Stories from Thursday, March 8, 2012

Osaga Historical Society is hosting a ham and bean dinner from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. March 18 at the Fulton Community Center. Everyone is invited. A free-will donation will be accepted.

Greetings from Fort Scott City Hall. Each month I'm going to update you on the economic state of Fort Scott. I would like to begin my first column with a broad overview of the economic assets and challenges that Fort Scott faces. Among our assets, citizens of Fort Scott can count many strong local companies that are committed to doing business here. ...

As announced a few weeks back, USDA/Farm Service Agency will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup beginning on March 12 and ending on April 6. This will be the 43rd enrollment period for CRP since the program was implemented in 1986, and will be a general sign up (for whole fields, etc.) as compared to the continuous sign up that targets sensitive areas like stream and field borders, sod waterways, etc...

Many Americans believe the answer to the question of where our food comes from is the grocery store. This not only disturbs me, but it should also disturb you too. The grocery store isn't where food comes from -- it's just from where it's distributed...

100 YEARS AGO (1912) We don't hurt a bit! That is what all of our patients say. We do the best dental work at the most reasonable prices. -- New York Painless Dentists, Nelson Building, Fort Scott; Duck Building, Iola; Sleeper Building, Iola. Bell phone in all offices...

To the Editor: I was very pleased with all the positive responses I received from the letter describing HB 2763 the Kansas Economic Freedom Act of 2014 (Fair Tax model) you recently published. And I have more good news to relate. We have the real opportunity to get this passed in the House this session...

Teaching young people to use newspapers and keep up on current events is vital not only to their personal development, but also to the successful growth of their community as a whole. All too often, young people -- and older folks alike -- are wrapped up in a world of facades and false realities. ...

There will be no classes for students at Winfield Scott or Eugene Ware elementary schools on Friday due to a teacher planning day. Students at Fort Scott Middle and Fort Scott High School will have classes, USD 234 Superintendent Rick Werling announced...

Hope Chapel Assembly of God in Moran will be hosting a Men's Prayer Breakfast at 9 a.m. March 10 featuring guest speaker Joe Jackson. Men and boys age 12 and up are invited. Jackson will also be speaking at Hope Chapel Assembly of God Sunday morning service at 10:30 a.m. All are invited to this service...

An arraignment and possible plea for Kimberly Cannon has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. March 28 before Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward. This follows an appearance before the judge on Wednesday where Cannon's attorney, Mark Eric Fern of Pittsburg, requested the proceeding be reset. Fern has another client whose court dates overlapped with Cannon's...

Hoping the success of Bid It! Bourbon County will rub off, the city will auction off a variety of kitchen equipment from Woodland Hills Golf Course starting this coming week. The restaurant and kitchen at the golf course have been closed since the city purchased the links last year. ...

Fort Scottians are saddling up for the 31st annual Fort Scott Community College Spring Rodeo that takes place this weekend inside Arnold Arena. Those involved with the three-day event expect it to bring more than 1,500 people to the city. Rodeo athletes at FSCC compete in 10 rodeos during the eight-month season. Only one of those contests is at home...

HUTCHINSON -- Hutchinson's women, ranked second in NJCAA Division I, held a 20-2 lead after eight minutes here Tuesday night and went on to an 85-43 victory in the first round of the Region VI Tournament. The Blue Dragons (30-0) led 43-9 at halftime and had the lead up to 47-9 a little over three minutes into the second half...

LIBERAL, Kan. -- Seward County took control early with a 15-2 opening run and went on to defeat Fort Scott Community College, 77-45, in the first round of the Region VI Tournament here Wednesday night. The Greyhounds end the season at 2-29, the most losses in a single season in the history of the program, even though they had played better after the roster shrunk to five players at the end of January...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's softball team was picked to finish in third place in the Southeast Kansas League while the baseball team was tabbed fourth in a pre-season coaches poll released at a media conference held here Monday. The Tiger softball team received one first-place vote and six top-three votes, according to the poll conducted by KSEK-FM. Coaches could not vote for their own teams...

Six members of the Fort Scott High School wrestling team were named to the All-Southeast Kansas League team this week. Two members earned First Team status. Sophomore Jacob Durossette was named as the 132-pound wrestler while senior Dane Cummings was chosen for the 195-pound spot...

Fort Scott National Historic Site will be the site of a symposium and quilt exhibit at the 3rd biennial "Voices from the Quilts" Festival, March 23-25 from 9 a.m.--4 p.m. Historically, quilting and needle craft provided a creative outlet and form of expression for women who often did not have a voice. Much can be learned from the study of the craft which enjoys renewed popularity today...

Roxanne Marie Cox, 56, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott, Kan. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, March 12, at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan. Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m., Sunday at the Chapel...

Four Fort Scott Community College students were recently honored in Topeka for their academic accomplishments and named to the 2012 All-Kansas Academic Team. The All-Kansas team is sponsored by the official international academic honor society for two-year colleges, Phi Theta Kappa, the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees and the Kansas Council of Community College Presidents. ...

Transporting viewers back to the time of the infancy of the Civil Rights movement, Fort Scott students inhabited the characters of Florence Kelley, Elizabeth Ann Holland, wife of John Howard Griffin, and Grace Lorch as part of Kansas History Day. These performances by Madyson McColm, Fort Scott High School, Lauren Stark and Mary Fischer, both from Christian Learning Center, were just a few of the presentations at district competition Saturday in preparation for the state, and possibly national, contests.. ...