Stories from Saturday, October 19, 2013

Loyd Alton Ivey, Jr., age 60, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at Fort Scott Manor. He was born May 24, 1953, in Silome Springs, Ark., the son of Loyd Alton Ivey, Sr. and Barbara Davis Ivey. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1971. ...

A Fort Scott man received a sentence of more than 20 years in federal prison on drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced in a news release Thursday. The release said Jonathan Brumback, 43, of Fort Scott, was sentenced to 250 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $27,000 in proceeds from the crime. ...

Kansas author E.E. Burke was in Fort Scott Friday evening for a book signing at Lyons Twin Mansions, bed breakfast hotel, and spa. Burke had recently spent time in Fort Scott working on a novel titled "Her Bodyguard." Burke has spent time as a guest at the hotel off and on for the past five years. Hotel owner Pat Lyons was delighted to have Burke as a guest...

The county will bear part of the expense of making repairs to the entrance of the Garland Fire Department, but only up to $1,000. The decision was made Friday when Connie May and Kevin Howard of the Garland Fire Department Board reported to the Bourbon County Commission that the board is willing to pay for half of the work, up to $1,000...

Jason E. Silvers/Tribune photo A plush Tigger doll sporting a Fort Scott Tiger baseball cap and sitting atop an old three-wheeled bicycle greets visitors to this home of Fort Scott Tiger fans located at 836 S. Main St. The Fort Scott Tigers played Anderson County Friday. See Page 7...

Around this time next year Abu Lamin will be competing at the highest level college football has to offer: the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Lamin, a redshirt freshman playing for Fort Scott Community College, committed to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks and legendary college football coach Steve Spurrier during the summer...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High School senior Katren Rienbolt accomplished the rare feat of winning the Southeast Kansas League cross country championship three years in a row as she finished on top of the field here Thursday afternoon. Although many individuals have won in consecutive years, Rienboldt became just the third person in the history of the league meet to win an individual crown more than twice. ...

GARNETT -- Fort Scott High won its 10th consecutive game in district play here Friday night as the Tigers rolled by winless Anderson County, 48-6, in Class 4A District 6 play. In the other game of the opening weekend of district play, Chanute had a similarly easy time beating Iola, 38-7, in what could be the last football game the long-time rivals ever play against each other...