Stories from Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Ralph J. Sluder, Jr., age 95, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born May 11, 1922, in Fort Scott, the son of Ralph J. Sluder and Julia Margaret Karleskint Sluder. Ralph served with the United States Army during World War II. ...

Lois Pauline Barnum, 87, of Edwardsville, Kan., formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died at the Edwardsville Care & Rehabilitation Center in Edwardsville, Kan. She was born July 7, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Myrtle Zella (Hamilton) Marrs...

Tom Eblen, former editor and general manager of The Fort Scott Tribune, once shared his gifts and talents with the newspaper, its staff and the community. Some friends and former associates of Eblen’s spoke with the Tribune about the longtime journalist and news leader’s time at the newspaper, and the impact he had on their lives. The longtime journalist, mentor and educator, died June 10 at the age of 80 at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village after a long illness...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday spent a brief amount of time considering new stop signs and other warnings with Public Works Director Jim Harris. Commissioners voted to post a “Westbound traffic does not stop” on the north stop sign near Max’s WayStation on North National Avenue where traffic exits from U.S. Highway 69. There is already a warning sign on east and northbound stop signs, Third District Commissioner Nick Ruhl said...

Several humans and their four-legged friends/family members, attended the inaugural Sergeant Stubby Celebration held Saturday in the park next to the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. The event was sponsored by the center, which has a display telling the story of a stray dog named Stubby who became a World War I decorated hero...

Results from the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce Scramble held Friday at Woodland Hills Golf Course • First Flight: 1) Sugarfoot & Peaches, 55 (won tie-breaker), prize $300; 2) Hermereck team, 55, $200. • Second Flight: 1) Union State Bank, 60, $300; 2) Timkin, 61, $200...

WICHITA — The Kansas Stars, a team of former Major League Baseball players that includes Fort Scott High graduates Adam, Andy and Jeff LaRoche, have won the first two games at the National Baseball Congress World Series here, clinching their pool. No matter what happens in tonight’s 7 p.m. gave versus the Liberal (Kan.) BeeJays, the Stars will advance to Thursday’s quarterfinal round...

WICHITA — He might be the youngest college football coach in the nation at any level, but Kale Pick is not concerned about the age difference and welcomes the challenge. At 28 years old, he’s taken over the Fort Scott Community College football program, becoming the 32nd head coach in school history...

WICHITA — There’s the defending national champions picked to repeat as Jayhawk Conference football champions. There’s Fort Scott Community College picked again to finish last. But everything in between suggests a major shake-up is underway in the conference...

Doris Alene Mason, 87, of Fort Scott, died Monday morning, July 31, 2017, at Guest Home Estates. She was born Aug. 27, 1929, in Uniontown, Kan., the daughter of John Marshall and Hattie Evelyn (Hixon) Hamm. She married George Robert “Bob” Mason May 1, 1948, in Bentonville, Ark. He preceded her in death Sept. 29, 2012...