Stories from Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Dan Meara was attracted to the practice of law because he saw it as an honorable and scholarly profession, he said. Meara was influenced by a couple of events, a movie and a friend's influence, which spurred him on to begin a journey to practice law...

Bourbon County Commissioners continued to struggle with creating a balanced budget during a special work session Monday morning. The expectation is to have the budget completed today in order for it to be published. The commissioners will then hold a public hearing at least 10 days after publication. The budget won't be set in stone until it is handed over to the Bourbon County Clerk...

Kevin Wagner, holding the microphone, speaks to participants prior to the Wreaths Across America ride held Saturday. The purpose of the ride was to raise funds to place holiday wreaths on veterans' graves at Fort Scott National Cemetery in December.

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team tied for third place here Thursday in their season-opening tournament. The Tigers scored 7 points to tie with Pittsburg. Independence was the winner with 12 points followed by Parsons with 10. "It was about what I expected for the season opening match," Fort Scott head coach Lynn Barr said. ...

NORFOLK, Neb. -- Fort Scott Community College, ranked No. 20 in the NJCAA Division II volleyball poll, received a stiff test here at the Northeast Community College Tournament, going 3-1 over the weekend. The Greyhounds (7-2) started Friday with a 3-1 win over Iowa Lakes, 25-21, 30-28, 22-25, 25-14. Sheri Middleton recorded 11 kills for Fort Scott while Brette Moore and Brandi Huesman each had 9. Mickey Trimble handed out 23 assists while Morgan McNeeley dished 19...

FORT DODGE, Iowa --For a guy who wasn't even on the roster submitted to the Tribune Thursday evening, Mike Glass did a heck of a job here Saturday as Fort Scott Community College's football team opened its season with a 21-10 victory over Iowa Central...