Stories from Monday, October 18, 2010

Lindsay Madison, current chairwoman of the board of the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, was officially named interim director by the board at the regular meeting Monday. Madison has been voluntarily directing the efforts of the chamber since the position was vacated in September. She replaces former president and chief executive officer Vicki Pritchett...

Tribune Staff Report The Gordon Parks Museum and Center has announced the winners of the annual Gordon Parks High School Poetry and Essay Contest. The contest, sponsored by the Bourbon County Arts Council, requested entries from students currently in ninth through 12th grades at a Fort Scott Community College regional area school...

Kansas Department of Transportation to hold highway meeting A kick-off meeting of the Advisory Committee for U.S. 69 Corridor Study from Fort Scott to Arma is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 at Citizens Bank, 200 S. Main St., Fort Scott. It is expected to last about 90 minutes, ending around 3 p.m...

Two Missouri residents were killed early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle accident in Bourbon County. Derek Lane Kirkham, 28, of Nevada, Mo., and Jason Gardner, 27, of Richards, Mo., were found dead in 2005 Infinity Sunday. The vehicle was found upside down, partially submerged in a creek just off Indian Road, according to Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Jeff Scott...

The final night of Fort Scott Middle School intramural football for the 2010 season included the annual all-star games for the seventh and eighth graders after they were combined on teams the rest of the season. In the seventh-grade game, the Maroon defeated the Gray, 22-14. The Black defeated the Blue, 6-0, in the eighth-grade game...

Fort Scott High School's freshmen football football team defeated Colgan's frosh, 28-14, Monday night in a game at Frary Field which was held up three times, then shortened by lightning. The game began 36 minutes late, then was delayed an extra 15 minutes at halftime. The third quarter was shortened after a third delay...

RICHMOND -- Uniontown's volleyball team found the going tough at the Central Heights Invitational here Saturday. The Eagles won only two of their five matches, although two losses were to Class 4A schools. "This is always a tough tournament for us," Uniontown head coach Jackie Hall said. "The competition in this tourney is tough to say the least...

GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team bounced back from a first-match loss to Anderson County to beat the host Bulldogs in the finals of the Anderson County Tournament here Saturday. "The girls played very well all day," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. ...

MAIZE -- Fort Scott High School's doubles team of senior Kalia Dancy and freshman Courtney Crain finished their season with a victory in a consolation match at the Kansas Class 4A State Tennis Tournament here Friday on the courts at Maize South High School...

Fort Scott Community College scored the most points and gained the most yards in any game under head coach Jeff Sims as the Greyhounds smashed last-place Dodge City, 71-19, at Frary Field in Jayhawk Conference play Saturday afternoon. This was the highest point total since the Greyhounds outscored Highland 72-39 on Sept. 1, 2001. Fort Scott also had 658 total yards that day, which was the highest on record until Saturday...

Visitors to Fort Scott National Historic Site make a big impact on the local economy, according to a recent study. "I was very amazed. ... I wouldn't have imagined the impact was that great," Friends of the Fort Scott National Historic Site President Reed Hartford said...