Stories from Wednesday, July 6, 2011

The Kansas Sheriffs Association is pleased to announce the 2011 Scholarship winners. Jordyn Gray of Bourbon County will receive one of eight $1,000 scholarships being awarded. Her KSA sponsor is her father, Ron Gray. The KSA will also provide one Sheriff Matt Samuels $2,000 scholarship. This scholarship started in 2005, the year Samuels was killed in the line of duty...

Gabrielle and Dustin Beisley, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Taylor Mae Beisley on Monday, July 4, 2011, at 1:15 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Taylor weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Rachel and James Bradbury...

Beth and Jeff Arnold, Fort Scott, are pleased to announce the birth of their son Trey James Arnold on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at 6:27 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Trey weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Jane Ann and Jim Sarwinski, Columbus, Kan...

Jamie and Jeff Johnson, Nevada, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Cade James Johnson on Saturday, July 2, 2011, at 10:22 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Cade weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Tonya and Don Clements, Cabot, Ark. Paternal grandparents are Judy and Ken Loorner, Nevada, Mo...

Lara and Aaron Allen, Butler, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Drake Jackson Allen on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at 5:24 p.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. Drake weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Belva and Jim Gerke, Gravois Mills, Mo...

Meg and Dustin Wheeler of Cherokee, Kan., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Corbin Austin Wheeler on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at 12:37 p.m. at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg. Corbin weighed 8 pounds, 11.8 ounces and was 20.75 inches long...

Emily Meek and Blake Kutina, Nevada, Mo., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Ryker Lee Kutina on Friday, June 17, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, Mo. Ryker weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches in length...

Kieu and Garth Herrmann, Wichita, Kan., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Ty Nguyen Herrmann on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 7:15 p.m. at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Ty weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces and was 18.5 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Nhien and Gue Nguyen, Wichita. Paternal grandparents are Jo and Gary Herrmann, Girard, formerly of Fort Scott...

Donna Marie Linn, 49, resident of Uniontown, Kan., died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. She was born April 26, 1962, in Garnett, Kan., the daughter of Bob and Francis Wingate Hunsperger. Donna most recently worked as a cook for Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. ...

Trent William Goodell, 42, 407 S. Broadway, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on June 30 at 10:32 p.m. for DUI and released on July 1 at 2:18 a.m. on a $1,000 bond. Ashlee Marie Hartford, 20, 601 1/2 Osbun, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Departmnet on July 1 at 4:04 a.m. for theft and criminal damage to property and is still being held...

Sunday, July 3, was a fine day for those attending Arcadia Christian Church where Sam Truesdell and Ryan Clark from the armed forces were in attendance. Birthday offering was given by Jenny Dugan and an anniversary offering was given to honor Mick and Jody Bryant...

"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." Romans 15:7 (NIV) I believe that this is one of the most important passages of scripture that any person needs to understand. It is one that is easy to agree with but very difficult to live. If we are honest with ourselves we all have preconceived notions about the people we live with, work with, and worship with...

To the Editor: I would like to personally thank all of the people who helped in making the 2011 Relay for Life a success. Thanks to the teams who participated in all of the events leading up to Relay from the Fall Festival at Lavetta Simmons' home to 100 Days Out, Bark for Life, the Survivor Dinner and the Chamber of Commerce Coffee...

The city of Fort Scott will be meeting with officials from the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services (SRS) at noon Wednesday in the City Commission meeting room. The meeting will be held to discuss the possible relocation of the SRS office...

Representatives from the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Pittsburg State University will be in Fort Scott from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, July 28, 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. Contact KSBDC at PSU at (620) 235-4921 for future dates and times...

A local medical claims adjudication and call center operation officially opened and became operational Tuesday with nearly 20 employees. Several Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce members, city officials, company executives and staff and others attended a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the chamber Tuesday afternoon for The EPOCH Group, a subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City...

Executives from EPOCH Group, the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce and local dignitaries gathered at the new Fort Scott office of EPOCH Group on Tuesday for the firm's official ribbon cutting ceremony. (Jason E. Silvers/Tribune)

Thirty years ago, Susan Foster, Margaret Humphrey and Jill Gorman started what has turned into a citywide Fourth of July tradition -- the Burke Street Parade. Foster visited her brother in Memphis, Tenn., and when she got back suggested the procession idea to Humphrey. Participants and spectators alike dress in red, white and blue and people march, dance, carry flags, decorate their dogs, bicycles or cars for the occasion...

Fort Scott Post No. 25 never really got anything going as they dropped two games to Wellsville Post No. 194 Tuesday night at Ty Cullor Field. Post 25 head coach Cody Kramer said the team has suffered "two tough losses" as they head to the close of the regular season. Dropping two games 4-2 and 13-1, Kramer said the team never shown the desire to win...

Fort Scott Community College head football coach Jeff Sims has resigned his position at FSCC in order to accept a position as head of recruiting at the University of Indiana, a news release said. Coach Curtis Horton, currently the offensive coordinator, will become the new head football coach...