Stories from Saturday, July 12, 2014

Third District Commissioner Harold Coleman was absent. Johnson had a few questions about the contract. She said it does not state whether Vahrenberg will be in attendance of meetings to facilitate meetings and community forums regarding the project, and whether there would be a charge for such service...

Two new faces will be a part of the City of Uniontown personnel. At the monthly meeting Tuesday, the council swore in a new treasurer, accepted the resignation of a newly hired maintenance worker and started the process to replace the worker. Christine Middleton was sworn in as treasurer to replace Larry Neville...

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of three stories profiling U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins' visit to Fort Scott. Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins spent a sizeable part of her day in Fort Scott recently, visiting with business owners and managers, speaking to the Rotary club, and touring a local industry...

Daryl Adams and Jeff Tinsley, Fort Scott Community College Maintenance Department employees, move items from the FSCC Cosmetology Department located at 7 S. National Avenue to the campus on Friday. Cosmetology instructors Margo Davis and Angela Stroud boxed up items, while the maintenance department moved equipment. ...

A tentative agreement was reached Friday morning between teachers and the USD 234 School District regarding teacher contract negotiations. "We finally agreed... on virtually every aspect," USD 234 Superintendent Bob Beckham told The Tribune Friday afternoon...

Cimarron River, representing Liberal, was dominant against Fort Scott in the first round of the Kansas Cal Ripken Baseball 10-and- Under State Tournament at Don Hewett Field, beating the host team 23-1. The Rattlers had 17 hits and their pitchers held Fort Scott without a hit. ...