Stories from Wednesday, June 12, 2013

A Fort Scott woman was injured and taken to a local hospital following a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon. According to Fort Scott police, Ashley Ball of Fort Scott was hurt when the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix she was driving south on U.S. Highway 69 near 19th Street and Shepherd Team Auto Plaza was struck by a 2006 Dodge Charger driven by Rosemary Harris, also of Fort Scott. The crash took place just before 1 p.m. Tuesday...

Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., has selected its contractors and has now released anticipated start dates for construction of the Flanagan South Pipeline Project. The project is an approximately 600-mile, 36-inch diameter new interstate crude oil petroleum pipeline, beginning in Pontiac, Ill., and terminating in Cushing, Okla...

According to officials from Westar Energy, a power outage that lasted for a little more than 2.5 hours in some areas Monday night into Tuesday morning was caused by a snake in the equipment. The snake affected two circuits, including some areas of Fort Scott...

Anyone with a big appetite or a hankering for hot dogs is invited to the annual Riverfront picnic and hot dog contest from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on June 29 at the future location of the Riverfront Park on North National Avenue. See complete story in the regular or electronic edition of The Tribune...

Bourbon County homeowners who were affected by the April 7 hailstorm and were low-income and uninsured or underinsured will soon be receiving help from the Bourbon County Long Term Recovery Committee, Emergency Manager Terri Coop said Tuesday. The committee, a non-denominational cooperative relief effort, has selected its first case managers and those persons will begin looking at their first cases today. ...

Sherry Louise Post passed away peacefully in the embrace of God's mercy on June 5, 2013. Rev. Matthew Hamilton will conduct a celebration of life at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at the Mapleton Christian Church with a community luncheon to follow. She will be privately interred in the Mapleton Cemetery beside her father later in the day. ...

Kevin R. Wilson, age 50, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died early Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Funeral arrangements for Kevin Wilson will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.