Stories from Wednesday, June 9, 2010

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Fifty Kansas 4-H members will share in $37,150 in scholarships for the coming school year, a Kansas 4-H spokesperson said. The scholarship program is funded by the Kansas 4-H Foundation. Recipients were honored at the 4-H Emerald Circle Banquet, held June 3 in Manhattan, which the foundation sponsors...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Both teams from Newton High School finished first and second at the Kansas State Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition at the Kansas Speedway May 13. The team of Ian Clark and Ernest Sharp, with Cory Unruh as their instructor, won the title as the best student auto technicians in Kansas and continued on to the 2010 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills national finals in Dearborn, Mich...

Jim Comstock, 65, of Fort Scott, died early Tuesday morning, June 8, 2010 at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

INDEPENDENCE -- Twenty-five years ago this week, several hundred incoming high school seniors assembled on the campus of the University of Kansas for the annual American Legion Boys State of Kansas and they elected a tall, deep-voiced kid from Independence High School as their governor...

After "falling in love" with Fort Scott the Stray Kat Kustom Car Club will be filling downtown Fort Scott with one-of-a-kind cars on Saturday, the fourth consecutive year the club will hold a show here. Stray Kat Kustoms founder Mickey Bryan said the car show targets smaller towns because, like the cars they drive, the towns could always use a little revitalizing. He added, the club brings the drivers in to see the sights and shop the local stores...

A local quilting organization and local elementary students work together on a history project. The Fort Scott Presbyterian Village Busy Bee quilting guild participated in a project for the state of Kansas while partnering with the Fort Scott National Historic Site and Eugene Ware Elementary School fourth grade students. ...

More Americans are becoming victims of identity theft and a new federal initiative is designed to help to combat the crime. The United States Senate recently passed a resolution declaring June as National Internet Safety Month in order to increase awareness of the need for online safety, especially among children and teens. LifeLock, an American identity theft protection company, is educating consumers about potential online identity theft threats...

The Fort Scott Community College Athletic Department hosted the annual Greyhound Golf Classic on June 4 at the Fort Scott Country Club with 14 participating teams. The proceeds from the event benefit Fort Scott Community College athletic scholarships...

Riders in annual coast-to-coast bicycle race expected through Fort Scott next week

The Fort Scott Tribune now has its own Facebook page. Created by Tribune Staff Reporter Michael Pommier, the Tribune's Facebook page is another way to see what's going on in Fort Scott and the surrounding area. Links to stories on the Tribune's website and color versions of photos printed in the newspaper can also be seen on the Facebook site. The Facebook page can also be used to provide short updates and previews into the following morning's edition...