Stories from Tuesday, November 8, 2011

The annual 4-H Achievement Banquet was held Friday, Nov. 4, to honor 4-H members for their achievements this past year. The annual event was hosted by UMB Bank. Awards were given to approximately 150 4-H members and leaders. This year's theme was "4-H Rocks."...

Fort Scott Community College was headquarters to nearly 200 high school "mathletes" Friday as the second annual Math Relay competition was held in Bailey Hall. The competition was made up of 10 events in which students were given questions to answer. ...

Saturday afternoon's game didn't begin well for Fort Scott Community College's women. And then it got worse. What began as a quest to find a point guard who could execute the offense turned into an odyssey that made it seem as though there was a lid sealed tightly on the basket and that there was grease on the ball as the Greyhounds lost to Crowder (Mo.), 68-39 in the final game of the Gladbach Classic...

Each November gives area residents a chance to warm up during the Fort Scott Kiwanis Pioneers Club's annual chili feed. This year's event is scheduled for 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Scottish Rite Temple, 110 S. Main St. All proceeds will benefit the Kiwanis Pioneer Club, an organization that has served the community and worked to assist area children since 1988...

The veterans health clinic in Fort Scott is open from 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The clinic offers help with any health problems and provides annual physicals. The clinic is located at 902 S. Horton St., and can be reached by calling (800) 574-8387, ext. 54750...

Hot on the heels of President Barack Obama's announcement that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by Christmas, tribute will be paid to veterans across the country. In Bourbon County, there will be so much going on that events honoring those who have served in the military will span two days...

"The Wizard of Oz" will be presented by the Fort Scott drama, music and art departments at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, as well as 1 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. In the film based on the popular L. Frank Baum stories, Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and end up in the Land of Oz. ...

Area high school students work on math problems Friday afternoon during the second annual Math Relay competition at Fort Scott Community College. Nearly 200 high school students from around the region participated. For full results, visit www.fstribune.com. (Submitted Photo)...

The local holiday shopping season is set to begin this week with an event sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce. During the "Shop the Fort" holiday open house, scheduled to take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, more than 20 local businesses will stay open after hours to showcase what they have to offer shoppers...

A handful of Bourbon County residents were among tens of thousands who experienced the reverberations from a 5.6 magnitude earthquake at 10:53 p.m. Saturday. The quake's epicenter was approximately 44 miles east northeast of Oklahoma City and halfway between Stillwater and Oklahoma City, U.S. Geological Survey Physicist Paul Caruso said...

Donald J. Doerfler, 84, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at the Fort Scott Medicalodges. He was born Nov. 16, 1926, in Gorham, Kan., the son of Joseph P. Doerfler and Albina Weigel Doerfler. Don served his country with the United States Army during World War II, where he was stationed in the Philippines...

Virginia Lee Larson, 84, of Elsmore, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Mercy Hospital, Independence, Kan. She was born Sept. 30, 1927, the daughter of Roscoe and Lilly (Shelton) Tice. She graduated in 1944 from Moran High School, then received a teaching certificate after attending training in Pittsburg, Kan...

Steven Wayne Whitesell, 31, Kansas City, Mo., was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 3:29 p.m. Friday for a Bourbon County warrant. He is still being held at this time. Eric Dewayne Bruner, 37, Columbus, was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office at 7:51 p.m. Saturday for nonsupport of a child. He posted a cash bond of $3,000 at 3:39 p.m. Sunday...

Naomi Lucille Custer Maze, daughter of George Lebbeus Custer and Glenn Dora Miller Custer, was born Sept. 6, 1916, at Grainola, Okla. She peacefully departed this life on Nov. 5, 2011, while at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., at the age of 95 years. For the past 66 years, Naomi has resided on the family farm located in the Iantha community in Barton County, Mo...

Jack Ray Lovelady, 81, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday evening, Nov. 6, 2011, at Mercy Health Center, Fort Scott. He was born March 21, 1930, in Columbus, Kan., the son of William and Nora Jane Cox Lovelady. He married Caroldene Lorene Albert on Feb. 15, 1955, in Miami, Okla. She preceded him in death on Nov. 3, 2005...

Bernice Irene Schlichting, 104, of Yates Center, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Yates Center Health and Rehabilitation Center, Yates Center. She was born July 18, 1907, in Berlin, Kan., the daughter of William Phillip and Carrie Bell (Stewart) Bowers...