Stories from Thursday, August 29, 2013

Spectators are sure to catch some interesting sights when participants saddle up for the 27th annual Ranch Rodeo Saturday night at the Rodeo Arena west of Uniontown. The Uniontown Saddle Club will host the event, which will be part of Uniontown's 108th annual Old Settlers Picnic this weekend. The event is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Rodeo Arena west of Uniontown on K-3...

The handsome young man caught her eye, but really, she didn't think she had a chance, and she probably never could have imagined that 80 years later, they would celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary together. Carolyn and Ormonde Beltz met when they were children living in Sugar Creek, Mo. more than eight decades ago...

Fort Scott National Historic Site staff, members of Friends of the Fort and Fort visitors wait for the moment to begin ringing bells Wednesday to recognize the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech. The bell ringing was held at 2 p.m. when similar events were being held across the country...

Editor's note: This is the third of a four-part interview with Fort Scott USD 234 Schools Superintendent Diane Gross on her first year in office and a look ahead for the school system. Part three looks at the process needed to overcome looming challenges. Part four will follow with the district's strengths...

Charles Arthur "Chuck" Manyo, age 60, formerly of Uniontown more recently of Cherryvale, Kan., died Tuesday Aug. 27, 2013, at the Robert J. Dole V.A. Hospital in Wichita, Kan. Services for Chuck Manyo are pending and will be announced by Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main...

Donald Floyd Salsbury, age 65, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at his home in Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 26, 1947, in Mauston, Wis., the son of Floyd Glenn Arthur Salsbury and Gretchen L. Johnson Salsbury. Don graduated from the Fort Scott High School in 1965 and had attended Pittsburg State University. ...

Those who attended Tuesday's public forum to discuss the possibility of expanding the partnership with Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University were given an assignment. Attendees worked in groups at their tables to answer five questions. Their answers were collected and will be the basis for a decision on the future of FSCC and PSU's relationship, according to Jackie Vietti, retired Butler Community College president, who is serving as the mediator for the two institutions...

The first of two public forums to discuss a possible expanded partnership between Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University took place Tuesday at the Danny and Willa Ellis Fine Arts Center on the FSCC campus. Unlike other public forums, this was a controlled setting in which attendees were assigned seating. Each group was asked to discuss and answer five questions provided to them, then make a report at the end of the forum...

Having a few of last year's returning players back in their natural positions on the court along with improved passing and setting should help Fort Scott High School's volleyball team improve on a 10-24 record from last season. Head coach Carol Bingesser said after practice Wednesday evening that having senior Ericah Shoemaker back on the left side and classmate Maddi Allen on the right side should help the Tigers...