Stories from Thursday, August 27, 2009

Kansas State University's Department of Animal Sciences and Industry hosted the first-ever Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes event on August 22-23 in Weber Hall. Participants from Bourbon County were Seth Bartlett, Cole and Drew George, Reed Gleason, Tanner Howard and Katelyn Vincent, representing the Barnstormers, Hiattville and Uniontown 4-H Clubs...

Erin Barbara Murphy, age 76, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. She was born March 22, 1933, in Norfolk, Neb., the daughter of Cecil E. Murphy and Harriett E. Walters Murphy. Erin graduated from the Fort Scott High School in 1951...

NEUENSWANDER -- Ben and Sarah Ann (Myers) Neuenswander, and big sister Kinsey Ann, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Andrew Thomas Neuenswander. Andrew was born on July 2, 2009 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches in length at birth...

The Bourbon County Arts Council will conduct its 22nd Annual Garagarama fundraiser and silent auction on Saturday, Sept. 12, in the 4-H Building at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. The nonprofit Bourbon County Arts Council presents arts programming in area schools; participates in the annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity by sponsoring the creativity contest; co-sponsors the annual Echoes of the Trail event; and presents the annual Fine Arts Exhibit. ...

WASHINGTON -- United States Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., criticized the latest White House budget deficit projections Wednesday which now estimates the nation's publicly held debt will increase by more than $9 trillion, more than double, over the next ten years...

Tribune Staff report Two area musical groups will perform Friday as part of the weekly Friday night concert series sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Division. Local residents Norman and Laura Nation, along with two of their daughters, will sing during the show, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. ...

Monday marked the end of the Car Allowance Rebate System, or "Cash for Clunkers" program, which proved to be a success in Fort Scott. "The CARS program has been a wild success. It has not only helped tens of thousands of consumers purchase new more fuel efficient vehicles, but has provided an economic boost to the car dealers, the auto manufacturers, the people who provide consumer loans and scrap yards," according to www.cars.gov, the program's Web site...

Rather than just have varsity players play against junior varsity players, Fort Scott High School's soccer team scrimmaged a team of alumni at Ellis Field Thursday evening. The unofficial score had the Tigers beating the alumni 6-3. Senior Chris McAllister scored four goals, senior Kholton Dwyer had one and junior Max McAllister had one...

"There's no place like home, there's no place like home" -- Dorothy, the Wizard of Oz. That statement resonates with a few Fort Scott Community College football players this year. Local football fans will notice some familiar names on the Greyhound roster...

After coming off one of the best years in Fort Scott Community College football history, it is time to get "All Aboard" for a new season of college football. Saturday at 1 p.m. at Frary Field, the Greyhounds open the 2009 football campaign, playing host to the Kilgore (Texas)...