Stories from Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Submitted to The Tribune _ LAWRENCE -- Seven doctoral students at the University of Kansas have been selected to receive the university's prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship as they begin the 2010-11 academic year. A former graduate of Fort Scott High School, Erin M. Lewis, is one of the seven who were recently selected to receive the honor...

Opal E. Wimmer, age 96, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. She was born June 2, 1914, near Fulton, Kan., the daughter of James Henry White and Phoebe Dorsey White. She graduated from Fulton High School where she played on the basketball team. She enjoyed bowling as well...

MESSERSCHMIDT -- Krystal Marshall and Justin Messerschmidt, Fort Scott, and big sister Katelyn, 2, are proud to announce the birth of their son and baby brother, Kyle Ryan Messerschmidt. Kyle was born at 10:50 p.m., Sept. 10, 2010 at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott...

A musical trio that gained national attention by competing on the popular NBC television show, "America's Got Talent," will bring their talents to the Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity next month. Voices of Glory, a singing trio of siblings, will perform on Wednesday, Oct. ...

The Eugene Ware Elementary School fourth and fifth grade choirs will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Park Pavilion near the corner of First and Main streets. Each choir is composed of students who auditioned for the group. Students have given up their time after school once a week to practice in the choir. Many of the fifth grade students are also beginning band and orchestra this year. These are students who enjoy singing and performing...

Local health officials are recommending that individuals get vaccinated in preparation of flu season. Bourbon County Public Health Nurse Alice Maffett said she recommends that everyone older than 6 months of age get vaccinated this year and to get vaccinated early...

Fort Scott High School's girls golf team played tournaments Monday and Tuesday. Monday, they played at Chanute while on Tuesday, they attended a make-up at Girard. The Tigers finished sixth out of eight teams at Chanute with a four-woman score of 233 over 9 holes. Chanute was first with a 188...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High's No. 1 doubles team of Michelle Buntain and Corina Harrison finished in second place at the Independence Invitational here Tuesday. Three teams finished with 2-2 record but Buntain and Harrison won more games, 25, compared to 22 for Labette County and Neodesha's entries...

Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team 6 of the last 7 points of the fourth set Wednesday night and held off Allen County's bid to extend a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match to a fifth game at Arnold Arena...