Stories from Saturday, November 3, 2012

George Arthur Trout, 84, of Liberal, Mo., passed away, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 7, 1927, in Girard, Kan., the son of George Fred and Pearl Edna (Watson) Trout. He attended school in Girard and graduated from the Girard High School with the class of 1945, he then went on to PSU where he received an electrician's degree...

Anthony Joseph "AJ" Elmer and Megan Ann Peterson announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Megan is the daughter of Dallas and Connie Peterson of Mound City, Kan., and granddaughter of Gene and Patricia Davis of Fort Scott. She is a 2006 graduate of Fort Scott High School and 2008 graduate of Fort Scott Community College. She currently works at UMB Bank, Fort Scott...

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Davis will observe their 60th wedding anniversary with a family celebration on Saturday, Nov. 10. Gene and Patricia (Edgar) were married on Nov. 10, 1952, at Huntsville, Ark., at the Methodist Church by the Rev. Luther Wilson. The couple have four children, Gary Davis and wife Linda, and Linda DeMott and husband Gary, all of Fort Scott; Connie Peterson and husband Dallas, of Mound City; and Carol Graham and husband John, of Newark, Del. ...

By Laurie Sisk Herald- Tribune FORT SCOTT -- Bourbon County Commissioners have accepted a bid of $74,140 from R&R Equipment Inc., 1815 S. National Ave., for purchase of a New Holland backhoe/loader and expect delivery of the equipment in about a month. The bid includes a $12,000 trade-in on old equipment and will be financed by UMB. Commissioners gave the item the go-ahead during regular meeting, Friday...

Herald-Tribune Bourbon County Commissioner made decisions on two more fence viewings during Friday's regular meeting. Commissioners voted unanimously that both parties should share the cost of a fence constructed for adjoining property owned by the city of Fort Scott and Jeannie Comstock...

By Jason E. Silvers Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. --Whether it was laying bricks, hammering nails, or even running a skid loader, Fort Scott Middle School eighth graders got a chance to try their hands at several aspects of the construction industry Friday at Fort Scott Community College...

FORT SCOTT -- With just a seven-woman roster for the time being, Fort Scott Community College rookie women's head coach Katie Reihmann is going to need her freshmen to step up and contribute alongside her returning sophomores. Reihmann got that Friday night in the Greyhounds' season-opening 48-40 victory over Southwestern Community College of Iowa at the Gladbach Classic at Arnold Arena. ...