Stories from Friday, January 25, 2013

100 YEARS AGO (1913) As a result of the increase asked by The Fort Scott Gas and Electric Company in the cost of electricity for lighting the new high school building and operating the machinery that will be installed in it, the members of the board of education are now considering the feasibility of installing a dynamo to run the entire plant, and making power there using the boilers will be used to heat the building, for the development of the power. ...

Carolyn R. Dobbins, age 82, a resident of Fort Scott, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at Guest Home Estates. She was born Nov. 22, 1930, the daughter of Ralph Whiteside and Edna Talbott Whiteside. She graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1947. ...

Tim and Ashley Endicott, and sibling Jewell Endicott, Uniontown, are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother, Jack Mervin Brennan Endicott, at 3:03 a.m. Jan. 24, 2013, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Jack weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces at birth...

Nathan D. Smth, age 51, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Jan. 23 at 5:15 p.m. for aggravated indecent liberties with a child and rape. He is still being held at this time with no bond. Julie Ardel Langdeau, 42, Sioux Falls, S.D., was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on Jan. ...

In January of 1863, before being deployed into the northeast Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), the "Union" Indian Brigade" from Kansas comprised of the first, second and third regiments of Indian Home Guards was stationed at Camp Curtis in northeast Arkansas near the town of Maysville. ...

Don Stephens, cousin to Mary V. Shead of Arcadia, recently sent her an article about "Eating Black-Eyed Peas on New Year's Day-The History." If you grew up in the South, then you can relate. I grew up with this belief, but did not know the real reason. My mother always served black-eyed peas on New Year's Day, and she said it would bring good luck in the new year...

Molly Foster Berry Chapter of National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution met at the First United Methodist at 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18. Donations of "Labels for Education" and "Box Tops for Education" were packaged to be sent to Bacone College...

The Jan. 2 meeting of the Hiattville 4-H Club was called to order by Hannah Fry. The Cloverbuds and younger members led the flag salute. Roll call was answered by your middle name. Sixteen members, two leaders and a cloverbud were present. Lexi and Sadie Marchiono were accepted into the club...

The Fort Scott debate team brought its season to a close by competing in the state tournament in Tonganoxie on Jan. 11-12. The site hosts two different tournaments on the same weekend. The four-speaker tournament is where teams must qualify by coming through regionals, held back in December. The Tigers took care of that by winning their regional to advance to state...

Nearly 80 percent of health care decisions in America are made by women, yet most of those decision are made with someone else in mind. "Women tend to be caregivers for everyone but themselves," said Becky Williams, Mercy Hospital's director of imaging services. "Consider the time women spend caring for the people they love and care about; their children, husbands, parents, grandparents and all the needs surrounding them. Often this leaves little time to tend to their health care needs."...

Tribune Staff Report Honoring local veterans who have lost their lives will be part of this year's "Dancing With Our Stars," set for Feb. 2 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus. Ryan Campbell, Joseph Lister, David "Butch" Hall, Michael Speer, Ricky Bennett, Justin Hueston and Ryan Jackman will be celebrated as local American heroes...

Opinions are mixed, to say the least, on U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's decision Thursday to lift the ban on women serving in combat positions in the U.S. military. Former state senator and retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Bob Marshall said he believes women can play important roles in the defense of the nation, but draws the line at having women serve in the infantry...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High School's wrestlers took both duals at a Southeast Kansas League triangular here Thursday night. The Tigers, ranked No. 4 in Class 4A in the latest Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association poll, defeated Labette County, 66-15, and Independence, 52-27...