Stories from Tuesday, November 4, 2014

GREAT BEND -- Fort Scott Community College's men's basketball team opened the season with a pair of losses to Division I competition at the Barton Classic here over the weekend. The Greyhounds, the defending Region VI Division II champion, lost to Barton, 97-76, Friday night and Dodge City, 69-43, Saturday night...

WAMEGO -- Fort Scott High junior Cassidy Westhoff improved two places from last season as she finished fifth in Class 4A at the Kansas State Cross Country Championship Meet here Saturday. Westhoff turned in a time of 15 minutes, 31.90 seconds on the four-kilometer course. ...

Uniontown's football team will make its first playoff appearance since the 2009 season tonight when it travels to Udall for a Eight-Man Division I Bi-District Playoff Game. This game will be "The U" versus "The U" and Eagles versus Eagles. It's an odd coincidence that two of the three high schools in Kansas which begin with the letter U meet and both teams have the same mascot. Udall's colors, though, are red and white rather than Uniontown's black and orange...

Two big plays were the main difference as No. 1 Iowa Western defeated Fort Scott Community College, 23-5, in a non-conference football game at Frary Field Saturday afternoon. The Reivers (10-0) were challenged by the Fort Scott defense but two plays allowed them to get some breathing room. ...

Over 200 people attended Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce's 11th Annual Forks & Corks -- A Taste of Fort Scott fundraiser on Saturday night at the Liberty Theater. Lindsay Madison, executive director of the Chamber, said she heard good reviews for the event...

Two separate vehicle accidents in the county Friday night sent two Fort Scott men to the hospital. Emergency personnel responded about 6:30 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle accident which took place near 140th Street and Kansas Highway 39 east of Hiattville...

In an effort to protect the county's computer system, Bourbon County Commissioners reviewed the county's policy regarding electronic equipment usage by employees. Shane Walker, information technology director, presented the policy, which he sent to each department head on Sept. 9, according to County Attorney Terri Johnson...

The Fort Scott Community College Meat Judging Team returned home National Champions around 8 p.m. Monday from Friona, Texas. More on the championship, standings and All-American Teams will appear in Wednesday's Tribune.

Dorotha M. Glidden, 86, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Gladewater, Texas passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at her home in Gladewater. Dorotha was born Oct. 18, 1927, in Blue Mound, Kan., to Clarence Arthur Townsley and Corda Edith Jackson Townsley. She worked as a nurse's aide and was married to LeRoy Earl Glidden until he passed in September 2001...

Marvin "Gene" Dickerson, age 86, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Moran Manor. He was born Aug. 6, 1928, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Archie White Dickerson and Ora Ethel Edgel Dickerson. He worked as a truck driver prior to entering the United States Army. ...

Sandra Lynne "Sandie" Matheny, 61, died at 9:30 pm on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 at her home after a long illness. Sandie was born on June 16, 1953 in Merced, Calif., to Robert and Jacqueline (Beech) Crawford. She grew up in Clarinda, Iowa. Sandie moved to Blue Mound, Kan., in 1996. ...