Stories from Thursday, June 6, 2013

Mary Laurine Cullison, 86, died early Wednesday morning June 5, 2013 in Topeka, Kansas. Local arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

James Nelson Hammer, of Overland Park, Kan., died Wednesday May 29, 2013 at the age of 88. Jim was born April 18, 1925 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of William Earl Hammer and Mary Elizabeth Reynolds Hammer. He graduated from the University of Missouri with two Bachelor of Science degrees in Business and Public Administration and Journalism. ...

Two Fort Scott Community College freshmen have been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I All-American team. Ka'ai Tom was selected to the third team and Aaron Mason as honorable mention. For complete story, see the regular or electronic edition of The Tribune...

A gentle trickle of water flows from an antique spout into a small pond that is the centerpiece of a lush collection of flowers and plants. Homeowner and gardener Rita Emmerson highlights some of the features of her backyard flower garden as the water quietly circulates, providing a serene rhythm to her colorful backyard operation at 1805 S. Holbrook St...

The Lowell Milken Center will bring two accomplished educators to town next week as part of its Milken Fellowship program. Michael Berndt, an elementary teacher in Olathe, and Tracey Newman, a high school teacher in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., are scheduled to arrive Sunday for a week of collaboration with the center...

Former Zambian Ambassador Sheila Siwela made a tour of Fort Scott on Wednesday to establish links in the area with the hope of establishing a mulitcultural center. "The focus is on agriculture and culture. We feel Fort Scott has what it takes to anchor this," Siwela told The Tribune...