Stories from Saturday, September 28, 2013

Students at Fort Scott High School have been learning how to make family meal time a positive experience that will follow them through their lives. They participated in events that bring awareness of Family Day which was Sept. 23. CASAColumbia is a promoter of the annual Family Day, which is observed on the fourth Monday in September. ...

The halls and classrooms of Eugene Ware Elementary School were strangely and perhaps eerily quiet Friday afternoon. But there was a reason behind the absolute silence. Eugene Ware was one of four USD 234 schools to conduct a first quarter security drill involving students, teachers and staff using the procedures they would normally if an active shooter or threat is present at the school...

The Bourbon County Commissioners continue to grapple with which entity is responsible for repairing a hole in the Garland Fire District's driveway that may lead to an extensive repair of a storm water drain system. On Friday, Second District Commissioner Barbara Albright said she went to look at the driveway and also spoke to a representative from the Southeast Kansas Planning Commission about grant possibilities for the work...

Ninety people from 29 countries came to Fort Scott Friday morning to become naturalized citizens. The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas Naturalization Proceedings were held on a warm, cloudless September day at Fort Scott National Historic Site grounds...

Neva Bunn-Hite, age 92, resident of rural Deerfield, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at her home. She was born Feb. 22, 1921 in Montevalleo, Mo. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1939 and attended Fort Scott Junior College until 1940. At the age of 19 she began teaching at Moore School in Moundville School District in a one-room school with 29 students. ...

Joseph Derrick "Joey" Braman II, age 2, resident of Fort Scott, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Emergency Room. He was born March 10, 2011, in Cottonwood, Ariz., the son of Joseph Derrick Braman and Kimberly Ann Gable...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team swept Parsons and Coffeyville in the first Southeast Kansas League triangular of the season here Thursday evening. The Tigers (2-0 SEK, 13-7 overall) swept Parsons, 25-19, 25-15, and Coffeyville, 25-6, 25-13. Parsons defeated Coffeyville, 25-21, 25-23). The host Vikings stand at 1-1, 6-11 while Coffeyville is 0-2, 2-8 and has lost 17 consecutive league duals...

INDEPENDENCE -- Southeast Kansas League leader Independence shut out Fort Scott High, 3-0, Thursday night in varsity play here. The Tigers fell to 0-3-1 in SEK matches and 3-5-1 overall. Independence improved to 3-0-0 and 6-2-0. This was the beginning of a stretch of five consecutive road games for Fort Scott. The Tigers play at Coffeyville Tuesday...

FREDONIA -- Uniontown's golfers finished in fifth place for the third consecutive tournament here Thursday but overall, team and individual scores were higher than in their previous outings. After shooting 222 as a team over nine holes in tournaments at Chanute Monday and Parsons Tuesday, the Eagles finished with a score of 238 here. Caney Valley was the team titlist with a 182 followed by Eureka at 190 and Fredonia at 221...

PITTSBURG -- Because he needed to hold out both his No. 1 singles player and his No. 1 doubles team due to KSHSAA limits on days of competition, Fort Scott High head tennis coach Lynn Barr moved his No. 2's into the No. 1 slots and gave junior varsity players a chance in the No. 2 positions...

The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) released classifications for 2013-14 in all sports but football and for the 2014-15 football cycle Friday morning. Fort Scott High School will be a roughly mid-sized school in Class 4A Division I football. ...

COFFEYVILLE -- LaDarrius Johnson scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter here Friday to lead a Coffeyville rally that resulted in a 27-21 victory over Fort Scott High in Southeast Kansas League action. Fort Scott (1-2 SEK, 1-3 overall) lost despite the best passing night that junior quarterback Mason Knopp has had as a Tiger. He completed 13 of 23 passes for 185 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns to Alex Fink that helped put the redclads ahead 21-7 with 13 minutes to play...

This version of this story has been corrected from the one that was printed in the Saturday, Sept. 27 edition. Due to poor editing, the story was written with event taking place on the wrong date. The ceremonies will take place Oct. 5. The Tribune regrets the error and the confusion it may have caused.