Stories from Wednesday, November 5, 2008

100 YEARS AGO (1908) C.F. Louderback, who was drafted into accepting the nomination for the legislature and who was elected over A.M. Keene, Republican, today issued the following: "It appears upon the face of the returns that I have been elected representative from the 21st. ...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Former Mine Creek Battlefield Site administrator Kip Lindberg will be the featured speaker during the Mine Creek Battlefield Foundation's 10th Annual Blue and Gray Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main St...

By Michael Pommier The Fort Scott Tribune The remainder of the 2008 budget was cause for a discussion at Tuesday night's Fort Scott City Commission meeting. Director of Finance Susan Brown presented a 2008 budget update to the commission. Brown stated that the economic situation has effected the city. ...

By Justin Messner The Fort Scott Tribune Following the state and national trends, Bourbon County ended Tuesday night's polls with record high numbers for cast votes. General election numbers reached nearly 70 percent within the county as 4,403 voters appeared at area polls...

By Rayma Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Although Tuesday night's election totals are not yet official, voters brought change to the local area. Due to recent events in the Fort Scott, the race for Bourbon County Sheriff has caused quite a stir with local voters...

By Rayma Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune On Tuesday, more than 600 local students from kindergarten to 12th grade accompanied their parents to the polls to cast votes for their favorite candidates. The students who participated in the general election, were given special youth ballots tailored to fit the student's age. ...

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, America saw a historic first -- the election of its 44th President. The first black President of the U.S. Barack Obama, took out John McCain, in what began as a close race to the white house. Obama appeared on stage after receiving the nation's vote offering a rebuttal to those who previously doubted his campaign...

OLATHE -- Fort Scott Community College's men's basketball team opened its season with a 65-45 win over the MidAmerica Nazarene junior varsity here Monday night. Darrell Blanton made nine of 13 shots from the field for the Greyhounds as he finished with 18 points. Kurklin Bohannon added 13 points and was also Fort Scott's leading rebounderwith seven...

Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team got their season off to a strong start at Arnold Arena Wednesday night, whipping up on a poor-shooting, turnover-prone Ottawa University junior varsity squad in their season opener, 88-57. The Greyhounds were by no means perfect themselves, this being their first official game. But they had a few stretches nearing that, especially at the start of each half...

The day the dreaded letter came saying it was time for my five year colonoscopy test, I thought to myself, how can this be, it seems like only yesterday that I had my last one. Just receiving the appointment stressed me out, I began counting the days until my appointment...

Melanie Elizabeth (Voreiter) Staton, died Monday morning, Nov. 3, 2008 in Pleasanton, Kan. She was born in Vienna, Austria June 9, 1928. She celebrated her 80th birthday this past June with over 50 friends and family attending the party at The Residencies in Pleasanton...

Arrest Reports: Smith, Brittney Lee-Ann, 18, of 802 W 18th #523, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on Monday, Oct. 27, at 8:41 p.m. for disorderly conduct and was released the same day at 10:11 p.m. on a $250 bond. Leftwich, Thomas Omar, 19, of 2108 S Horton, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on Monday, Oct. 27, at 10:11 p.m. for aggravated robbery and is still being held at this time...

Mr. and Mrs. David Michael Graham of Manhattan, Kan., announce the birth of their daughter, Chloe Faye Graham. Chloe was born at 9:44 p.m., on Thursday, October 30, 2008 in Mercy Regional Health Center. She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 20 and 1/2 inches long at birth. This is their first child...