Stories from Monday, March 3, 2008

1864 - 1928 May 19, 2008, is the 150th Anniversary of the Marais des Cygnes Massacre that was one of the most violent incidents in the era of Kansas history known as "Bleeding Kansas" that extended from 1854 to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. This is the second in a series of articles that will focus on some of the 19th century memories and the first markers and monument that were created to remember the massacre and it's victims...

A Moran man arrested by Bourbon County deputy sheriffs on drug charges Thursday has pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Marty Lord,46, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful acts relating to the possession of opiates, opium, narcotic drugs or designated stimulants, a severity level four drug felony charge. The second count to which he pleaded guilty was possession or use of simulated controlled substances and drug paraphernalia, also a level four drug felony...

After a nearly 40-year career, "The Voice of Mercy," as she is called by her friends and colleagues, is hanging up her headset for the last time. Local resident Jeanne Howard recently retired after working at Mercy Health Center of Fort Scott in a few different capacities since 1969. She spent 30 years operating the switchboard at the local health center...

The trust of a dog was put to the test a few weeks ago when Chana Marshall's dog Josie fell through the ice. It all started out innocently enough when Chana took the basset mix dog R.J. and his sister, Josie, out to her folks' farm at Devon to give them some exercise. ...

A fish fry and a pound cake This year Lent, the period of fasting and prayer, is all in winter. Come springtime in March and it will be Easter. The dark of winter giving over to the light and warmth of spring. The dark of Lent giving over to the light and salvation of Easter...

Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams swept visiting Kansas City Kansas in the final home games of the season for both squads at Arnold Arena Saturday. Fort Scott's women won 80-74 as Ashley Jappa and Kenya Doss each scored 20 points. Leondra-Doomes Stephens added 15 for the Greyhounds (6-12 East, 13-14 overall) and Miranda Chaney finished with 11...

Fort Scott Community College's baseball team had to fight extremely strong winds and battle with two good teams over the weekend. We'd call the fight with the wind a draw. It got pretty bad at times, but the teams managed to get through things. However, the Greyhounds (3-3) lost two games on Saturday before salvaging the weekend with a win over Des Moines Area (Iowa) on Sunday...

Well, it's not a box because it's online. But it serves the same purpose: A look ahead at the Class 4A Girls' Basketball Tournament.

GARNETT -- Not that Fort Scott High's girls needed it, but a poster put up on the front of Louisburg's locker room door provided a bit of extra incentive as the Tigers prepared to play the championship game of the Anderson County Class 4A Sub-State Basketball Tournament here Saturday night...

Note: It was the Sports Editor's intent to include this in Tuesday's Tribune for those wishing to go to Salina for the State Basketball Tournament but we ran out of space. Print out these instructions and use at your convenience.