Stories from Friday, January 16, 2009

By Rayma Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Although Bill Martin is acquainted with many people in the area, recently he has been interacting with area residents in a whole new capacity. On January 2, Martin returned to Bourbon County to assume the responsibilities of the Bourbon County Sheriff Department's undersheriff. Martin is filling the position vacated by the former undersheriff and current Bourbon County Sheriff Ron Gray...

By Jason E. Silvers The Fort Scott Tribune Karla Farmer is just one month into her new position at Fort Scott Community College and she's already crunching numbers. "We're currently in the process of reviewing the current budget," Farmer said. Farmer, a native of Winfield, Kan., began her new job as the dean of finance and operations at FSCC last December. ...

Police officers circled Fort Scott city streets Thursday night in search of the man who held up a local liquor store. Hole in the Wall Liquor Store employee Connie Hoener called the police at approximately 5:30 p.m., Thursday, to report an armed robbery. Authorities arrived at the scene shortly to view the surveillance tape and canvas the area in search of the robbery suspect...

By Justin Messner The Fort Scott Tribune Standing. Pacing. Staring. Waiting for a simple change from white to pink or blank to a cross. This is the way most women come to realize they have conceived a child. And for Fort Scott resident Kayla Woodall, the discovery of her pregnancy was fairly typical...