Stories from Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Margaret Jane Clark, age 85, a resident of rural Fort Scott, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born July 14, 1928, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Fred Anderson and Lola Harvey Anderson. Margaret married Donald E. ...

During the Monday meeting of the USD 234 Board of Education, the board unanimously approved allowing community members to serve as mentors to USD 234 students. The program is facilitated by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Bourbon County. "I think we have a lot of kids that really need an adult mentor or an older student to come in and just spend some time and be supportive, talk about what's going on in school with them and encourage them," USD 234 Superintendent Diane Gross told the Tribune after the meeting. ...

The water improvement project starting in Uniontown in 2014 will bring potential jobs to the town, as part of the Community Development Block Grant program that is funding the project. "The 'Opportunity for Work' notice in the paper and posted outside of City Hall will inform residents in the area of the potential employment opportunity," Laura Moore, Southeast Kansas Regional Planning and Development consultant said. ...

The Uniontown High School senior class presented a Veterans Day tribute Tuesday morning at the school gym. When their names were called, veterans were escorted by a cheerleader to a seat of honor, facing the audience. The UHS choir sang the "Cloth of Glory" and the "Star Spangled Banner," followed by Service Songs Set performed by the UHS band, during which veterans stood when the theme song of their branch of service was played. ...

Rules changes in college basketball this season regarding hand checking have already had their effect at the NCAA level. Tuesday night at Arnold Arena, the effect trickled down to the junior-college level as 55 fouls were called resulting on 78 free-throw attempts during a long night of basketball which ended with Allen's 87-71 win over Fort Scott Community College in a non-conference game between former division foes...

Fort Scott Community College's women rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat former division foe Allen, 68-64, in a non-conference game at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. The victory lifted the Greyhounds' record to 2-1 and broke a 21-game losing streak against NCAA Division I schools. The Division II 'Hounds last beat a D-I team on Feb. 1, 2012, when they won at Labette, 73-70...