Stories from Tuesday, October 9, 2007

The Fort Scott Police Department has hired two new officers to replace a couple of officers who recently left the department. Adrian Doherty and Skyler Christians are the newest members of the department. Doherty was hired last month, Christians in July...

UNIONTOWN -- U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback returned to his home state for a rare visit on Monday. Brownback, a Republican senator from Kansas who is gunning for the Republican nomination in next year's presidential election, visited Uniontown to view a watershed dam that was built through efforts he spearheaded, including legislation he pushed through the U.S. Senate this year...

Arab Americans deserve same respect as all Americans To the Editor, What do Ralph Nader, Steve Jobs, Tiny Tim, Casey Kasem, and Sen. John Sununu all have in common? They are all Americans of Arab ancestry. They are on an impressive list of people which also includes Rep. Ray LaHood, Nelson Bible Institute founder Sam Moore, Entertainer Salma Hayek, and author Mona Simpson...

Kansas Area Agencies on Aging Now is the time to register for the 1st Annual Caregiving Conference hosted by Kansas Area Agencies on Aging Association! This year's conference, 'Caregiving Across the Ages,' will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Overland Park, Kansas, Oct. ...

School closings Winfield Scott Elementary, 316 W. 10th, and Eugene Ware Elementary, 900 E. 3rd, will not hold classes on Friday, Oct. 12. The elementary teachers will take part in a teacher planning day, Friday. Fort Scott High School, 1005 S. Main, and Fort Scott Middle School, 1105 E...

Fort Scott's FFA qualified for national competition in Oklahoma City Oct. 4 by winning the state FFA Land Judging contest in Burlington. The team of Cody Meech, Brooke Combs, Sabrina Minor and Levi Tweedy took top honors out of approximately 68 teams while another Fort Scott team of Jared Snyder, Holly Schnichels, Elizabeth Meech and Denver Mitchell took run-ner up honors out of the same 68...

Fort Scott High's junior varsity football team drubbed Independence, 286, at Frary Field Monday night. Mitchell Stoughton rushed for a firstquarter touchdown to give the Tigers the initial lead from 69 yards out and caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Aaron Judy. The first was a 32yard play in the second quarter and the other was a 66yard connection in the third...

100 YEARS AGO (1907) Once upon a time The Tribune leveled its finger, metaphorically speaking, at the meanest man in town. Now it is believed that the most foolish woman on the townsite has been located. More definite location than to establish her residence in Fort Scott will not be given, but her claim to being the personification of weakness, etc. ...

Discover the aftermath of the second largest Cavalry Battle of the entire Civil War by taking a walking moonlight tour of Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site on Saturday evening, Oct. 13. Tours will be star every 10 minutes from 67: 30 p. ...