Stories from Thursday, October 31, 2013

Sabrina Terry, Winfield Scott Elementary School kindergarten teacher, recently received news that her proposed classroom technology project had been funded through DonorsChoose.org. "I heard about Donors Choose through our (former) superintendent, Dr. Rick Werling. He informed us this would be an amazing opportunity, we could check into, if we were interested. Wow, was he right. Thanks, Dr. Werling," Terry said...

Fort Scott is often known for its historic downtown buildings, and one of those structures is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year. The Wilder House, which turns 150 this year, is the oldest building in Fort Scott. The Lowell Milken Center, 4 S. Main St., which is currently housed in the building, hosted a birthday reception Tuesday afternoon for the building, which was built in 1863 during the Civil War...

Matthew Resnick/Tribune photo Luke Majors, age 9, strikes a pose Wednesday night, dressed in a zombie alligator costume. Majors was one of among many in attendance at the annual Trunk or Treat,an outreach event hosted by Community Christian Church in Fort Scott...

Daisy B. Black, 83, passed away Oct. 24 at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott, Kan. She was born March 30, 1930 in Bagnell, Mo. Survivors include son, Jack, and mother, Lucile Wisterman, of the home, cousins Mickey and Lee Munger of Phoenix, Ariz., and Bertha and Ed Coward of Ottawa, Kan. ...

Fort Scott Community College men's head basketball coach Michael Cook was confident that his program would make a big jump last season. After enjoying victory just 22 times in his first four seasons in charge -- an average of 5 1/2 a year -- the Greyhounds won 14 of 32 games last season, including the program's first playoff victory since 1969. ...

It was appropriate for Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team to be playing at Arnold Arena -- half basketball arena, half rodeo venue -- Wednesday night as they took on Coffeyville. Although they needed some help from other matches, the Greyhounds grabbed an opportunity to qualify for the playoffs by the horns and wrestled down the Red Ravens to qualify for the Region VI Division II Tournament...