Stories from Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Arttie Roe Vilmer, age 73, resident of Fulton, Kan., died Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born Jan. 20, 1945, in Pittsburg, Kan., the daughter of Jesse Boyd Toney and Georgia Roe Houdashelt Toney. Arttie worked most of her life as a seamstress. She married Bill Vilmer on Oct. 4, 1982, in Miami, Okla. He preceded her in death in December 2012. She enjoyed painting and fishing. She loved spending time with her grandchildren...

Joe Dean Marlow, age 68, resident of Iola, Kan., died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kan. He was born Jan. 9, 1950, in Gas, Kan., the son of Clinton Dean Marlow and Nadja Allen Marlow. Joe was an outstanding athlete in school, playing football, basketball and baseball. ...

Richard Alan Smith, age 67, a resident of Redfield, Ka., passed way Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at his home in Redfield. With his trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for his salvation, he has joined his beloved parents in paradise. Richard was born July 18, 1951, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Glenn McKinnis Smith and Ethel Berry Smith. ...

Steven Lynn "Pappa" Catron, age 64, Pleasanton, Kan., passed away on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 at St. Luke's on the Plaza. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mound City, Kan. Burial will be in the Hume Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. The rosary will be prayed prior to visitation at 4:30 p.m. Contributions are suggested to Linn County Care to Share...

Representatives of the Girard-based Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative updated the Fort Scott City Commission on Oct. 2 on the company’s continuing plans for a fiber optic buildout within the city. In late 2017, the company began working with the city on installation of fiber. The company is currently finishing up fiber work in Pittsburg and plan to have multiple teams in Fort Scott in the coming weeks and months performing installation of fiber optic cables underground...

Actor Roger Mosley of “Magnum, P.I.” fame was honored with the Gordon Parks Choice of Weapons award during a tribute dinner Saturday night at the Liberty Theatre. During various events that were part of the 15th annual Gordon Parks Celebration, Mosley discussed his life and career, as well as the topics of racism and working with Parks. Mosley played the lead role in the Parks-directed 1976 film, “Leadbelly.”...

Editor's Note: This story has a different headline than appears in the print version as that headline was inaccurate. The Tribune regrets the error and any confusion it may have caused ----- COLUMBUS, Neb. — Although the Fort Scott Community College volleyball team has struggled this season, just getting back over the .500 mark this weekend, they have managed to beat two nationally-ranked teams in an eight-day period. One of those wins came this past weekend at the Central-Columbus Invitational...

FRONTENAC — Uniontown had no State qualifiers from the Frontenac Class 3-2-1A Regional Golf Tournament here Monday. Libby Franks was the Eagles’ leader with a score of 138, which put her in 24th place. Aubry O’Neal shot 142 to tie for 27th, Ashton Chursh was 30th with her score of 149 and Cheyanne Carpenter finished 38th at 171...

UNIONTOWN — Uniontown’s volleyball team finished fourth in its home tournament here Saturday while Northeast was unable to advance out of pool play. The Eagles (13-16) were 3-1 in Pool B. They lost their opening match to Crest, 25-17, 25-21. They beat Altoona-Midway, 25-11, 25-3, Yates Center, 26-24, 25-20, and Galena, 25-16, 20-25, 25-18...

OVERLAND PARK — Although a couple of entries found some success, none of Fort Scott’s entrants were able to advance out of the Bishop Miege Class 4A Regional Tennis Tournament. Alexis Bailey (10-10) was 1-2 in singles play. She won a first-round match over Reece Dulac of Atchison, 3-6, 6-2 (10-1) but lost in the next round to eventual champion Brooklyn Hunter of Topeka Hayden, 6-0, 6-0, and was eliminated by Marysville’s Sierra Becker, 6-0, 6-0...

Fort Scott High School’s soccer team broke a seven-match winless streak by trouncing Columbus in the mud at Ellis Park, 6-2, Tuesday afternoon. Monday, Fort Scott concluded Southeast Kansas League play with an 0-7-1 mark after tying Independence, 1-1. It’s the first time the Tigers have not lost to Indy (2-2-1 SEK, 4-7-1 overall) since sweeping the 2012 season series...

INDEPENDENCE — Fort Scott High’s Lauren Madison won the championship of the Independence Class 4A Regional Tournament here Monday while Karlie Chipman will also advance to the Class 4A State Tournament as the fourth-place finisher. Madison shot 40 on the front nine and 47 on the back to finish with a total of 85, one better than Anderson County’s Sammy Walter. They were the only golfers with scores lower than 90...