- 1/7/2013 -- Speeding 30 in a 20 in a school zone--$151.50 Whitney Lyn Wratchford--1/7/2013--Parking prohibited in specific places--$40.00 Christopher L. Colvin--1/3/2013--Dog Running at Large--$150.00 --Vicious Dog--$150.00 --No City Dog Tag--$20.00...

Joshua Jay Brazeal, 26, Pleasanton, was arrested at 1:14 p.m. Monday by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office for parole violation and is still being held at this time.

A public memorial service for Wanda Louise Carter, age 60, resident of Bronson, Kan., will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 26 at Shelter No. 7 at Gunn Park. She died early Friday morning, Jan. 11, 2013, at her home. Memorials are suggested to Mercy Hospital Foundation, with an emphasis on transportation, and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan., 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com...

Charlotte Marie Cameron, 75, of Fort Scott, died Sunday evening, Jan. 13, 2013, at the Guest Home Estates. She was born Jan. 5, 1938, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Charles Arthur and Ruby Marie (Duncan) Fairbanks. She married Don Clark in 1953, and he later preceded her in death. She later married Charles Earl Cameron and he preceded her in death in 2010...

On a recent Sunday, Mary V. Shead had the opportunity to visit with Donna Douglas at Community Christian Church in Fort Scott. Donna is the niece of Molly Lee of Hume, Mo. Molly Lee was a roommate of Mary Virginia at Mercy Hospital many years ago when they both were having gallbladder surgery...

Fort Scott High School 2012-2013 First Semester All "A" Honor Roll 11 Savage, Kenna Fort Scott High School 2012-2013 First Semester 3.50-3.99 Honor Roll...

100 YEARS AGO (1913) Some time ago agitation was started for street signs. It was led by one of the most respected merchants on Main Street who is in a position to help this good cause a great deal. He offered to do most anything to get the city to take an interest in his idea, but they paid not the slightest attention to him. ...

The Mercy Hospital Auxiliary logs countless volunteer hours, not only to contribute to the care of patients, but the equipment and services the hospital provides. Auxilians oversee the gift shop, deliver flowers to patient rooms and handle mail and newspaper deliveries daily, "which is quite a chore when you consider we have nearly 400 co-workers in Fort Scott," hospital spokeswoman Tina Rockhold said...

GIRARD -- SEK-CAP and the Southeast Kansas Regional Homeless Providers Network is gearing up to conduct a comprehensive count of all people in the region who are experiencing homelessness. This effort is part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-mandated national Point in time Count, an attempt to identify exactly how many Americans are without housing, and will take place Jan. 23-30...

The Fort Scott City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 22 at City Hall. The date in Tuesday's edition was incorrect. The Tribune regrets the error.

The Farm Service Agency recently announced the availability of emergency loans to farmers in Bourbon County. According to a news release, farmers in Bourbon County who suffered crop or livestock losses due to a continuing drought that began Nov. 15, 2012, may now apply for FSA emergency loans...

UNIONTOWN -- On Friday, a Shawnee County District court three-judge panel ruled that funding of Kansas schools is unconstitutionally low. Attorney General Derek Schmidt has filed an appeal to that decision with the Kansas Supreme Court. On Tuesday, USD 235 Superintendent Randy Rockhold discussed what it would mean to his district if the decision is upheld...

Plans are potentially in place to save the General Public Transportation program, which is looking for funding to help meet a local match for a grant the service receives and keep its wheels turning. A local group working to find solutions met Tuesday morning at City Hall for a fact-finding session and discussion about the service, which is operated by Bourbon County Senior Citizens Inc. ...

Fort Scott High School seniors Chase Howser and Roger Rodriguez have been selected to play in the Kansas Soccer Coaches Association All-Star Game, which will be held this summer. The date and location were not available on the KSCA website at publication...

PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's girls broke a five-game losing streak here Tuesday afternoon as the fourth-seeded Eagles defeated Humboldt, 53-40, in the first round of the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament. "We came out with purpose in the first quarter," Uniontown head coach Dustin Miller said. "Our third-quarter performance was a letdown, but the girls finished strong and came out with a much-needed victory."...