Stories from Tuesday, September 25, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) The quickest divorce that has ever been pulled off in this county was granted last night by Judge Cannon. The applicant, a young man, was present and said his wife had deserted him and that he wanted a divorce upon that ground. It was granted in less than three minutes after the man was put on the stand...

To the Editor: I recently received an email which I wish to share with everyone. With the presidential election less than two months away, now is an appropriate time for our citizens to give some careful thought to their selection. The entire course of America's future may depend on it...

Linda Darlene Roberts, 53, passed away on Sept. 1, 2012, at Heritage Healthcare in Chanute, Kan. She was born to James Roberts and Waneda (Blake) Roberts on July 24, 1959, in Sedona, Ariz. Linda spent most of her childhood in Fort Scott, Kan., and graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1977. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, James Duane and Ronald Keith Roberts...

Shavonne and Donald Jamison, Iola, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Jayla Lanae Jamison, at 10:02 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. Jayla weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20 inches in length at birth...

The September Starlite F.C.E. meeting was held at 2 p.m. Sept. 20, in the Yeager Building on the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. The meeting was called to order by President Doris Ericson, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the Club Collect. Fourteen members were present with one guest...

Submitted to the Tribune This past weekend, the Fort Scott Community College forensics team kicked off its season competing at the 16-team Southwest Baptist University Invitational Tournament. The Greyhounds performed well, finishing as the top scoring junior college in speech events and finishing just nine points away from third place University of Oklahoma overall...

Charles Dean Large, 42, Fort Scott, was arrested at 2:37 a.m. Saturday by the Fort Scott Police Department for DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving while suspended, and was released at 8:15 a.m. Monday for nothing filed. Scott Alan Kaziska, 24, Fort Scott, was arrested at 6:37 p.m. Friday by the Fort Scott Police Department for domestic battery and criminal damage to property and is still being held at this time...

Submitted to the Tribune The Terry Quiett Band, hailing from Wichita, will headline the "Blues and BBQ" event at the ninth annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity this Oct. 5-6. Blues and BBQ will be held on Friday, Oct. 5, at the Liberty Theatre in downtown Fort Scott. ...

This week's Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by the Pioneer Harvest Fiesta and held at 8 a.m. Thursday at the 4-H Building on the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. Members can make an announcement about their business, organization or community event by donating $1 toward "Dollars for Dolly."...

Submitted to the Tribune With days remaining, final preparations are under way for the second Mercy Day 5K Fun Walk/Run and Marathon. Event organizers are polishing up details in anticipation for another successful race on Saturday, Sept. 29, beginning at 7 a.m. at Mercy's east parking lot...

Tiffany Forester's eyes welled with tears as the USD 234 Board approved her resignation during a special board meeting on Friday. Forester, the USD 234 business manager, has decided to leave her post at the district to take the job as board treasurer at Northeast USD 246, Arma...

About 86 people from various countries will hear their names called for the first time as U.S. citizens during a special ceremony Friday at Fort Scott National Historic Site. The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas will conduct the public ceremony, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday on the site's parade grounds...

A recent decision by the Fort Scott City Commission to lease land to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to allow hunting on city-owned property near Lake Fort Scott may soon put the city of Fort Scott and Bourbon County at odds. Residents have begun appearing before the panel requesting the county make the city responsible for building fences to keep hunters off their privately owned land...

CHERRYVALE -- Uniontown's volleyball team managed just a 2-2 record at the Cherryvale Tournament here Saturday. But head coach Jackie Hall said that the team was looking for tough competition and that's what it got. "We had a rough day," Hall said. "But we certainly saw some good competition that tested us and we did need that."...

LAWRENCE -- Fort Scott High School junior Katren Rienbolt finished fifth at Rim Rock Farm north of here Saturday morning as she was one of 211 runners to compete in the Blue Varsity division of the University of Kansas Invitational. Rienbolt turned in a time of 15 minutes, 38.65 seconds over four kilometers on what will likely be the toughest course she sees this season. ...

IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College volleyball, ranked No. 17 in NJCAA Division II, managed just a 2-2 record at the Allen Tournament here over the weekend. The Greyhounds (15-4) dropped their first match on Friday to Neosho County in five sets, 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13. Ashley Bell had 18 kills for Fort Scott while Ali Cure had 13. Taylyn Schwartz handed out 56 assists. Kate Smith came up with 25 digs and Haylee Toothman had 21...

Just to show how meaningless statistics can be, consider the following: So naturally, the Greyhounds won Saturday. Special teams and defense accounted for 20 unanswered Fort Scott points in a 34-14 victory over Dodge City. The Conquistadors (0-4 KJCCC, 0-5 overall) lost their seventh straight game going back to last season despite compiling nearly 500 yards in total offense. They outgained the Greyhounds (2-2, 2-3) 268-71 in the second half. But they couldn't overcome their own mistakes...

Uniontown's golf team finished in third place in its first 18-hole tournament of the season at Woodland Hills Golf Course Monday afternoon. Eureka won the Uniontown Invitational team title with a four-woman total of 425 followed by Fredonia at 449 and Uniontown at 457...

The other day I was watching TV and they were televising the memorial service for Neil Armstrong. It was such a lovely memorial service, but one of the parts I liked best was when the lady played the piano and sang the song "Fly Me To The Moon." Her piano playing and also her singing were simply beautiful...