Stories from Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Christopher John Allen, age 48, of Jasper, Ind., passed away at 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at home. Chris was born in Eureka, Kan., on Feb. 19, 1970 to J.L. and Sadie (Howard) Allen. He married Melissa Bass on May 24, 1997 at the First Christian Church in Pittsburg, Kan...

PITTSBURG — The East squad survived a second-half rally by the West here Saturday night and prevailed in the annual Kansas Shrine Bowl by a score of 21-14 at Pittsburg State’s Carnie Smith Stadium. Fort Scott High 2018 graduate Andrew Callahan played on the line for the East squad, which scored touchdowns on each of its three possessions in the first half. In February, Callahan signed a letter of intent to play at Butler Community College this season...

One of the top bareback bronc riders in the Nation lives quietly among us. A check of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) media guide reveals that Jared Keylon has won or was co-champion at an astonishing 70 pro rodeos during his 12-year career. The veteran PRCA cowboy plans to compete in the three eastern Kansas rodeos at Mound City, Coffeyville and Eureka Aug. 10-18...

WICHITA — Defending champion Independence, a/k/a “Last Chance U”, was picked to win the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football championship again in a vote of coaches revealed here on Friday. Fort Scott, which finished tied for fifth in Kale Pick’s first season at the helm last year (2-5 KJCCC, 4-6 overall), was chosen to bring up the rear of the eight-team circuit...

The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes hosted Seaman High School students Natalie Brodine and Jeremy Wells Saturday for the first viewing of their award-winning unsung hero project panel “Dr. Eugene Lazowski: The Weapon of Intelligence.” The project was facilitated by LMC Fellow and history teacher Susan Sittenauer...

During a meeting that moved swiftly Monday night, Fort Scott Community College trustees heard concerns from an insurance broker with which the college has previously dealt, set 2018-19 meeting dates and made appointments for the upcoming school year...

Candidates and members of the audience settle in for the Candidate Forum held Tuesday night at the Fort Scott High School. The forum was held in advice of the Primary Election, which will be Tuesday. A report from the forum will appear in the Saturday edition of The Tribune...