Stories from Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Mr. Calvin Rex Hensley, age 86, of Republic, Mo., passed to his heavenly home on Sunday, March 27, 2011 in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Mo. He was born Nov. 6, 1924 in Gentry, Mo., the son of O.C. and Lena (Davis) Hensley. Rex served his country in the United States Army during World War II...

Margaret L. "Teenie" Brown, 77, of Carthage, passed away on March 25, 2011, at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She was born on April 22, 1933, in El Dorado Springs, Mo. Teenie was the daughter of the late Frederick Franklin Bland and the late Nora Gladys Griffin Bland...

Mackie Thornton, Jr., age 70, a resident of Pittsburg, Kan., died Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. He was born July 27, 1940, in Rockaway Beach, Mp., the son of Mackie Thornton Sr. and Beatrice Gertrude Irwin Thornton...

Mickie E. Brown, 61, of Springfield, Missouri, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at St. John's Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born August 31, 1949 in Fort Scott, Kansas the daughter of Louis Savage and Rachel Maxine Wright Woods. Funeral arrangements for Mickie Brown are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, Fort Scott...

Jordan Mitchell Stewart, 19, of 524 Hill St., Fort Scott, was arrested on March 24 at 7:55 p.m. by the Fort Scott Police Department for fleeing to elude, reckless riving, and driving while revoked and is still being held. Brent Lee Brown, 27, of 1426 S. Ransom, Fort Scott, was arrested on March 25 at 9:55 p.m. by the Fort Scott Police Department for domestic battery and criminal damage to property and is still being held at this time...

Viola Harts, age 91, a resident of Presbyterian Villiage, died Monday, March 28, 2011, at the Mercy Health Center. Services for Viola Harts will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

100 YEARS AGO (1911) Gus Greenfield is building new cement walks around his home at the corner of Third and Crawford streets. There is no small amount of walkway around the house as there is a side entrance and a front entrance to the house. Mr. Greenfield has one of the finest looking residence properties in the city...

To the Editor: It is hard for me to believe how much downtown Fort Scott has deteriorated in the last 50 years. I saw in the 50 years ago in the Tribune when the first Science Club at the junior high was started. I was proud to be the sponsor. We had a science fair with a slide rule contest. The Science Club only lasted a few years. It was decided to do away with the ninth-grade science. I have a few suggestions that might, if they were followed, be able to rejuvenate the downtown area...

An "Introduction to Government Contracting" seminar is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 5. Sign-in is at 12:45 p.m. The seminar will be held at Coffeyville Community College, 600 Roosevelt, Coffeyville. Staff of the Heartland Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Missouri Southern State University will present the seminar...

Representatives from the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) at Pittsburg State University will be in Fort Scott from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 21 for free individual counseling sessions. The sessions will be held in the Greyhound Room of the Administration Building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton...

The greenhouse program Tri-Valley Developmental Services not only provides flowers and produce sold in Fort Scott, but helps agency clients acquire skills. On Saturday, Tri-Valley held its biennial Gardener's Christmas -- offering a variety of plants and silent auction items -- at its service center in the Fort Scott Industrial Park to raise funds for the program. About 300 people attended and Tri-Valley Director of Public Relations and Grants Anna Methvin said $5,553.95 was taken in...

By Michael Pommier The Fort Scott Tribune As the April 5 general election draws near, Fort Scott City Commission candidates are providing insight into their views about the panel. There are four candidates for three open seats. Cindy Bartelsmeyer, Gary Bukowski, Tom Gorman and Jean Parker will face off in next week's election. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday approved a proposal to allow adjunct faculty members at the college to be eligible for tuition scholarships for FSCC courses -- with a modification. The Adjunct Tuition Scholarship Proposal extends a benefit currently available to all full-time teachers and staff at the college, as well as their immediate family members, to adjunct instructors and their immediate family members, including spouses and dependent children. ...

There was a total of 27 runs scored here Monday afternoon as Nevada and Fort Scott faced off in a non-league baseball contest. But the story wasn't so much about either team's offense. Both teams struggled with their pitching, combining to issue 25 walks as Nevada (1-1) prevailed 17-10...