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Do not hesitate to ask God for guidance
(Column ~ 07/27/12)
"Excuse me, but which train goes to Yankee Stadium?" "Does this train go to downtown Manhattan?" "Will we get arrested for crawling under the subway stalls when they won't accept our tokens?" "Pardon me, but is this the right line to buy half-price tickets for tonight's plays?"...
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HAZEL IRENE SHOEMAKER
(Obituary ~ 07/27/12)
Hazel Irene Shoemaker, 88, of Fort Scott, died Wednesday evening, July 25, 2012, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born July 21, 1924, in Mulberry, Kan., the daughter of Alva Leonard and Helen Sarah (Endicott) Pellett. She married R.B. Shoemaker April 25, 1943, in Garland, Kan. He survives of the home... -
IRENE ROSE HECKMAN
(Obituary ~ 07/27/12)
Irene Rose Heckman received her angelic wings on July 25, 2012, when she rejoined her Creator and a host of family and friends who had gone before her. Irene was born Jan. 4, 1918, at Catoosa, Okla., the daughter of Willis Grant Black and Elizabeth Marie (McClellan) Black. Irene grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Kansas as a young lady... -
CHANCE MONTGOMERY VANDENBERG
(Births ~ 07/27/12)
Charity and Brian Vandenberg, Frontenac, Kan., and siblings Connor and Caden are pleased to announce the birth of their son and brother Chance Montgomery Vandenberg at 5:12 a.m. July 25, 2012, at Mercy. Chance weighed 8 pounds and 14 ounces at birth...
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Farmers' co-op gets a crowd
(Column ~ 07/27/12)
100 YEARS AGO (1912) The idea of camping has taken a stronger hold on Fort Scott people within the past few years than ever before. Many opened their summers in tents, others have their cabins built out on some choice spot near the river. The people who have cabins are lucky: A rain means no more to them than if they were at home, but for people in a tent, rain is the most miserable thing that can happen...
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A digital dilemma
(Column ~ 07/27/12)
MANHATTAN -- Recent economic turbulence and the pressures of an ongoing news cycle have forced some daily newspapers to re-examine their business models and change how they deliver news, according to a Kansas State University newspaper expert. Newspapers in several major cities across the Southeast, including Birmingham and New Orleans, recently announced the end to daily publication. ...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/27/12)
To the Editor: Each year senior living communities are surveyed by their licensing agency for compliance with regulations established by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to ensure a standard of care is met. By meeting those standards, senior living communities are able to renew their licenses in order to continue to provide care. It is admirable when any senior living community meets the hundreds of regulations that are required...
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Couple seeks donations for Elks Christmas basket program
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
Although tickets are sold out for Saturday's fourth annual Elks Christmas in July event, organizers Byron and Nancy Maze are still seeking donations. Christmas in July, held at the Maze's home, benefits the Elks Christmas basket program, which provides baskets of turkey and all the fixings for those who need them in the community. ...
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Ribbon cutting scheduled for Miss Jamie's
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Miss Jamie's, at 1122 S. Clark St. in the Five Corners business complex. Chamber members are invited to attend at 9 a.m. Monday, July 30. The bakery and restaurant has been a lifelong dream of Jamie Beckham's and is open for breakfast, lunch, catering and group events by reservation...
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Tax holiday, job fair, downtown community conversation on tap
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
A tax holiday weekend, a gospel performance, a job fair and a community conversation about downtown are among the events coming up in Fort Scott. Eight local merchants are offering a "We Pay the Tax Promotion" Aug. 3-5 featuring an 8.8 percent discount. ... -
Do you believe? Young magician already making his mark in the entertainment world
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
He walked into the Tribune office and immediately began setting up a small, dark brown table in the corner with a black and blue cloth carefully placed over the top, blue side up. A tiny, brown box sat directly in the middle of the table over the cloth... -
Hearing in arson, murder case starts
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
Law enforcement, fire personnel and other witnesses gave testimony Thursday during the first day of a preliminary hearing for a local man facing charges of murder and arson. About 45-50 people filed into the Bourbon County District courtroom to witness testimony in the case of Brent Bollinger, who was arrested earlier this year for his alleged involvement in a deadly house fire last October. ...
