Stories from Wednesday, February 20, 2008

First-round pairings have been announced for each of the five wrestlers from Tribune Area schools who have qualified for the respective State tournaments this weekend. Four members of Fort Scott High School's team -- Justin Sharp, Denzell Davis, Michael Durossette and Blake Nelson -- will be competing in the Class 4A State Tournament at Salina while Jayhawk-Linn's Alan Johnson will be at the Class 3-2-1A State Tournament at Hays...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's boys rallied from a 17-9 first-quarter deficit to defeat Pomona-West Franklin, 61-55, at the West Bourbon Elementary School gymnasium Tuesday night. Eagle girls were not as fortunate, competing well early before falling to West Franklin, 53-40...

When parents purchase an instrument for their son or daughter to play, hoping that it is worth the expense that they have incurred, they may not realize the true benefits that learning to play that instrument provides. According to Children's Music Workshop, www.childrensmusicworkshop.com, there are many benefits for students who receive a musical education...

KHP Police report Sheriff's report...

Ronald Dean Lowe, age 68, of Bonsall, California, formerly of Prescott, Kansas, died February 13, 2008. He was born near Prescott, Kansas the son of Robert E. and Thelma Cheever Lowe. He graduated from Prescott High School in 1958 and received a bachelor's in Business Science from Pittsburg State University. ...

Call it cabin fever, winter blues, or holiday let -- down--the effect is the same. Some people will experience fatigue, apathy, and irritability during the winter months. There is a medical term to describe those feelings -- Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD...

Members of the Fort Scott Community College forensics team attended the Kansas Wesleyan University and John Brown University Third Annual Border Wars Swing Forensics Tournament Feb. 1-3. The difference between a swing forensics tournament and a typical forensics contest is that a swing tournament is two separate tournaments hosted by two schools on the same campus on the same weekend...

100 YEARS AGO (1908) Resolution: You are hereby notified that J.M. Thompson has been appointed garbage collector subject to the provisions of Ordinance No. 1020, of the City of Fort Scott, and the following scale of prices: 1 Private residences--5 cents per week...

Numerous teenagers carried their skateboards out of the city commission meeting room at Tuesday's commission meeting. It's an unusual sight to see young people with skateboards showing up at a commission meeting. But at this meeting, they assembled in an effort to show their support for a new skate park in Fort Scott...

On Friday, two individuals stepped up to assist Mercy Health Center in raising awareness of heart disease and the importance of early screening to avoid potentially fatal cardiac events. February, being National Heart Month, presents an opportunity for Mercy to call attention to one of the screening options available to help people and their physicians learn more about their heart health and determine what course of action, if any, should be taken to prevent a cardiac event...

Next week, the soup will be on in Fort Scott, and it's all for a good cause. The 21st Annual Beacon soup line, a local fundraiser sponsored by area churches and the Fort Scott PRIDE organization, is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Scottish Rite Temple, 110 S. Main St...