Stories from Thursday, January 26, 2012

Editor's Note: Tara Solomon, K-State Research and Extension family and consumer sciences and 4-H extension agent, has given The Tribune permission to reprint some portions of her blog to share her experiences with readers. She is currently on a Rotary Study Exchange in India. Following are comments from this past week's travels...

As we enter into the final year of the current Farm Bill legislation, farms can now be enrolled into the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) or the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office. The enrollment period started on Jan. 23, and will conclude on June 1...

Before the hustle and bustle of the spring calving season, now is a good time to put together the supplies and equipment that will be needed and to prepare yourself and your facilities. Producers should always have the following supplies handy: disposable obstetrical sleeves, non-irritant antiseptic, lubricant, obstetrical chains, two obstetrical handles, mechanical calf pullers and injectable antibiotics...

Lisa Hull and Mario De Loera, Fort Scott, and siblings Abigail and Nathan are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Michael Tomas De Loera on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at 8:17 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Michael weighed 9 pounds...

Noreen Ann Burrus, 46, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday on a Bourbon County warrant for worthless checks. She is still being held on a cash-only bond of $882.02. Amanda Dawn Brown, 25, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department at 4:06 p.m. Tuesday on a Bourbon County warrant for theft. She is still being held at this time with no bond...

On Jan 29, Leonard and Betty White will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. She is the former Betty Smith. The couple was married in 1942 by the Rev. Geisler at the Redfield Methodist parsonage. Joe and Judy White are their son and daughter-in-law. ...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) Mrs. Mary Robens, wife of the late W.P. Robens, died this afternoon at the home, 518 S. Holbrook St., after a two months' illness of asthma of the heart. She is survived by one son, Walter Robens, traveling salesman for the Omaha Crockery Co. ...

Representatives from the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Pittsburg State University will be in Fort Scott from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, Feb. 9, for free individual counseling sessions. Sessions will be held in the Greyhound Room of the administration building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton...

Rebecca Sutterby's customers like her cakes. They really, really like her cakes, so much so that WeddingWire, the nation's leading nuptials marketplace, has announced Sutterby has been selected as one of WeddingWire's Bride's Choice Award winners. The annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism in the wedding industry. ...

A 17-year-old suspect in a stabbing death that took place last year pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday morning in Bourbon County District Court. The male juvenile, charged with the May 21 killing of 23-year-old James C. Enloe, entered his plea before District Judge Mark Ward. Ward accepted the plea and ordered that pre-dispositional and pre-sentence investigation reports be completed before sentencing, which is scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. Monday, March 26...

COFFEYVILLE -- Coffeyville swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader from Fort Scott Community College here Wednesday night. Coffeyville's women gave head coach Emily Washburn her 200th career victory as they defeated Fort Scott 66-58. Red Raven men, ranked second in the nation in NJCAA Division I, exploded to a 21-2 lead on their way to a 117-59 whitewash of a short-handed Greyhound team...

Although the first Dancing with Our Stars was a fun, light-hearted affair, dancers were raising funds for serious causes -- local charities. This year's occasion, "Dancing with Our Stars: Hollywood Edition," will be no different. The opening act will feature the Fort Scott High School cheer team performing two short dances, "Jailhouse Rock," by Elvis Presley and "We Go Together," from the movie "Grease."...