Stories from Thursday, February 23, 2012

Believe it or not, daylight savings time begins again in just a couple of weeks -- on Sunday, March 11. This winter has been uncommonly mild with many pleasantly warm days clear through, but the additional daylight hour in the evening will still be quite welcome. Not a morning person by nature, I much prefer the additional daylight time at the end of the day. And, oh yes, this is also a sign that spring is imminent -- another welcome occurrence!...

K-State Research and Extension in the Southwind District is proud to present our 2012 Speakers Bureau as a service to the community. We offer presentations on a wide variety to topics and hope there is at least one that may suit your needs. Our speakers are district extension agents who have agreed to give presentations to elementary and secondary schools, parent-teacher, civic and professional organizations and community groups. ...

Tribune Staff Report Local resident Barbara Doherty Woodward recently announced the opening of her new real estate company -- MeadowLark Realty. MeadowLark is a full-service agency, handling residential, commercial and agricultural listings. Woodward, a Fort Scott native, works with sellers who want to list their property as well as buyers who want one agent to help them find the right property...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) C.F. Miller has taken the Bourbon County agency for the famous Ford automobiles. It has long been conceded that vehicle dealers would ultimately be the logical agents for the handling of automobiles, but Mr. Miller has referred from handling autos heretofore until the various machines were standardized, and until good cars could be sold at a price within the reach of the great majority of people. ...

Ivan Edward Brillhart, 90, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital emergency room in Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 10, 1922, in Mapleton, Kan., the son of Delphus S. "Delph" Brillhart and Maude Cook Brillhart...

Jenny and Justin Allphin, Fort Scott, and sibling Austin are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Katelyn Brooke Allphin on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at 3:01 a.m. at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Katelyn weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces...

Kati Jo and Matthew Karleskint, Ames, Iowa, and daughter Alli are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter and sister Lilli Madelyn Karleskint on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at 4:41 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Joyce and Gene Todd, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Gena and Jack Karleskint, Fort Scott. Paternal great-grandmother is Buena Karleskint, Fort Scott. Paternal great-grandfather is Jim McNeley, Fort Scott...

Daniel James Mashek, 18, Pittsburg, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant on Tuesday at 1:10 p.m. He is still being held with no bond. Natasha Kay Reed, 33, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on a Bourbon County warrant on Tuesday at 7:12 p.m. She is still being held with no bond...

Bricks taken from the old bathhouse at the municipal pool were salvaged and will be used in an entryway for the new aquatic center, set to open this summer. On sale at the city water department at City Hall, 123 S. Main, the bricks cost $45, Assistant City Manager Susan Brown said. The price covers 13 characters per line and up to three lines per brick...

Across Kansas on March 10, Republicans will make their choice for presidential nominee known. Party members in Bourbon and Linn County will join the fray with a caucus at the Linn County 4-H Barn in Mound City. Check-in starts at 9 a.m. and voting at 10 a.m. Doors close at 1 p.m...

Members of the Fort Scott Skatepark Committee said they are thrilled that work has started on the long-awaited recreational facility. Watching crews and trucks work at the skatepark site Wednesday, Committee Co-Convenor Nate Lyons, an avid skateboarder himself, said it's a nice feeling to finally see the venue start to become a reality after nearly four years of planning...

Sometimes it just feels right to do something good for people other than yourself. At least that's what Fort Scott Community College linebacker coach Matt Glades said his father always taught him growing up. And now as a coach, he instills the same wisdom in his football players...

Fort Scott Community College's women were looking to get a key victory for purposes of Region VI Tournament seeding Wednesday night when Neosho County came to Arnold Arena for a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division contest. Instead, despite their effort to rally, they dropped a 55-46 decision to the Panthers that puts them two games out of the No. 7 seed in the win column...

Neosho County rattled Fort Scott Community College's men with a couple of dunks to start the game and that may have been enough to disrupt the Greyhounds' game plan as the visiting Panthers went on to a 96-72 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena Wednesday night...

USD 234 will hold preschool screenings for children up to age 5 on March 2. Children may have vision, hearing, speech/ communication, motor skills, socialization skills and general development screened. The purpose of the screenings is to locate and identify children with possible developmental delays who may need special education preschool and/or related services...