Stories from Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Citizens have responded to a call to join a committee to review a Kansas Senate Bill that could have an affect on Fort Scott Community College. Karla Armstrong, FSCC dean of finance and operations, said Tuesday afternoon "approximately" 30 citizens have been selected for the committee. The deadline to join the committee was Monday. However, Armstrong said nothing has been officially confirmed yet because the school is still in the process of finding a facilitator for the meetings...

Attendees of Monday night's Fort Scott Community Update got a look at what will be required to build on progress in Fort Scott. About 30 people attended the event, hosted by the Fort Scott Community Visioning Steering Committee at the Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene. The meeting featured guest speaker Ron Alexander, a professional and experienced facilitator who gave his thoughts on progress in Fort Scott and what lies ahead for the Visioning committee...

Women of the First Christian Church serve soup, dessert and drinks to attendees at the Lenten Luncheon on Tuesday. The lunches are hosted each week before Resurrection Sunday, April 20, by the First Presbyterian, First United Methodist and First Christian churches with the respective pastors of each church giving the devotion. The next luncheon will be noon, Tuesday, April 8, at the UMC located at 301 S. National Ave...

Fort Scott has been chosen as a pilot community for an action plan for the statewide broadband initiative, city officials told the Fort Scott City Commission Tuesday. Director of Economic Development Heather Griffith and Director of Information Technology Slayden Davis informed the commission during its regular meeting that the state has approached Fort Scott to serve as a pilot community for the statewide broadband initiative, a decision that has city officials pleased...

Uniontown's baseball team and new head coach Jeff Reed opened the season Tuesday by hosting Yates Center in their first games at the new field behind West Bourbon Elementary School. (Sports Editor's note: Information about those games was not available as the Tribune went to press and will be presented when it becomes available.)...

Fort Scott High School's junior varsity softball team got a head start on the season when it swept Spring Hill, 22-5 and 13-7, at Fisher Park South Monday afternoon. The Tigers had 20 hits in the opener, which was stopped after 3 innings. Hannah Coombs was 3 for 4, including a triple and a grand slam home run. She drove in 6 runs in the game...

UNIONTOWN -- On a chilly, overcast afternoon, Uniontown's softball team opened up the season by dropping both games of a twinbill to the Yates Center Wildcats, 8-7 and 12-3, Tuesday at George Warren Field. In the first game, the Eagles trailed 7-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning when senior Taylor Wade singled to right field. ...

Fort Scott High School's softball team went 1-1 in its annual season-opening home tournament Tuesday afternoon and settled for second place on its home field. The Tigers beat Baxter Springs 14-4 in the first round. They met Spring Hill, which beat Pittsburg 12-5 in the other semifinal, in the championship game. The Broncos won that game 7-2...