Stories from Friday, August 16, 2019

Thurman M. Miller, 97, formally of Bright’s Grill and Shake, Fort Scott, Kan., passed away March 29, 2019, at the Wuesthoff Brevard Hospice, Rockledge, Fla. He will be laid to rest Aug. 23 at 11 am at Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born April 27, 1921, to David and Lula Miller in Miami County and was raised on the family farm in the New Lancaster Community. ...

Dick Hedges gets a little emotional when he recalls a memory involving one of the players he coached at Fort Scott High School in the 1970s. Hedges, who is now retired, has written various columns for The Fort Scott Tribune through the years, and continues to write a weekly column, which is published on Saturdays...

The sixth name on the November ballot for Fort Scott City Commissioner will be determined Tuesday when county commissioners break a tie between two primary election candidates. Ballots from the Aug. 6 primary election were canvassed Thursday. See the print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Marcine L. West, 85, formerly of Redfield, Kan., passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 15, 2019. She was born at home on April 16, 1934, to Albert Henry and Lorenia Long Davis. She was raised on the family farm north of Bronson, near Xenia, Kan. She married Delbert Eugene West on Dec. 22, 1952 in Mound City, Kan. He preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 1984...

The USD 234 Board of Education on Monday approved a cooperative agreement with two area high schools for boys’ swimming during the 2019-20 season. Fort Scott High School Activities/Athletic Director Jeff DeLaTorre informed the board that Angie Kemmerer, gifted teacher at the high school, asked him about the possibility of adding boys swimming as an activity at the high school. Kemmerer’s son, Bobby Kemmerer, competes for the Fort Scott Hurricanes in the summer...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team, which begins practice Monday, has a new opportunity to prepare for competition this season. Due to some rule changes made this year by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, high school football teams will be able to participate in events called Jamborees - scrimmages against other Kansas teams prior to the start of the season, FSHS Activities/Athletic Director Jeff DeLaTorre said...