Stories from Friday, August 17, 2012

100 YEARS AGO (1912) County Clerk Fred Schwartz has completed the compiling of the returns of the township assessors, giving many statistics in addition to the amount of taxable property in each township and city of the county and finds from the returns that the population of the county has increased 76 over the returns of 1911, the total this year being 25,309 as compared with 25,233 for last year. ...

In a recent Tribune article, local businessman Jim Smith said students should carry some of the financial burden of their education, but not the federal government. The article incorrectly stated that Smith wanted the federal government to increase its responsibility, as well as students...

The Fort Scott and Nevada, Mo., chambers of commerce will host an after-hours event from 5:15 p.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Liberty Theatre/Crooner's Lounge. In addition, a downtown-focused community conversation is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 at Life + Style, 22 N. Main St., Fort Scott...

Open houses will be held at the following schools and times on Monday: Preschool Center: 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Winfield Scott Elementary School: 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Eugene Ware Elementary School: 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Fort Scott Middle School: 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Fort Scott High School: 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m...

The Bourbon County Republican Party will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Heritage Room of the Administration Building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. Chairman Chris Maycumber said the group will reorganize. He added that sometime this month the party expects to have all its committee men and committee women spots filled...

A civil rights complaint filed against USD 234 alleges the school district retaliated against a student because the student expressed concerns regarding the district's compliance with Title IX, David Thomas with the federal Office of Civil Rights press office said in an e-mail...

Job seekers and employers in the area were able to connect during a job fair Thursday hosted by the city of Fort Scott and the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce. Organizers said 12 local employers participated in the event, held at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center at Fort Scott Community College. ...

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word -- excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it." -- Pearl Buck Inhabiting historical figures is something at which Ann Birney excels. Her specialty is Amelia Earhart and she brought the fabled aviator to life earlier this week at the Old Congregational Church in Fort Scott...

About 50 people crowded the foyer on the second floor of the courthouse for the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce coffee, which was immediately followed by a Bourbon County Commissioners Court budget work session. When given the floor, commissioner Allen Warren apologized again for the county's $1.5 million miscalculation in property valuation for 2012. ...