Stories from Saturday, March 4, 2017

Visiting Coffeyville swept Fort Scott Community College by scores of 13-6 and 15-7 in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division opener for both teams Thursday at Lions Field. The Red Ravens (2-0 division, 10-6 overall) belted out 16 hits in the opener and 13 in the second game...

Fort Scott Community College's softball team split a non-conference doubleheader at State Fair, Mo., on Wednesday and swept North Arkansas at home Friday afternoon. The Greyhounds (8-9) will face Maple Woods, Mo., this afternoon at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex with the non-conference twinbill starting at 1 p.m. The will open Jayhawk Conference-Division II play Monday against Labette at Parsons...

Brown Mackie's dominance of a nearly nine-minute stretch of Wednesday night's regular-season finale at Arnold Arena was enough for the visiting Lions to win the game and a tie-breaker over Fort Scott Community College's men, forcing the Greyhounds (13-17) to go on the road for today's first-round Region VI-Division II Tournament game at Kansas City Kansas...

This is the second of a two-part series. During the Legislative Update Coffee held Saturday, Feb. 25, Mercy Fort Scott Hospital President Reta Baker talked to legislators about the importance of expanding KanCare to small rural hospitals. District 2 Rep. Adam Lusker said Kansas hospitals have missed out on federal money because the state did not expand Medicaid under the Health Care Reform Act...

Mercy Hospital Fort Scott officials issued the following press release Thursday: Today's health care environment is changing rapidly, and hospitals in rural areas are especially challenged by utilization trends, payment reductions from insurers and government payers, and rising operational costs. In response to these factors, Mercy in Fort Scott continues to evaluate opportunities to improve how we operate and reduce expenses while preserving quality, safety and service...

Storm sirens blared throughout Bourbon County as a portion of the county was under tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for several hours late Tuesday night and early Wednesday. The area was hit with gusty winds, rain and hail at different points during a storm system that moved in Tuesday night...

Jason E. Silvers/Tribune photo A competitor is focused with rope in hand as she prepares for a calf-tying event Friday morning in Arnold Arena on the Fort Scott Community College campus. The 36th annual Spring College Rodeo at FSCC continues at 8 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. today, with final rounds at 1 p.m. Sunday...

A celebration of life service will be held for Robert A. Ball Sr., 1949-2016, at the Humboldt First Baptist Church, 118 N. 7th, Humboldt, Kan., on March 25 at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to celebrate with us.

SPRING HILL -- Just when it looked as though Fort Scott High's girls had gotten themselves back into the game, top-seeded Paola went on a 12-0 run to take control in the third quarter and went on to a 46-25 win in a Spring Hill Class 4A-Division I Sub-State Tournament semifinal here Friday night...

SPRING HILL -- Seconds into the fourth quarter here Thursday night, Fort Scott High's boys trailed top-seeded Class 4A-Division I Sub-State Tournament host Spring Hill by 8 points. About 6 1/2 minutes later, the Tigers held an 8-point lead during a furious fourth quarter in which the teams combined for 54 points -- Fort Scott scored 32 after posting just 24 in the first three -- and held on to upset the Broncos, 56-52, breaking a five-game losing streak in the process...