Stories from Saturday, December 10, 2016

Perry H. Dobbins, 95, of Fort Scott, died Thursday evening, Dec. 8, 2016 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 19, 1921 in Arcadia, Kan., the son of John Edwin and Ruth M. (Perry) Dobbins. Perry played football for Arcadia High and the team lost no games his senior year, allowing the team to travel to Arkansas to see the Razorbacks play. He was drafted at the beginning of WWII and served in Hawaii and Japan, and was honorably discharged at the end of the war...

Barbara Jo "BJ" Johnson Wilburn went home to be with her Lord, Dec. 5, 2016. She was born Dec. 14, 1954, to Mary L. Johnson and John W. Willard, in Butler, Mo. Barbara was a beloved daughter, mother, sister and friend. Throughout her journey she was the salutatorian for her graduating class and a flag girl at Fort Scott Community College. ...

The Bourbon County Commissioners received information Tuesday regarding an ordinance for vicious dogs. Although no decision was made, the consensus between First District Commission Lynne Oharah and Third District Commissioner Harold Coleman is that it makes no sense to have an ordinance that cannot be enforced. Commission Chair Barbara Albright was absent Tuesday...

Downtown Fort Scott is aglow for the holiday season in this photo snapped at sundown Friday, Dec. 2, on Skubitz Plaza.

IOLA -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity basketball team opened its season Thursday night with a 55-39 win over Frontenac in the first round of the Iola Tournament. Carter Goldston led the Tigers with and Alec Michaud followed with 11. The Tigers will play two games today in the round-robin tourney. They face host Iola at 11 a.m. and finish up with a game against Burlington at 2 p.m...

Fort Scott Middle School girls' basketball results: Tuesday, the Tigers played Pittsburg at home. The seventh-grade A team won 22-19 as Harmony Shaw and Alexa Bukowski each scored 8 points. The 7B team won 18-12 with the help of 9 points from Amanda Emmerson. And the eighth-grade A team won 43-36 as Ella Beth led the way with 23 points. The 8B score was not provided...

HUMBOLDT -- Uniontown basketball results from the Humboldt Round-Robin Tournament as reported to the Tribune prior to Friday night's publication deadline. Tuesday's games vs. Humboldt. Uniontown's girls ran in to a "buzz saw" as head coach Dustin Miller put it with host Humboldt running away for a 62-21 victory. The Cubs are ranked No. 10 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association...