Stories from Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Over the Veteran's Day weekend, Lou and Betty Dehn were in Branson, Mo., enjoying activities including Tony Orlando's Veteran's Day Tribute. For 30 years, Orlando has been working with the troops, raising money and entertaining the troops. This November showing was the l7th annual tribute to the service men. The Dehns were also inspired by the Orlando Christmas Show. They recommend seeing Debbie Boone and the Gatlin Brothers now showing at the Mansion Theater in Branson...

Fort Scott High School drama, music, and art departments will present the musical "White Christmas" this Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 p.m. The cast of 35 students and musicians has been rehearsing for the past seven weeks to prepare for this play that features 17 Irving Berlin songs. ...

GOMEZ -- Cherokee Gomez and Vicente Gomez, Fort Scott; and siblings Alize, Zaida and Hilario, are proud to announce the birth of their son and brother, Xander Vicente Gomez. Xander was born at 9:20 a.m., Nov. 15, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

Johnny Ray "John" Jones, 47, of Uniontown, Kan., died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. He was born Oct. 22, 1963 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Lee Charles and Opal Ilene (Ballou) Jones. Survivors include a brother, Charles Jones of Uniontown, Kan.; a sister, Carol Adamson of Fort Scott, Kan.; two nephews, Joshua Adamson, and Jesse Jones; one niece, Ashley Adamson and numerous cousins...

Jean Marie Townsend, age 71, resident of Bronson, Kan., died Saturday, Nov. 13, at her home. She was born Sept. 3, 1939, in Bell Gardens, Calif., the daughter of James Wasner and Henrietta Louise Trusdale Wasner. She married Raymond Thomas on May 21, 1957. They later divorced...

Neil Jason Killian, 37, 1012 Spruce, Bronson, was arrested on Nov. 10, 2010 at 6:26 p.m. by Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a warrant and was released to Shawnee County on Nov. 13. Chance David West, 21, Drexel, Mo., was arrested by the Bourbon County Sherrif's Office on Nov. 10, 2010 at 1:21 p.m. on a Bourbon County warrant and is still being held at this time...

Submitted to the Tribune The expiration date for filing applications for Emergency Disaster (EM) loans by farmers and ranchers in Bourbon County is Dec. 13, according to Robert E. White, farm loan manager, for the Farm Service Agency (FSA). White advised that those needing farm credit as a result of excessive rain Sept. 1-Dec. 31, 2009 and who think they are eligible for FSA assistance, should make their applications at the FSA County Office, 207 S. Summit, Girard before the expiration date...

Presbyterian Village will host a special holiday "Tour of the Trees" night Nov. 30. The village will feature a display of multiple Christmas trees, which can be found throughout the building, each trimmed and decorated with a different theme. Light appetizers and holiday beverages will be served on the lower level while visitors socialize and take guided tours of the independent and assisted living apartments and pathways throughout the building. ...

Local residents and neighborhoods will once again have a chance this holiday season to participate in the annual Light Up Fort Scott decoration contest sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce. Participants are encouraged to bring out the best in decorating their homes in a traditional, patriotic or religious theme in the spirit of the Christmas holiday season...

The city of Fort Scott would like to remind local residents that it is against city ordinance to rake, blow, mow, or move grass, grass clippings and leaves into any city street or alley, a news release said. This will eventually lead to the blocking of the city's storm drainage system, according to a statement released by the city...

Local law enforcement agencies will be increasing their presence during the Thanksgiving holiday. The Kansas Highway Patrol, Fort Scott Police Department and Bronson Police Department, along with 140 other police agencies across the state, will be participating in the Kansas Thanksgiving Traffic Enforcement Campaign from Monday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 28...

More than 50 Kansas teachers -- including some in Fort Scott -- were recently notified that their classroom projects had been funded by U.S. Cellular's "Calling All Teachers" campaign. For a second year, the wireless carrier partnered with philanthropic website DonorsChoose.org to fund $1 million in creative and impactful classroom projects submitted by public school teachers, a news release said...

Eight members of Fort Scott Community College's football team have received All-Jay-hawk Conference honors. The only First Team honoree was sophomore punter Chase Tenpenney, who was second in the conference with an average of 38.8 yards per kick. Sophomore wide receiver Malcom Moulton and freshman guard Ryan Kincaid were named to the Second Team. ...

Fort Scott Community College's basketball team has played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. And Wednesday night at Arnold Arena, one of the nation's top-10 teams, according to the NJCAA's pre-season poll, got a taste of the potential the Greyhounds have despite being winless...