Stories from Thursday, February 12, 2009

By Jason E. Silvers Fort Scott Tribune The local business community will come together soon for an evening of fun, food and recognition. The 58th Annual Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Celebration, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Liberty Theatre, 113 S. Main St., will feature a dinner, an awards ceremony and a silent and live auction for a variety of donated prizes...

By Justin Messner The Fort Scott Tribune Two prematurely born twins continue to fight against the odds side by side despite being more than 150 miles apart and financial, health and transportation problems faced by their family members. Lance Haley, Jr. ...

By Michael Pommier The Fort Scott Tribune As the economy continues to decline, insurance companies are on the lookout for fraud. In a press release, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger said the Kansas Insurance Department's Anti-Fraud division is expecting a busy year reviewing potential cases because of activities related to the national economic downturn...

The Fort Scott Tribune Three years to the day after a Pittsburg house fire killed two Pittsburg State University Alumni, the man responsible for the blaze was handed a sentence of no less than 40 years in prison by a Crawford County judge. Andrew Morris, Pittsburg, stood before Crawford County District Court Judge Donald Noland Wednesday facing three felony charges including two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune UNIONTOWN -- The eagle has been a symbol for many groups, organizations and individuals across the nation for several years. For the last 75 years, the bird has been used as a symbol and mascot for Uniontown High School athletic teams. While Feb. 19 is the official date that will mark the 75th year that UHS teams started using the eagle as a symbol, district officials have planned a special ceremony celebrating the anniversary two days earlier...

The Fort Scott Community College women's basketball team will be participating in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Pink Zone event on Saturday when the Greyhounds host Neosho County at 2 p.m. in Arnold Arena. According to the WBCA mission statement, "The WBCA Pink Zone initiative is a global, unified effort for the WBCA nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond."...